Yvette Prieto is a Cuban-born former model best known as Michael Jordan’s wife. The couple met in Miami in 2008, married in Palm Beach in 2013, and welcomed identical twin daughters in 2014. She has worked with designers including Alexander Wang and maintains a much lower public profile than her husband.
Much of the interest surrounding her centers on her modeling background, family life, age, and relationship with the basketball icon. Yet several online biographies repeat details that are not equally well documented. This profile separates widely confirmed information from claims that deserve more caution.
9 Key Facts at a Glance
| Detail of Yvette Prieto | What reliable public reporting shows |
| Known for | Former model and wife of Michael Jordan |
| Birthplace | Cuba; her family later moved to Miami |
| Birthday | March 26 is widely reported, although sources disagree on the birth year |
| Career | Worked as a model, including work with Alexander Wang |
| Met Michael Jordan | 2008 at a Miami nightclub |
| Engagement | 2011, during the Christmas holiday season |
| Wedding | April 27, 2013, in Palm Beach, Florida |
| Children | Identical twin daughters Victoria and Ysabel, born in 2014 |
| Earlier relationship | Previously dated Julio Iglesias Jr. |
Key Takeaways
- Her public career began in modeling, not through Michael Jordan’s businesses.
- She and Jordan have been together since the late 2000s and married since 2013.
- They share twin daughters and have kept much of their family life private.
- Her exact birth year is one detail on which reputable and popular sources disagree.
Who Is Yvette Prieto?
She was born in Cuba and moved to the Miami area with her family when she was young. PEOPLE describes her as a former model who worked with designers such as Alexander Wang. Getty Images also documents her presence at Alexander Wang’s Fall 2012 New York Fashion Week show.
Her own career receives less coverage than her marriage because she has maintained a relatively private public profile. She has not built the kind of constant media presence associated with many celebrity spouses.
Readers interested in other public figures who protect details of their personal lives can also read Milsblog’s look at Wentworth Miller’s approach to relationship privacy.
What Is Known About Her Age and Birth Year?
This is one area where repeating a single number found online can be misleading. Several databases list March 26 as her birthday, but they disagree on the year. Wikipedia currently gives 1978, while Famous Birthdays gives 1979.
Contemporary reporting provides useful evidence. The Washington Post’s Associated Press-based wedding coverage described her as 35 in April 2013. CBS/AP also reported that she was 35 when her daughters were born in February 2014. Those reports are consistent with a 1978 birth year if March 26 is correct.
Us Weekly, however, described her as 34 at the April 2013 wedding. That would align with a birth year of 1979. For that reason, 1978 appears better supported by contemporaneous AP reporting, but readers should note that published sources conflict.
A biography that states the year without acknowledging that conflict creates more certainty than the available evidence supports.
Her Modeling Career Before Marriage
PEOPLE reports that she worked as a model and was associated with designers including Alexander Wang. She was also photographed at fashion industry events before and after becoming publicly linked to Jordan.
Some online biographies attribute additional business titles and career claims to her. Those details often trace back to lower-quality celebrity sites rather than strong primary reporting. It is safer to describe her as a former model unless a specific employment claim can be independently verified.
For another Milsblog profile centered on a public figure’s career, readers can see the site’s Lil Yachty biography and career overview.
How She Met Michael Jordan
The couple reportedly met at a Miami nightclub in 2008. PEOPLE says they moved in together the following year. Jordan proposed during the Christmas holiday season in 2011. Their relationship developed after Jordan’s first marriage to Juanita Vanoy had ended.
Before meeting him, Prieto had dated Julio Iglesias Jr., the son of singer Julio Iglesias and brother of Enrique Iglesias. The couple has generally kept the private side of their relationship out of the spotlight. They still make occasional appearances together at sporting events and while on vacation.
Recent reporting in 2026 continued to show them traveling together with their family, more than a decade after their wedding.
Their Palm Beach Wedding
Jordan and Prieto married on April 27, 2013, at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida. PEOPLE reported that about 500 guests attended the ceremony, followed by a reception at the Bear’s Club in Jupiter.
The guest list included figures such as Tiger Woods, Patrick Ewing, and Spike Lee. Robin Thicke and Usher were among the performers at the reception. Us Weekly reported that the bride wore a J’Aton Couture gown made with French silk voile, handmade lace, and Swarovski crystal details.
Family Life and Their Twin Daughters
The couple welcomed identical twin daughters, Victoria and Ysabel, on February 9, 2014, in West Palm Beach. Jordan’s spokeswoman confirmed the births to the Associated Press. The twins are Prieto’s two children. Jordan also has three older children, Jeffrey, Marcus, and Jasmine, from his marriage to Juanita Vanoy.
The younger daughters have largely remained out of the public spotlight. PEOPLE has noted how private the family is about them, which helps explain why dependable information about their daily lives is limited.
For more basketball-related coverage on Milsblog, the site’s Brittney Griner profile offers another sports-focused read.
What Is Her Net Worth?
A reliable, independently documented estimate of her personal net worth is not publicly available. Celebrity websites often publish estimates, but those figures may combine Michael Jordan’s wealth with assumptions about his wife’s assets. Marriage to a billionaire does not establish an individual’s separate net worth.
That distinction matters here. Unless financial filings, verified business holdings, or credible financial reporting support a number, presenting it as fact would be misleading.
Why Is So Little Known About Her Private Life?
The limited amount of information available about her is not accidental. PEOPLE has described the couple as private and reported that they have taken security precautions while traveling. They have also attended public events, including basketball, NASCAR, and other sports-related occasions.
That creates an unusual balance. She is connected to one of the most recognizable athletes in history, yet she has not turned that connection into a highly public personal brand. It also means readers should be cautious with biographies that fill information gaps with unsupported claims.
A short list of verified facts is more useful than a longer profile built on speculation.
A Private Life Beside a Global Sports Icon
Her story is notable partly because she has not pursued the same level of publicity that surrounds her husband. The strongest public record shows a Cuban-born former model, a relationship that began in Miami, a high-profile 2013 wedding, and a family that has kept many personal details private.
For more celebrity biographies, relationship stories, and public-figure profiles, browse Milsblog’s Entertainment section.
Frequently Asked Questions
Her age depends on which published birth year is used. March 26 is widely reported as her birthday. Associated Press coverage from 2013 and 2014 supports a 1978 birth year, which would make her 48 after March 26, 2026. Other sites report 1979.
She is best documented as a former model. PEOPLE reports that she worked with designers including Alexander Wang.
They married on April 27, 2013. Recent reporting from 2026 continues to describe them as married and traveling together with their family.
They have two children together, identical twin daughters Victoria and Ysabel. The twins were born in February 2014.
They reportedly met at a Miami nightclub in 2008 and moved in together in 2009.
