Simone Biles in $120 Wedding Dress Blasted for Unkempt Hair — Olympic Star ‘Hungry’ During Childhood Responds

• Simone Biles married NFL player Jonathan Owens in an intimate wedding ceremony wearing a $120 dress and $35 shoes this month, in preparation for their big destination wedding.
• Internet users slammed Biles for her seemingly unkempt hair, and the iconic gymnast made sure to respond, with a fan suggesting that others focus on her many accomplishments rather than her hair.
• The newly married couple first met on a dating app, and Biles made the first move before they got to know one another throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Simon Biles is officially Mrs. Owens after she wed NFL player Jonathan Owens in an intimate ceremony with just a judge present to officiate. The blissful couple shared their wedding snaps on social media for their fans.

Biles is a renowned USA gymnast, having 7 Olympic medals to her name. Meanwhile, Owens humbly calls himself “a kid from St. Louis” on his Instagram bio but he also has quite an impressive resume for himself.

After attending Christian Brothers College High School, Owens studied at the Missouri Western State University to pursue a football career.

While in his senior year, he was named Male Student-Athlete of the Year. After graduation, he then joined the 2018 NFL Draft where he became a free agent.

Owens went to the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent after the 2018 NFL Draft. He never made his rookie debut, as he injured his knee during practice before the season began.

Now, Owens plays for the Houston Texans in the position of Safety. Biles has been his biggest fan, always cheering him on during his NFL games.

The couple met through a dating app in 2020, where Biles made the first move. They got to know one another more throughout the pandemic, making their relationship rock solid.

By February 2022, the pair got engaged, and Biles claimed that saying yes to Owens’ marriage proposal was the easiest “yes” she’s ever said. It took over a year of planning before they made it to their intimate wedding.

The Reason for Their Simple Wedding

Many were surprised that the Owens chose a simple wedding with just a judge in attendance. The couple clarified that the reason why was that they were planning a bigger destination wedding and wanted to get married in the US first.

The newlyweds were over the moon over their nuptials, so they quickly shared their exclusive wedding photos with their fans on social media. The images showed how happy they were to be one in marriage, featuring poses often seen in your typical wedding.

Biles chose to dress simply for their courthouse wedding. She wore a white tiered midi dress worth $120 for the occasion and shoes worth $35, which she bought on sale.

Since posting about her wedding outfit, the pieces have reportedly been flying off the shelves. Fans raved about her simple yet elegant look and wanted a piece of it for themselves.

Admittedly, the bride said she ordered everything on the week of her wedding – from her dress, shoes, wedding bands, and even her bouquet. She said she didn’t prepare for the civil wedding as much as she was preparing for their destination wedding.

After exchanging their vows, the lovely couple had a simple photoshoot in several locations. They posed in an elegant-looking elevator, and on a building rooftop for some post-nuptial photos.

Aside from her simple outfit, people on the internet criticized the Olympian for her hair. In now-deleted tweets, they claimed it looked “unkempt,” and others suggested she “should’ve laid the edges” and “could’ve at least gotten a lace in front.”

The comments sparked a debate between those who attacked her and those who wanted to defend her. Ultimately, Biles also had something to say to the trolls who commented on her wedding hairstyle.

She wrote a comment that read: “I think they also forget I live in HOUSTON TEXAS & I sweat those out!! soon as we stepped outside for pics. But they can keep complaining idc idc idc.”

She wrote her response under a kind fan who defended her, saying there were so many things to celebrate in Biles’ life, yet critics chose to slam her for her hair. Many others echoed the kind fan’s sentiments and told Biles not to focus on the haters.

The Owens have not announced when exactly their big day was going to be. However, Biles hinted that it was going to happen in a few weeks, which is why they decided to rush their US wedding.

Unlike her $120 dress, Biles has spent months planning her big wedding. She had two gowns made by Israeli designer Galia Lahav. As if that wasn’t extravagant enough, the gymnast revealed she’d be wearing a total of four dresses in her destination wedding.

Biles Overcame Many Obstacles before Her Marriage

It hasn’t been easy for Biles growing up, having been under immense pressure as one of the country’s best gymnasts. Born in Ohio on March 14, 1997, Biles’ mom struggled with substance abuse; her father left them when she was young.

For most of her early life, Biles and her three siblings were often left without proper care and nutrition. They were constantly hungry, as her mom chose to feed a stray cat in their home rather than her children.

Their neighbors flagged the worrying situation to social workers, seeing that Biles’ biological mom couldn’t care for her children. The social workers deemed that the Biles siblings were best placed in foster care.

“I don’t remember a lot about foster care,” she once admitted. All Biles was afraid of was being separated from her siblings.

Initially, they were all together in a home. She would run to her older brother’s room to check on him, as she feared someone would take him away and he’d be gone in the morning.

Unfortunately, Biles had no choice but to separate from her older siblings. When Biles was six, she and her sister Adria moved to Texas after their grandparents, Nellie and Ron Biles, decided to adopt them. It’s Nellie and Ron, whom Biles calls Mom and Dad.

Biles’ two older siblings, Ashley and Tevin, were adopted by a great-aunt of theirs in Ohio. Having to endure so much difficulty as a young child, Biles was determined to rise from her situation.

She entered gymnastics and made a lot of sacrifices to become a professional athlete. She quit public school at 14 and opted for home-schooling to focus on her sport.

Biles has been an exceptional gymnast ever since starting the sport. While she felt like a normal kid doing a sport she loved, everybody else could see the talent and skill she had.

Biles also did not experience typical teenage milestones, like attending prom or school events. However, she was in love with gymnastics, which kept her going.

It was in 2016 that Biles put her name on the board when she won four gold medals in the Rio Olympics. She also won a bronze medal in the balance beam.

However, shortly after the Olympics, Biles came under fire when Russian hackers claimed she took prescription medicine on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned drugs list. She quickly defended herself, saying she had been taking the medication since she was a child for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Two years later, Biles emerged as one of the many survivors abused by USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Over 330 women and girls accused Nassar of being sexually abusive.

It wasn’t easy for Biles to admit what Nassar did to her. Whenever her mom Nellie asked about it, she would deny it and get angry at the questions.

However, while Biles was driving one day, the abuse finally dawned on her, and she broke down. She was on the phone with Nellie, crying hysterically, and her mom instantly knew why.

After finally accepting the situation, Biles became vocal about it. She wrote a lengthy statement on social media regarding her own experience of abuse with Nassar, and people rallied behind her to get justice for herself and hundreds of other girls involved in USA Gymnastics.

In an interview with TODAY, she spoke up to slam USA Gymnastics for their role in hundreds of young women getting abused by Nassar. She said:

“You had one job, you literally had one job, and you couldn’t protect us.”

The trauma she endured took a toll on her mental health, and it caused her to step away from gymnastics despite her stellar track record. She aimed to make history at the Tokyo Olympics by being the first American woman in any sport to win five gold medals at a single Games but fell short.

During the first day of the competition, Biles had stepped off the mat twice by mistake, which was uncharacteristic of the seasoned athlete. Despite the bad start, she booked her place in the finals.

Admittedly, Biles wasn’t feeling like herself during the Games because her parents weren’t in the crowd to cheer her on. They had always been there during her biggest competitions, and not seeing them amidst the crowd made her anxious.

At the beginning of the team final, Biles chose to forgo her planned Amanar vault for a more manageable one mid-air and struggled with the landing. By the end of the team final, Biles announced she was pulling out for medical reasons.

The gymnast also pulled out of the individual all-around, vault, and uneven bars finals. She later cited her decision to pull out was to protect her mental health.

The Tokyo Olympics was supposed to be her final visit to the games, but she is keeping her doors open for the 2024 Paris Games after being urged by her French coaches, Cecile and Lauren Landi, to consider joining.

Regardless of whether or not Biles chooses to compete professionally in the future, she’s had quite a historic career. Now 26 years old, she has 7 Olympic medals and 25 World Championship medals.

Her achievements match that of Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union, but Biles has more Gold medals overall. She also ties Shannon Miller as the most successful American gymnast at the Olympics, although Biles has four Gold medals as compared to Miller’s two.

With [Owens’] support, she can push herself to be the best she can be, and that’s something even her coaches see.

Months after the Tokyo Olympics, Biles tearfully opened up about her struggles at the gym. She admitted to having mental blocks, which scared her.

Those mental blocks were evident in her Tokyo Olympics performance, where she could not execute what she had been training for. With her frequent mental blocks, Biles claimed she was afraid to perform her routine because she feared getting hurt.

Through it all, Biles credits her family and now-husband for helping her cope with all the recent challenges she’s been facing. With his support, she can push herself to be the best she can be, and that’s something even her coaches see.

Biles has not retired from the sport but has not competed since the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to work on her mental health. Fans will have to wait a while to know her next move since Biles is currently savoring a new chapter in her life as a newlywedded wife.

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