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Born: Juanita Vanoy
June 13 1959 () (age 64)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Residence: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation: Model
Years active 1986-present
Spouse: Michael Jordan (m. 1989–2006)
Children: 3

Juanita Vanoy Jordan (born June 13, 1959) is a former American model. She was married to Hall of Fame National Basketball Association player  Michael Jordan.

Life[]

She was born the 13th of June, 1959 and was raised in the South Side of Chicago. She’s a former model and a former executive secretary for the American Bar Association.

Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy met for the first time at a Chicago Bennigan’s restaurant in 1984. They were introduced to each other by a common friend. They met for the second time at a party given by their friend a few weeks after they were introduced.

Then they dated each other on a regular basis. On December 31, 1987, Michael proposed to Juanita, they were at Nick’s Fish Market in Chicago then. Juanita said yes to the proposal, however they decided to call off their engagement. It was almost a year when both of them started talking about marriage again.

Michael Jordan, 26 yrs. old then, and Juanita Vanoy, 30 yrs. old, married on September 2, 1989, 3:30 am , at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. Michael Jordan’s wife received a five-karat marquise diamond ring on her wedding day.

Michael Jordan’s wife gave birth to three beautiful children. Their eldest child is Jeffrey Michael Jordan, who was already 10 months old when his parents got married. Jeffrey Michael was born on the 18th day of November, 1988. They were blessed again with a new baby on December 24, 1990, and his name is Marcus James Jordan. Their only daughter, at the same time their youngest child, is Jasmine Mickael Jordan born on December 7, 1992.

Michael Jordan’s wife filed a divorce citing irreconcilable differences in January 2002. However, the couple reconciled shortly thereafter and Juanita withdrew the divorce petition.

Then again, a divorce was filed and the final decision of the lawyers was released in December 29, 2006, stating that the divorce was mutually and amicably decided.

==See Als==Sarita Ivy-Curtis

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