Nellie Biles

Nellie Biles is the proud mother of Simone Biles, one of the most dominant American artistic gymnasts who has a record of winning 30 Olympic and world champion medals under her belt. 

Nellie officially adopted Simone in 2003 after Simone’s birth mother, Shanon Biles, was unable to raise Simone and her siblings. Nellie holds Belizean citizenship. 

Happily married for over four decades

Nellie Biles is happily married to Ronald Biles for over four decades. She met her husband, Ronald, in College in San Antonio. 

They exchanged wedding vows in the year 1977. She is the second wife of Ronald. They are living a blissful married life with no signs of divorce.

They are the maternal grandparents of Simone 

Nellie and her husband Ronald are Simone’s maternal grandparents. 

Their daughter Shanon Biles was addicted to d*ugs and was in and out of jail most of the time, due to which Simone and her three siblings had a tough childhood. 

A lot of time, Simone and her siblings had to remain hungry, due to which they were put into a foster home. 

As maternal grandparents, they did not want their grandchildren to grow up in foster homes. 

They stepped into her parent’s shoes by adopting Simone and her sister Adria. 

Simone was six years old when they officially adopted them. They are now Simone’s parents. 

Simone is grateful to them for saving her 

Simone, on an American dance competition television series Dancing With The Stars, said her parents saved her, and words can’t express how grateful she was to them. 

She expressed her gratitude with a dance performance reminiscing the year she was adopted as the most memorable year, which is the episode’s theme. 

In an interview, she also revealed that her parents would miss their work to see her perform.

She runs a gymnastics training center with her husband

Nellie, with her spouse Ronald, runs a gymnastics training center under the name World Champions Centre (WCC), located in Spring, Texas. 

The training center, which is in operation since 2016, focuses on inspiring the upcoming generation to reach their maximum potential. 

It was originally built in 2014 in a temporary center.

A supportive mom

Nellie is an inspiration. She became a support system to her daughter from day one. 

She supported her dream and paved the path for her providing an opportunity to pursue her dream. 

Throughout her journey, she drove her to every practice, attended every competition. 

Simone confessed to Nellie being a 100 percent supportive mom who sacrificed many things for her to become what she is today.

Who is Simone dating?

Simone has found the love of her life. She is currently dating Jonathan Owens, a football safety of Houston Texans. 

The couple is said to have met during the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, and Jonathan was unaware of who she was. 

According to Owens, he and Simone were walking past the group of girls, and the girls were shaking in excitement seeing Simone, and that was when Owens realized Simone was a real deal. 

It took them no time to make their relationship official. In summer 2020, Biles posted a cute picture of them with the caption

”It’s just us.” 

The couple has been supporting each other since then.

Net Worth

At a very young age, Simone has become one of the most celebrated gymnasts. Her net worth as of 2020 is given below:

Age

1. Nellie is currently 71 years old.

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