Juanita Vanoy is a real estate businessman and NBA legend Michael Jordan’s ex-wife.

She gained so much attention over the years for being the wife of the Hall of Famer, who had a fantastic career.

Despite being under the shadow of her former husband, she also built a career for herself, which took her to places.

Juanita Vanoy Biography

She was born June 13, 1959, in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States of America.

Growing up on the Southside of Chicago wasn’t easy for Juanita Vanoy, who pushed through everything thanks to her parents.

She is an American native born and raised; she will be 64 years old as of June 13, 2023.

Her parents are John Vanoy, her father, and Dorothy L. Vanoy, her biological mother.

They all live together, happy with so much support from the parents to their children.

Juanita Vanoy has five siblings: four are her older sisters, and one younger sister is the last of the family.

The family consists of all female children whose parents gave equal love and support.

They all stayed together while growing up in Chicago, Illinois, with their parents, who weren’t that big deal.

She attended Christian Fencer High School, where she did well with her education growing up while fashioning her career.

She graduated with a degree from the American University before pushing on to her illustrious career.

Juanita Career

Juanita Vanoy started her career as a model at a younger age while still studying as a teenager.

Juanita Vanoy didn’t push further in her career at an early age as her parents wanted her to focus more on her studies, which she did.

After finishing school, she started pushing for gigs in America to ensure her name was on every agency list.

Her first big job came when she worked as a secretary and model at the American Bar Association.

Things became big for her when she started dating her ex-husband, Michael Jordan, which made her famous.

She was also still doing her modeling job before moving on to other ventures as she got older.

Her career took a turn with her moving into charitable organizations, with her being the founder and chairman of a non-profit organization.

It was an organization owned by her and their ex-husband, the Michael and Juanita Endowment Fund.

Juanita Vanoy is also into the real estate business, which is currently the most recent job in her career, as this is the first time anyone has heard since then.