Vanessa Marie Laine was born Vanessa Urbieta Cornejo on May 5, 1982 in Los Angeles, California and raised in Garden Grove, California to Sofia Laine (née Urbieta). She attended St. Boniface Parochial School in 1996, and was a member of the varsity cheerleading squad before transferring to Marina High School. She graduated with honors in 2000 & married Kobe a year after graduation. Bryant has made appearances in numerous music videos for artists such as Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Pharrell Williams & Snoop Dogg.