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Michael Jordan's honest take on his ex-wife Juanita Vanoy: 'infatuation at first sight'

Michael Jordan met Juanita Vanoy in March 1985, just a year after being drafted into the NBA and weeks before his first playoff series with the Milwaukee Bucks. Introduced through a mutual friend, the connection between them was instant. However, as Jordan revealed in a 1988 interview with NBC Chicago, it wasn't "love at first sight" but rather "infatuation at first sight."

She's a very attractive girl," Jordan admitted, though he was cautious not to let her beauty cloud his judgment. "I didn't want to rush into anything. I've seen attractive women with a lot of area in between their ears. I actually wanted to understand her for who she really was.

Their relationship quickly turned serious, with Jordan proposing on New Year's Eve in 1987. They tied the knot in 1989 at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas in an intimate ceremony. By then, the couple had already welcomed their first son, Jeffrey.

Trouble behind the scenes

While their marriage initially appeared strong, cr

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Celebrating 25 years in her first home away from home

When Juanita Jordan said goodbye to her home country of Guyana, she and her American husband moved to Utah. The new land came with a new culture and new opportunities for self-discovery.

“I felt like I needed to find something that made me – and the people at St. Mark’s helped me find that,” Juanita said.

Juanita’s immigration took place 28 years ago; and 25 of those years have been spent caring for patients at St. Mark’s Hospital in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU).

“The people at St. Mark’s became the only family I had in Utah (other than my husband and my two children who were born at St. Mark’s). The nurses and leaders took me in under their wing, helped me grow and always looked out for my well-being. In fact, one very kind and encouraging manager told me I should really go to nursing school. She said that someday I could run the PCU,” Juanita said with a grin. “Interestingly, I don’t run the unit now, but I am one of the clinical nurse coordinators. I’m also a charge nurse and the most senior nurse in the PCU during th

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Born:	Juanita Vanoy June 13 1959 () (age 65) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Residence:	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation:	Model
Years active	1986-present
Spouse:	Michael Jordan (m. 1989–2006)
Children:	3

Juanita Vanoy Jordan (born June 13, 1959) is a former American model. She was married to Hall of Fame National Basketball Association player Michael Jordan.

Life[]

She was born the 13th of June, 1959 and was raised in the South Side of Chicago. She’s a former model and a former executive secretary for the American Bar Association.

Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy met for the first time at a Chicago Bennigan’s restaurant in 1984. They were introduced to each other by a common friend. They met for the second time at a party given by their friend a few weeks after they were introduced.

Then they dated each other on a regular basis. On December 31, 1987, Michael proposed to Juanita, they were at Nick’s Fish Market in Chicago then. Juanita said yes to the proposal, however they decided to call off their engagement.