Natalia Bryant is ready for the runway.
The agency announced on Instagram Monday that the eldest daughter of late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his widow Vanessa Bryant have signed with IMG Models.
“I have always been interested in fashion from a young age,” the 18-year-old said in a statement. “I have a love for the industry and since I can remember, I wanted to model. There’s a lot to learn, but I feel it’s a great opportunity for me to learn creatively and express myself.”
Bryant also went to social media where she shared the exciting news.
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“I am very excited and so honored to be part of the IMG family,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories.
Kobe Bryant, Demi Lovato (center) and Natalia Diamante Bryant attend the ‘Tell Me You Love Me’ world tour at the Forum on March 2, 2018 in Inglewood, California. Natalia, now 18, has signed with the well-known agency IMG Models.
(Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Philymack)
“I am so happy for you!” shared her mother. “I love you Nani!”
IMG is recognized for representing the most popular cover girls in the fashion industry, including the Hadid sisters, Christie Brinkley, Kate Moss, Stephanie Seymour and Ashley Graham – just to name a few.
Bryant’s birthday just last month. Vanessa revealed on Instagram that the high school boy has been applying to various universities for the fall.
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“So cute,” the 38-year-old wrote in a photo of Bryant in a New York University sweatshirt.
“NYU is one of her top schools,” Vanessa reveals. “… I’ll do my best to keep her in Cali, just like I kept her dad 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 the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, CA, February 26, 2018.
(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for Disney)
The Bryant family suffered a horrific loss in 2020. Kobe, 41, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, as well as six other passengers, flew from Orange County to a youth basketball tournament at his Mamba Sports Academy in Ventura County on Jan. 26 when the helicopter encountered a dense fog in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles. Everyone, including pilot Ara Zobayan, was killed in the crash.
Kobe is survived by Vanessa and their daughters Natalia, Bianka and Capri.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.