Vanessa Bryant gushes over daughter Natalia’s glamorous looks as she pursues a modeling career: ‘Dad would be so happy’
In February, it was announced that her daughter had signed a modeling contract with the prestigious IMG agency.
And Vanessa Bryant couldn’t help but gush over her eldest daughter Natalia’s glamorous looks on Saturday during one of her first photo shoots since looking for a modeling pro.
Kobe Bryant’s 38-year-old widow shared some stunning photos of her 18-year-old daughter on Instagram, highlighting her stunning features and impeccably made-up face.
Natalia gleamed from the close-up in which she wore her shiny raven tresses straight and tied in a ponytail swept over her shoulder.
She wore a deep black dress and big gold earrings for a look that seemed inspired by the singer Sade, even though she looked like a dead ringtone to her mother.
‘My baby (with makeup) ❤️,’ Vanessa gushed in her caption. ❤️ Dad would be so happy that you are continuing your modeling career now that you are 18. You are beautiful inside and out. Beautiful with make-up and without make-up. We love you.’
She also added the hashtag ‘#grown’ to emphasize that her oldest child was ready to leave the nest.
Vanessa reposted the image on her Insta Stories, joking that her daughter ‘stole my face with daddy’s lips’.
Stunning: Vanessa Bryant, 38, was overwhelmed with pride for her daughter Natalia, 18, when she showed off some of her first photo shoot results on Saturday after signing with IMG Models
Copy cat: Vanessa posted an elegant photo of Natalia with earrings and straight hair joking that she ‘stole my face with daddy’s lips’
Earlier on Friday, Vanessa posted another elegant photo of her daughter’s photo shoot.
She wore a gray-brown cashmere overcoat and let her hair fall down unencumbered.
The model-in-training wore the same hoops and also had a silver chain draped around her neck.
“That’s my baby!” Vanessa was thrilled during the tagging of Natalia.
Sweet: “My baby (with makeup),” Vanessa gushed. Dad would be so happy that you are continuing your modeling career now that you are 18. You are beautiful inside and out. Beautiful with make-up and without make-up. We love you’
Fierce: Natalia also shared her own behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot on her Instagram, in which she wore a furry leopard-print coat
Natalia also shared her own behind-the-scenes photos from the photo shoot on her Instagram account on Friday.
She looked glamorous in a furry leopard-print coat while leaning on a chair in one image.
A short video highlighted her black sleeveless dress, which was adorned with white squiggly markings.
In February, it was reported that Natalia would be represented by IMG Models, which represents leading figures such as Gisele Bundchen, Hailey Bieber and Gigi and Bella Hadid.
‘I have always been interested in fashion from an early age. I have a fondness for the industry and since I can remember, I wanted to be a model, ‘she said in a statement. “There is still a lot to learn, but I think this is a great opportunity for me to learn and express myself creatively.”
New career: She also wore a black dress with squiggly white lines. Natalia signed with IMG Models in February