Celebrity Michael Jordan Is Engaged The basketball legend popped the question over the Christmas weekend to longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto By People Staff Published on December 29, 2011 04:50 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Tom Donoghue/PictureGroup Talk about a slam-dunk way to cap off the holiday season: Michael Jordan is engaged. The former NBA pro, 48, popped the question over the Christmas weekend to his girlfriend of three years, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, rep Estee Portnoy confirms to the Associated Press. The Charlotte Bobcats majority owner was previously married to Juanita Vanoy in 1989; they divorced in 2006. He has three children with Vanoy: Jeffrey Michael, 23, Marcus James, 21, and Jasmine, 19. – Alison Schwartz