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Who is Simone Biles’ married to? All you need to know about the gymnast’s husband
The American is back in the spotlight at the 2024 Olympics in Paris and she attributes much of that to the support of her husband, but who is he?
If it wasn’t clear, Simone Biles is more than just a gymnast. The icon of US Olympic hopes for more than a decade, Simone has overcome hardships, has a close family and recently wed her NFL-player husband Jonathan Owens. She is an inspiration to men and women around the world.
Who are Simone Biles’ parents?
Simone Biles and her sister were adopted in 2000 by her maternal grandfather, Ron Biles, and his wife, Nellie. At three-years-old, Simone and her sister Adria were placed in the foster care system due to their biological mother’s struggle with drug and alcohol addiction.
Ron Biles said in an interview on Dancing With the Stars that when he heard about his grandchildren being in foster care, he sent for them. He recalls telling Simone, “You’re not going to steal my heart,” but then soberly recalling that she did anyway. In 2000, when Biles was six years old, her grandparents formally adopted her, and ever since that day, she has called them mom and dad.
Who is Simone Biles’ husband?
Jonathan Owens is a defensive back for the Chicago Bears in the NFL. The 29-year-old is a native of St Louis and played his college football at Missouri Western, where he majored in physical therapy with a goal of becoming a doctor.
After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Owens signed as a free agent with the Arizona Cardinals. Sustaining an injury on the last day of pre-season practice, he spent the entire season on the injured reserve. Heading to the Houston Texans, he was signed to the practice squad in 2019. It was during this time in Houston that Owens met Biles. Following the 2022 season, Owens was waived by the Texans and has signed with the Green Bay Packers. He is currently working out with the team and hopes to make the roster by Week One.
What was the wedding like?
After tying the knot in a civil ceremony in Houston back in April, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens went to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for another wedding ceremony. Simone announced the first big day with a set of photos on her Instagram account, with the carousel featuring the couple kissing, holding hands, saying their vows and walking out of the courthouse.
“I do officially Owens,” Biles captioned the post with two white heart emojis. The bride later told fans in the comments that she and Owens would be having a bigger ceremony than the courthouse one, along with why they had to marry in the USA first. “We had to get married ‘legally’ here in the U.S. since our wedding will be a destination wedding,” she replied to a fan.
The second wedding had 144 guests in attendance and was held at the Umi Terrace of the Nobu Los Cabos. Biles and Owens met via a dating app in 2020, though they had a close encounter during a Houston Texans game in 2019. According to People magazine, Biles made the first move. The couple went Instagram official in August 2020, sharing a picture of the NFL star giving the gold medalist a kiss. They later got engaged in February 2022, with Biles calling the proposal “the easiest yes.”