Proud mom Vanessa Bryant shares sweet Natalia kiss for daughter’s USC graduation

The oldest daughter of Kobe Bryant and Vanessa has a sweet moment with mom on her special day.

Vanessa Bryant and Natalia Bryant watch a women's basketball semifinal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. | Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

Vanessa Bryant couldn’t stop smiling and was beaming with pride when her and the late Kobe Bryant’s oldest daughter Natalia Bryant graduated this week from the University of Southern California.

Natalia, 22, earned her undergraduate degree in film from USC’s famous School of Cinematic Arts.

On graduation day, she wore a beautiful white dress under her gown and got the sweetest message from mom. Natalia also had an amazing tribute to dad on her fit.

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On Sunday, Vanessa shared a video on Instagram showing how it was “even more special” thanks to an amazing gesture from Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss.

Vanessa, 43, who looks so much like her daughter, shared another special moment as a proud mom, giving her daughter a big kiss and then posing for photos with her.

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Vanessa Bryant/Instagram

The mother and daughter are super close, wearing all-black matching ski fits in a trip with Kobe’s former teammate Pau Gasol, and then going cowgirl twins recently for a Beyoncé concert in Los Angeles.

When Natalia wasn’t in school or dropping stunning modeling photos, she was helping mom with sisters Bianca, 8, and Capri, 5.

Vanessa Bryant with her daughters | Vanessa Bryant/Instagram

While it was Natalia’s special day, no doubt it was bittersweet without dad and sister Gigi, who both lost their lives in the helicopter crash that took nine lives in 2020.

But, also without a doubt, Kobe was smiling down as a proud dad and sending her his daughter kisses as well.

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