Who is Montana Yao? Parents and more explored as model files for separation from Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley

We all know about the popular basketball player Malik Beasley. However, it seems the netizens are not quite sure who Montana Yao is. So, we're here to clear that up. Montana Helena Klein Yao, commonly known as Montana Yao, is Malik Beasley's wife. The NBA player tied the knot with her on March 5, 2020. Now, it looks like their marriage is in trouble as Yao has once again filed for divorce on March 4, 2025.

Montana Yao was born to Gina and Paul on August 5, 1997, in California's Newport Beach. Her father, Paul, moved to the US in 1965, and following that, he joined the US Army in 1975. Later, he got married to Gina, who has European heritage but was born and brought up in California. Montana's mother currently co-owns a brand called JoggerEdge.

The 27-year-old, Montana, is a professional model and social media influencer. After finishing her high school education, she briefly worked as a hostess at popular restaurants such as Catch NYC and Dukes Malibu.

As she had a knack for modeling, Montana participated and interestingly won the Miss Malibu Teen USA 16 pageant. Later, she participated in another similar beauty contest but could not manage a winning spot. However, she is currently a professional model and works for Newmark Models, often appearing in Zara's ad campaigns.

Yao is also quite popular on social media platforms and has a growing fanbase on Instagram with 126,000 followers. Besides modeling, she is also interested in rapping. She released her first rap video on Instagram in 2016, which went viral.

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Professional model Montana Yao files for divorce again from NBA player Malik Beasley

This is not the first time Montana Yao has filed for divorce from the 28-year-old basketball player Malik Beasley, who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons. In December 2020, a few months after their wedding, Yao filed for a divorce for the first time regarding a complication between her husband and Larsa Pippen, who stars in the TV show Real Housewives of Miami. Not only did she file for divorce, but she also called out Beasley after he was seen getting involved with Larsa Pippen.

However, after resolving their issues, both of them reunited as Beasley publicly apologized and admitted that it was he who was at fault. Now, it seems history is once again repeating itself.

According to People Magazine, Montana, who shares two children, a son named Makai, and a daughter named Mia, with the basketball player, has filed for a divorce for the second time just before their fifth wedding anniversary. Yao specified "irreconcilable differences" as the reason behind filing for the divorce.