Natalia Bryant is ready for the track.
The eldest daughter of the late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his widow Vanessa Bryant signed with IMG Models, the agency announced on Instagram on Monday.
“I have always been interested in fashion since I was very young,” said the 18-year-old in a note. “I have a love for the industry and since I remember I wanted to be a model. There is a lot to learn, but I feel that this is a great opportunity to learn and express myself creatively.”
Bryant also accessed social media, where he shared the exciting news.
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“I am very excited and very honored to be part of the IMG family,” she wrote in her Instagram stories.
Kobe Bryant, Demi Lovato (center) and Natalia Diamante Bryant participate in the “Tell me you love me” world tour at The Forum on March 2, 2018 in Inglewood, California. Natalia, now 18, signed a contract with the renowned agency IMG Models.
(Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Philymack)
“I’m so happy for you!” shared his mother. “I love you Nani!”
IMG is renowned for representing some of the most coveted cover girls in the fashion industry, including sisters Hadid, Christie Brinkley, Kate Moss, Stephanie Seymour and Ashley Graham – just to name a few.
Bryant celebrated his birthday last month. Vanessa revealed on Instagram that the last year of high school applied to several different universities.
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“So cute,” caption the 38-year-old in a photo of Bryant wearing a New York University sweatshirt.
“NYU is one of your best schools,” revealed Vanessa. “… I will do my best to keep her in Cali, just as I kept her father here. #CaliGirlForever.”
(LR) Vanessa Laine Bryant, Kobe Bryant, Natalia Diamante Bryant and Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant arrive at the world premiere of Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time” at El Capitan Theater in Hollywood CA, February 26, 2018.
(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for Disney)
The Bryant family suffered a terrible loss in 2020. Kobe, 41, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, as well as six other passengers, were flying from Orange County for a youth basketball tournament at their Mamba Sports Academy in Ventura County on January 26. when the helicopter encountered thick fog in the San Fernando Valley, north of Los Angeles. Everyone, including pilot Ara Zobayan, died in the accident.
Kobe leaves Vanessa and her daughters Natalia, Bianka and Capri.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.