Vanessa Bryant (left), Natalia Bryant. Daniele Venturelli/WireImage (2)
Vanessa Bryant couldn’t assist yet go crazy regarding little girl Natalia Bryant‘s debut as a runway version throughout Milan Fashion Week on Friday, September 22.
“Natalia, I’m so proud of you! You did it mama!!!!” Vanessa, 41, created using Instagram. “I love you so much and I’m so happy for you @nataliabryant ! Bellísima! 😘 Versace! ❤️.”
Natalia, 20, strolled in the Versace Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 program together with the similarity Gigi Hadid as well as Kendall Jenner. Hours later on, she strolled in the Boss Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 style program.
“Still feels like a dream. I am beyond honored and grateful,” Natalia shared using Instagram after the programs. “This was such an incredible experience, I had the best time and felt so much love and support throughout it all. ♥️.”
The university junior (she participates in the University of Southern California) authorized with IMG Models in February 2021. She informed Vogue on Friday that while anxious regarding her runway debut, she was calmer after consulting with developer Donatella Versace.
“She was just so welcoming and sweet and made me feel so comfortable, especially with it being my first runway,” Bryant stated. “Meeting her definitely helped settle any nerves.”

Natalia Bryant makes her runway debut for Versace in Milan. Pietro D’Aprano/Getty Images
She included that she listens from Vanessa when it involves the excellent footway. “I’ve always loved watching videos of Naomi [Campbell] walking down the runway along with videos of other iconic supermodels I look up to,” Natalia informed Vogue. “My mom says, ‘Walk like Naomi but remember to be yourself, put your own style to your walk and always with your head held high.’”
Natalia is the oldest of Vanessa’s youngsters with the late Kobe Bryant, that passed away at age 41 in a 2020 helicopter collision together with 13-year-old little girl Gianna. Natalia’s more youthful sis are Bianka, 6, as well as Capri, 4.
The version honors the late NBA celebrity’s memory in lots of means, consisting of 2 pendants that she on a regular basis put on.
“This is a necklace that says ‘Slim.’ It was my nickname growing up,” she described in a video clip for Vogue’s Beauty Secrets collection in December 2022. “I was just so eensy-teensy. All my jerseys said ‘Slim’ — I didn’t grow into the jerseys until I was older, so my dad always called me ‘Slim.’”
Natalia likewise flaunted a 2nd locket with a gold medallion recognizing the Bryant household’s Mamba as well as Mambacita Foundation. The company functions to offer financing for underserved professional athletes in honor of Kobe as well as Gianna Bryant. “I actually wear this medallion with me all the time,” she shared. “[The engraving] says ‘Dedication makes dreams come true.”