Juanita Vanoy is the former and first wife of Basketball legend, Michael Jordan.
Vanoy is a former model and a one time secretary for the American Bar Association.
Vanoy was born on June 13, 1959, in Chicago, Illinois. She was married to Michael Jordan between 1989 to 2006, and together they had three children – Jasmine M. Jordan, Marcus Jordan, Jeffrey Michael Jordan.
Jordan and Vanoy met at a Chicago Bennigan’s restaurant in 1984.
The duo got married on September 2, 1989, in Las Vegas, Nevada, but divorced in 2002.
Jordan settled Vanoy with the sum of $168 million settlement and it was the largest celebrity divorce settlement at the time.
Vanoy, 63, also has a grandchild named Rakeem Michael Christmas.
Who Is Michael Jordan?
Michael Jordan is a former basketball player turned entrepreneur.
Born on February 17, 1963, Jordan began his journey into fame in the 80s, and sustained an NBA career that spanned fifteen years.
As a player for the Chicago Bulls, he won six NBA championships, six NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, ten NBA scoring titles, five NBA MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game selections, three NBA All-Star Game MVP awards, three NBA steals titles, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.
On two occasions, Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame,
In 2009, he was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, and the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Jordan now owns and chairs the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA as well as 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Jordan is the first billionaire player in the history of the NBA, and holds a United States Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Jordan’s has an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion.
