Yvette Prieto (born March 26, 1978) is an American model. She has modeled for designer
Alexander Wang and appeared in the documentary ''Cuba: An Island Apart'' as herself.
Early life
Yvette Prieto was born on March 26, 1978, in
Cuba
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to Carlos and Maria Prieto. She grew up in
Miami
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.
Personal life
Yvette dated
Julio Iglesias Jr.
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Early life
He was born Julio José Iglesias-Preysler (before a later name change) in Madri ...
in the early 2000s.
In addition to modeling, she worked for her parents' company, at a hospital, and in real estate.
Yvette met
basketball
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legend
Michael Jordan
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while at a Miami nightclub in 2008.
They moved in together in 2009
and were
engaged
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over
Christmas
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in 2011.
Prieto married Jordan on April 27, 2013, at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
Her wedding gown was designed by
J'Aton Couture
J'Aton Couture is a Melbourne-based couture house, established by Jacob Luppino and Anthony Pittorino in 1995.
History
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;
celebrities
Usher and
Robin Thicke
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sang at the reception.
She gave birth to twin daughters on February 9, 2014.
Yvette is stepmother to Jordan's three children from his previous marriage to Juanita Vanoy.
Yvette's brother, Carlos Prieto, runs a sneaker store in Miami.
See also
*
List of Cuban Americans
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
*
List of people from Miami
The following is a list of notable people who were born or who live or formerly lived in the city of Miami, Florida.
Artists and designers
* Jorge Arango, architect
* Hernan Bas, visual artist
* Clandestine Culture, contemporary artist
*Seba ...
References
1979 births
Living people
American female models
21st-century American women
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