Who is John Branca’s wife Kristina Tuckute?

While entertainment attorney John Branca continues to oversee Michael Jackson’s estate, interest has also grown in his personal life following his marriage to Lithuanian model Kristina Tuckutė.

Branca, one of the music industry’s most influential lawyers and the longtime co-executor of Jackson’s estate, married Tuckutė this year after the couple made a series of public appearances together at high-profile entertainment and fashion events.

While Branca is best known for negotiating landmark deals for music superstars and helping guide Jackson’s career, Tuckutė has built her own international career in the fashion industry spanning nearly three decades.

Born on October 18, 1982 in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda, Tuckutė was raised with her sister, Zita, by parents who worked in border security.

Her mother, Ala, is Russian-born, while her father, Romas, served as a border commissioner in Lithuania.

Before entering the world of fashion, Tuckutė trained in music and ballet and excelled in athletics, competing in high jump and track events. She also developed shooting skills at a police shooting range where her parents worked.

Her modeling career began in 1995 after she enrolled in a modeling class and was discovered by a leading Lithuanian agency.

She was later signed by the Metropolitan Agency in Paris before moving to Milan at the invitation of Major Model founder Guido Dolci.

The move proved decisive. In 2000, Tuckutė appeared regularly in international fashion magazines and walked for some of Europe’s most prominent luxury brands.

During her career, she has worked with fashion houses including Giorgio Armani, Gianfranco Ferré, Roberto Cavalli, Blumarine, Wolford, La Perla, Triumph and Parah.

She also became the face of Italian hosiery and lingerie company Levante under a multi-year contract that included print campaigns, television commercials and commercial appearances.

In addition to modeling, Tuckutė later expanded into business, launching her skincare brand, OHM by Kristina Tuckutė, in New York.

Her marriage to Branca comes as renewed attention surrounds what’s to come Michael biopic, which tells about Jackson’s life and career.

Branca is portrayed in the film by actor Miles Teller, while Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, stars as the late singer.