Vanessa Bryant wishes daughter Natalia happy birthday days before anniversary of Kobe Bryant's death

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Vanessa Bryant and late NBA star Kobe Bryant's firstborn daughter Natalia Bryant celebrated her birthday on Thursday.The mother-of-three, 40, who lost daughter Gianna Bryant along with her husband in a 2020 helicopter crash, took to Instagram to wish her eldest child a happy 20th birthday.'Welcome to your 20s!!!

We love you so much baby!!!' the philanthropist wrote in an emphatically excited caption. Birthday tribute: Vanessa Bryant and late NBA star Kobe Bryant 's firstborn daughter Natalia Bryant celebrated her birthday on ThursdayVanessa, who married Kobe in 2001, uploaded three solo snapshots of her daughter and began the caption: 'Happy 20th birthday @nataliabryant!!!'The proud and protective mama bear shared a headshot of Natalia attending last month's Babylon premiere in a brown one-shoulder dress.

She also included a close-up shot of the young beauty in a pink sweater and her hair in loose waves with accent braids.The last in the trio of images was a vacation snapshot that showed Natalia relaxing on a yacht with sunglasses on her face.

Proud mother: Vanessa took to Instagram to wish her eldest child a happy 20th birthdayNatalia's birthday comes ahead of the upcoming three-year anniversary of her father and sister's shocking deaths.The former five-time Lakers champ perished at the age of 41, and his second-born daughter Gigi was only 13.