Juanita Vanoy is the ex-wife of Michael Jordan, the legendary basketball player with who she shares three children named Jeffery Michael Jordan, Marcus Jordan, and Jasmine Jordan. Juanita is a 64-year-old former American model and businesswoman with a net worth of $200 million.
Juanita and Michael met as far back as 1984 when they happened to be at the same restaurant at the same time. They later started dating and went on to tie the nuptial knot in 1989. However, the union only lasted for 15 years before they decided to go their separate ways.
Summary of Juanita Vanoy’s Biography
- Full Name: Juanita Vanoy
- Gender: Female
- Date of Birth: 13th of June
- Juanita Vanoy’s Age: 64
- Ethnicity: Multiracial
- Nationality: American
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Religion: Christianity
- Marital Status: Divorced
- Juanita Vanoy’s Husband (Wife): Michael Jordan
- Juanita Vanoy’s Children: Jeffery Michael Jordan, Marcus Jordan, and Jasmine Jordan.
- Juanita Vanoy’s Parents: John Vanoy and Dorothy L. Vanoy
- Siblings: Gwendolyn Hicks, Jacqueline Rogers, Rhonda Armstrong, Bernetta B. Vanoy, Margaret Vanoy
- Juanita Vanoy’s Height in Inches: 5 feet 4 inches
- Juanita Vanoy’s Height in Centimetres: 167 cm
- Juanita Vanoy’s Weight: 70 kg
- Juanita Vanoy’s Net Worth: $200 million
- Famous For: Being the wife of Michael Jordan
How Old Is Juanita Vanoy?
Juanita Vanoy was born in Illinois in the United States on the 13 of June 1959 and going by her date of birth, she is currently 64 years old. She spent a better part of her formative years in South Side, Chicago. Being born in the US makes Juanita an American by nationality, however, she has multi-racial ethnic background, with a Cuban mother and a Native American father.
Juanita’s dad has been identified as an American man who goes by the name John Vanoy. Nothing much is known about him, but he is said to be a Native American businessman, though the type of business he does is not known. Her mum, on the other hand, is a Cuban woman called Dorothy L. Vanoy, a homemaker.
Juanita Vanoy shared childhood memories with five siblings, including Gwendolyn Hicks, Jacqueline Rogers, Rhonda Armstrong, Bernetta B. Vanoy, and Margaret Vanoy. However, their order of birth is not known. Also, Juanita has never mentioned what they do for a living in the public space.
Before she met and married the legendary basketball player, Michael Jordan, Vanoy lived her life in obscurity, but she was said to be intelligent, hardworking, and classy. The details of her earliest academic journey are not documented, but when it was time for her to go to college, she chose to pitch her tent with DePaul University. However, her course of study and year of graduation are not known. She also attended the American University at some point, though the details are equally not known.
How did Juanita Vanoy Michael Jordan Meet?
The first time Juanita Vanoy and Michael Jordan crossed paths was in 1984 when the duo happened to be at a Chicago, Bennigan restaurant at the same time. Michael is one of the most popular basketball players to ever grace the National Basketball Association. At the point of their meeting, Juanita was 25 while Jordan was older.
It was not love at first sight for the couple, as they didn’t start dating immediately. The next time they would meet was at a mutual friend’s bash and that was when they decided to commence a romantic relationship.
The lovebirds dated for three years before Michael decided to take things a notch higher by popping the big question. They were at Nick Fish Market on New Year’s Eve of 1987 when Jordan asked for Juanita’s hand in marriage.
Though he got his answer in the affirmative, Michael and Juanita later canceled their engagement and during this period, they discovered that Juanita had already conceived the first child of their union, Jeffrey Michael Jordan, who was born on the 18th of November 1988.
