Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson among 2025 Met Gala host committee members

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles will be dressing to impress this May, with the 11-time Olympic medallist set to serve as a member of the 2025 Met Gala host committee, Vogue magazine announced Tuesday (4 February).

Biles and husband Jonathan Owens, who plays for the Chicago Bears in the NFL, will join two other Olympians, including honorary chair LeBron James, a three-time Olympic champion in basketball, and Sha’Carri Richardson, who won gold in the women’s 4x100m relay and silver in the 100m at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton is one of the event’s co-chairs, while WNBA player Angel Reese will serve alongside Biles on the host committee. The Met Gala is scheduled for 5 May.

The 2025 event is part of an exhibition called “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Gala’s dress code, also announced Tuesday by Vogue, is “Tailored for You,” which is “a nod to the exhibition’s focus on menswear and is purposefully designed to provide guidance and invite creative interpretation,” according to the iconic fashion magazine.

Biles previously attended the Met Gala in 2021. She also graced the cover of Vogue in the summer of 2020.

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Simone Biles’ Feelings About 88-Pound Met Gala Dress Unearthed as She Prepares to Go with Jonathan Owens This Time Around

“I typically gravitate towards classic, laid back styles”, said a 16-year-old Simone Biles when asked about the kind of fashion she leans forward to. Little did that teenage Olympic gold medalist know that one day she would become a diva by beating Taylor Swift herself in the fashion race. That’s exactly what happened when Simone Biles & Jonathan Owens got their invite to be at the Met as 2025 Costume Institute Benefit Host Committee. And Taylor missed out on the list.

After the Paris Olympics, Simone Biles isn’t missing any on showcasing her iconic fashion sense. And one of the way she is doing it is by turning into a cheerleader for husband Jonathan Owens as he played for the Chicago Bears. The Bears might not had a successful season but her WAG outfits did stir up the NFL world. Little did Simone know then that she’d end up going to one of the most prestigious fashion events in the world. But hold on, this won’t be the first time for the Gymnastics GOAT to step into the fashion world.

Yes, you heard it right! Simone made her debut at the Met Gala way back in 2021, merely months after one of the biggest moments in her career – her ‘twisties’ episode at the Tokyo Olympics. While that moment itself was enough to bring a revolution in the gymnastics world, by starting a conversation around mental health. Her aura on the red carpet of Met 2021 was completely something else!

The 7x Olympic gold medalist was wearing custom AREA x Athleta, which was an 88-pound dress designed by Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Panszczyk of AREA. Needless to say, the couture turned out to be as beautiful as it can get to rock the theme of Met 2021 – In America – A Lexicon of Fashion. Brand partner of Athleta, wearing that 88-pound dress made Simone feel even more empowered. In her interview with the Vogue during final dress fitting, she said, “How do I feel in the dress? It’s definitely heavy, but I feel beautiful, strong, and empowered.” 

And that’s exactly the purpose of the three-in-one outfit. It consists of a hand-embellished skirt covered in Swarovski crystals which weighed 88 pounds; a minidress underneath; and a glittering black catsuit decorated to look like a starry night sky (though each of the stars is really Athleta’s logo, the chi).

Even after almost 4 years we can’t stop talking about her 2021 Met look and it seems, it’s the same for the GOAT as well. Just a few minutes back Biles took to her Instagram and added three stories to showcase some unseen moments from her fitting and the Met Gala itself. Posting the first picture, she wrote, “throwback to my 1st time @the met gala ❤️”. The second picture consisted of three of her pictures put together on the stairs of the Met with the caption, “2021  just me & my 88 lb dress”.

But, but but, one picture of the same would leave everyone shocked, the good shocked. It showed Simone wearing only one part of the three-layered dress, definitely dropping some significant pounds off of herself. Now, however much she lost, this can only be told by the GOAT herself. Maybe someone can ask her the same this time around?

While the Gymnastics GOAT’s customized crystalized dress for Met 2021 was indeed one of a kind, it will be worthwhile to see what she comes up with this year! Till then let’s refresh our memory of her NFL outfit.

Simone Biles customized NFL outfits

Last year just before Christmas, while heading toward yet another game of Owens, Biles sat down for an interview with ‘Olympics.com.’ Therein, she let out her thoughts about what goes on in the making of her NFL outfits. “Honestly, I reach out to some of the creators that make the apparel, and I have no ideas. I let them kind of freeball it, and I say, ‘Surprise me.’ And then that’s how I piece them together”, said Biles of her outfits.

Little did we all know that the best of her NFL outfits to cheer for Jonathan Owens was coming on December 26, the Bears game against the Seattle Seahawks. The Bears lost that day, but Simone’s outfit with Owens’ face all over it became a win.

As she walked onto the Soldier Field with Owens’ face all over her outfit, Simone proved that she takes the role of being an NFL WAG quite seriously. The custom-made outfit by Kelly Daley, featured a white and blue-themed hooded sweatshirt with identical wide-leg cargo pants, paired up with stylish white pumps. But that was not it, she teamed the classy luxury suit with just the perfect accessories! She carried a white mini Chanel bag and had her hair elegantly done in soft curls!

And now, it will be exciting to see what the 11x Olympic medalist comes up with at the Met, or will she be free-balling it once again? What do you think will happen? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Simone Biles and husband Jonathan Owens packed on some sweet sideline PDA ahead of his Sunday, December 8, football game.

Biles, 27, and Owens, 29, shared a sweet kiss ahead of his Chicago Bears away game against the San Francisco 49ers. Ahead of the matchup, Owens met up with Biles on the sidelines, where they each wrapped their arms around one another’s waists and embraced.

Biles also made sure to support her man in style, wearing a pair of navy-and-white sweatpants with “Owens” emblazoned across the waistband. She completed her look with a long-sleeved white T-shirt, matching heeled boots and a small silver handbag.  Biles also wore custom bedazzled sunglasses, which featured a blinged-out “36” in each lens to match Owens’ jersey number.

After the game commenced, Biles went to watch from a private suite — and shared glimpses of her experience via Instagram Story.

“GOOD DAY FOR SOME FOOOOOOTBALL BABYYYYYY,” she wrote on Sunday, sharing a pic of her stadium view.

The two athletes have been together since 2020, first meeting and matching via dating app Raya. At the time, Owens had no clue just how famous Biles was.

“[I] had been on the [dating app Raya] for a couple days and then she pops up. I’m like, ‘Lemme see who this is,’” Owens recalled during a December 2023 appearance on “The Pivot” podcast. “I never really paid attention to gymnastics, so it piqued my curiosity [and I was like], ‘I’ll see what’s up.’”

Owens was playing for the Houston Texans at the time, near Biles’ training facility.

Biles and the NFL safety dated for three years before getting married in April 2023. Since then, she’s been a staple at his football games. Owens also enjoys cheering on Biles, even receiving special permission to miss a few days of Bears training camp to watch her in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“It is not much motivation you need to do, just because you don’t want to put extra, added pressure on anyone,” Owens exclusively told Us Weekly in July of how they support one another. “I just tell her, ‘Go do your thing, baby.’… As long as she’s there, she’s on the field, give her a kiss and we can go about our way.”

He continued, “You get a different type of focus whenever you just have this one person that you’re focusing on. And I ain’t saying there’s something wrong with being single, but for me, knowing myself, I’ve played a lot better since [meeting Simone], I’ve just been focused and locked in, and you come home, talk about my day and play with the dogs, you know what I mean? That’s just kind of, like, our thing.”

Simone Biles ‘Obsessed’ With Baby Biles While Jonathan Owens Takes New Role To Help Make Her Gymnastics Competition a Success

Last year before the Olympics Simone Biles shared a photo of her niece Ronni dressed in a replica of her aunt’s black leotard from the 2023 Xfinity Gymnastics Championships. The Olympic champion introduced her as the “WCC’s newest elite team member,” and since then the aptly named Baby Biles has become somewhat of a regular at the World Champions Centre as she looks to follow in the footsteps of the GOAT.

Last October, we saw a video of her jumping around enthusiastically, climbing mats, and balancing herself on the trampoline, at Biles’ family-owned gym in Spring, Texas. Previously at the center, she has been spotted wearing a GK leotard as she tried to ace a floor routine like her TT. During the Paris Olympics, Ronni also wore an adorable mini-version of Biles’ red, white, and blue leotard, adorned with silver stars.

So, it is no surprise as the Simone Biles Invitational returned to the World Championships Center this season, Ronni was once again with her gymnast aunt, this time in another cute outfit.

After wrapping up a successful Paris Olympics, the Gold Over America Tour, and supporting her husband Jonathan Owens’ NFL season, Simone Biles has finally come down home, to Houston, for a generous stretch. But, she’s still not retreated into rest mode. Instead, she’s making the most of her time, and her latest actions prove it. After all, she has multiple things in the pipeline like finalizing details on her new house and, of course, hosting the 8th annual Simone Biles Invitational.

Ronnie was present at the Biles Invitational in a World Championship Center-themed tracksuit and her aunt couldn’t stop but gush over her cuteness. Taking to Instagram, she shared a story of the toddler looking at her and added the caption, “Miss girl is soooo cute. ms. ronni biles.” In another story, she also swooned over the fact that “baby sized stuff just looks so much cuter! I’m obsessed.”

Baby Biles seems to follow her aunt wherever she goes, cheering her on from Paris to her homecoming in Houston for the Gold Over America Tour. Hoisted on her mother’s shoulders she yelled “TT go, TT go,” as they made their way to the Toyota Center last October during the Tour. But it’s her early adventures on the mat that have turned a lot of heads.

Last year, the two-year-old was captured in a video by her mother Sammi Biles, as she played around at the facility donning a mini Team USA leotard and a red bow. She made it across different stages from the mat to jumping onto the foam pit cubes, all by herself, drawing encouragement from her mother who said, “See you did it, good job!” Meanwhile, Simone Biles also shared a glimpse of the supporters from her family who had turned up to volunteer at the Invitational which was scheduled from January 31 to February 2.

She shared a small snippet on her IG Story of a row of people including her husband, Jonathan Owens, seated and volunteering at the meet. And guess what? All of her tribe members were donning custom-made Simone Biles Invitational t-shirts. No wonder she captioned the story, “family that volunteers your competition [cry & heart emoji].”

Well, this hardly surprises us as we’ve seen Owens being Simone Biles’ rock all through. From flying to Paris to boost her morale at the Olympics and to surprising her in a Milwaukee hotel during the GOAT Tour, Owens hasn’t been shy in showing his love for Biles.

While Biles cherishes moments with baby Biles, Ronnie, she confirmed plans of having kids of her own in the future. Talking on the Today Show after the Paris Olympics she mentioned, “Me and Jonathan always talk about kids. He would have them, like, yesterday if he could have. Obviously, we both have goals that we want to achieve before we start a family. But yes, that’s definitely in our future.”

Well, motherhood can still be some time away for Biles, but she continues to be an inspiration to the young generation. Recently, a 3-year-old toddler pleasantly surprised Simone Biles in another adorable interaction.

Simone Biles’ new fan is adorable

On the first day of the meet, Biles shared an adorable clip of her 3-year-old fan, Sloan, who was dialing Biles on her toy phone. She was saying, “I have a balance beam for Christmas, Sibone Miles. What? You’ve a balance beam for Christmas. Awww..” The little one looked absolutely obsessed with Biles!

The veteran gymnast even met the toddler and shared the story on her IG.”“My heart [emoji] I got to meet sweet Sloan today!!!! she did her sassy [emoji] pose w/me! so adorable! DAY MADE,” she wrote.

We are sure there will be many such moments to come and more with Ronnie Biles as well. Simone Biles has inspired a legion of young fans and it looks like their love for her isn’t going away anytime soon.

“She’s this generation’s modern idol right now.” The massive words for Simone Biles came from someone who once introduced the world to a perfect Olympic milestone. 49 years ago, 14-year-old Nadia Comaneci claimed the first perfect ten in the Olympic gymnastics event. But when choosing an idol in the sport of twists and flips, the Romanian legend throws her weight on the Texas native. When Biles was competing in Paris, she was inspiring people all over the world, with her young fans particularly enamored by her.

Two years ago, Comaneci took Biles’s name as the perfect idol for the new generation of gymnasts. But it would be safe to say that Biles’s impact has transcended generations and she is proving to be an inspiration for a much younger audience. As Biles made history in Paris, we witnessed many young fans being inspired by her and sharing their aspirations, and one such fan has Biles’s heart.

On January 31, the Simone Biles Invitational came to life. The 3-day gymnastics pomp kicked off with the inaugural session of the Continuous Capital Cup at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Simone, however, had already made her journey to the venue. In the wee hours of January 31, the Olympian shared a few snapshots on her Instagram story, decked up to attend the gymnastics show. However, it was her next story that would melt more than a few hearts.

Biles reshared an adorable clip of a 3-year-old fan named Sloan making a phone call to her. In the clip, the adorable young fan tells her mother, “I need to call Sibone Miles now,” and starts pressing the buttons on her plushy toy mobile phone. We get to see the toddler having a make-believe conversation with the Olympic champion and Biles was enamored by Sloan’s cuteness and revealed that she met Sloan recently.

“My heart [emoji] I got to meet sweet Sloan today!!!! she did her sassy [emoji] pose w/me! so adorable! DAY MADE,” Biles captioned the story. Well, as per her mother, Alexandra K’s Instagram reel from three weeks ago, which Biles shared, Sloan has been feeling fandom over Simone since last year.

In the caption of the actual clip Alexandra wrote, “POV: A 3-year-old’s phone call with her idol.”  Well, Alexandra K’s post also claimed, “Ever since @olympics last year and especially after we went to @goldoveramericatour she tells everyone, every single time we see them that she “saw Sibone Miles and she did a BIGGGGG flip.” Well, if you think this is cuteness-overloaded, wait till you hear what Sloan had to say to Biles during her call.

She whispers to her mother that she has presents and says on her toy phone, “I have a balance beam for Christmas, Sibone Miles. What? You’ve a balance beam for Christmas. Awww..”  Further, in the caption of the post, her mother mentioned, “If only she [Sloan] knew what was coming at the end of the month! Can you guess?” 

Well, the Simone Biles International Invitational had a few events scheduled in the World Champions Centre, Texas, and going by Biles’ IG story, it turns out Sloan got to meet her idol after all.

Sloan’s love for Biles is nothing new as her mother has been sharing videos and pics of her toddler taking inspiration from the GOAT.

In one of the videos on her Instagram, we can see Sloan practicing a gymnastics routine. In the caption of the video, her mother noted, “When I say Sloan LOVES gymnastics?! Every time she puts a leotard on she says, “I’m Simone Biles again!” Well, as we know this isn’t the first time Biles is proving to a generational inspiration.

Last year, as she was competing in Paris, a video of a 6-year-old girl Sophia from Lafayette surface, where she talked about watching Biles perform while sharing Olympic ambitions of her own. Then a 5-year-old gymnast shared her balance beam routine on Instagram and drew attention from Biles

In the video, the girl named Nova does a number of tricks on a beam in her living room which led Biles to comment, “The little strut. Get it girl!!!!”  Nova also got to meet Biles at an event in 2023 and a video of it was posted to Nova’s Instagram. Meanwhile, in Paris, BBC reporter Betty Glover revealed a small exchange between Biles and a young admirer that left the fan in tears.

In a post on X, Glover noted, “A little French girl in the crowd behind me has been shouting Simone Biles name this whole time. Biles just finished her warm up on the bars & turned around & waved at her. The girl just burst into tears!! I’m not sure I’ve seen a female athlete have this much of an impact before.”

These events really lend life to Nadia Comaneci’s words about Biles being the “modern idol,” with so many young gymnasts looking up to her. Biles continues to leave an impression wherever she goes and this was evident during her recent Gold Over America Tour.

Simone Biles’s GOAT leaves an unforgettable impression 

It’s definitely worth going — I have been twice (traveled to one and one in the city I live in) and to see Simone in person is worth every penny. The atmosphere was unreal and to watch kids and adults excitement and the constant cheering and singing and “I love you Simone” throughout warmed my heart ❤️🐐.” The words came from a fan on Reddit in October last year.

Last year, a few weeks after the Paris Olympics, Simone Biles joined the GOAT tour. After a brief time off from the gymnastics mat, the 27-year-old showed up in the pop-themed gymnastics pomp in September. In the next eight weeks, she traveled throughout the American cities with her gymnastics colleagues as a part of the tour.

In the meantime, the fans flocked in massive numbers to every venue. Simone loved this overall scene as it wasn’t about making the business. Instead, her satisfaction came from noticing a big truth, but what was that?

In an interaction, the gymnastics GOAT said, “It’s really about sharing that love and passion for the sport with the audience.” And Sloan’s fandom and that of many other young fans like her prove that Biles’s impact goes far beyond the mat.

“my whole heart. so excited.” Captioned Sammi Biles back on October 21, 2024, while sharing a clip of Ronni Biles, popularly known as ‘Baby Biles’, walking towards the Toyota Center in Houston. It was Simone Biles’ Gold Over America Tour run, and Baby Biles was waiting eagerly for the caravan to reach Houston. And the moment it did, she was all decked up to cheer for the favorite person in her family.

Such is the craze Ronni holds for her aunty, whom she lovingly calls ‘TT’. And that was not all! The moment Ronni Biles caught a glimpse of Simone on the giant screen during her GOAT, she began to chant, “TT go, TT go.” Continuing the trend, this time around, Baby Biles just upped the ante. Till now, she only appeared at events where Simone Biles would perform.

Now, she is also taking a liking towards events where the GOAT is not performing! In the latest Instagram upload on January 31, 2025, by Sammi Biles, Baby Biles could be seen cheering for budding gymnastics. And guess the occasion? Well, it was none other than the Simone Biles Gymnastics Invitational. So apparently, anything that has Simone’s name in it and is gymnastics is enough to capture baby Biles’ attention.

But wait there’s more! In the initial part of the video, Ronni could be seen turning her back to the camera as she clapped for the gymnasts. However, once she turned back, it was pretty much clear that Simone Biles had made the little one awestruck. Baby Biles was wearing the somewhat same replica of the leotard that Simone Biles wore in her victorious outing back in the US Gymnastics Championships in 2023. Donning the same outfit, little Ronni seemed incredibly excited as she watched the meet with keen interest.

But wait there’s more! In the initial part of the video, Ronni could be seen turning her back to the camera as she clapped for the gymnasts. However, once she turned back, it was pretty much clear that Simone Biles had made the little one awestruck. Baby Biles was wearing the somewhat same replica of the leotard that Simone Biles wore in her victorious outing back in the US Gymnastics Championships in 2023. Donning the same outfit, little Ronni seemed incredibly excited as she watched the meet with keen interest.

Baby Biles happily dons the WCC leotard

There have been numerous instances where Baby Biles decided to twin her attire with Simone Biles’ leotard. However, one particular instance last year made her mother, Sammi Biles tearfully proud of her little one. Back on December 13, 2024, Sammi Biles uploaded an Instagram post showcasing Ronni happily honing her gymnastics skills.

And what was striking was the fact that Baby Biles donned the WCC leotard. Now, this was indeed a proud moment for Sammi Biles. After all, this was the same leotard that helped Simone Biles transform into the GOAT of modern-day gymnastics. Unable to control her emotions, Sammi Biles wrote, “God really knew what He was doing when he gave me the precious gift of you.” Thus, with each passing day, it seems that Baby Biles’ inclination towards Simone and gymnastics is increasing significantly. Now, it remains to be seen how things pan out for the little one in the future.

Simone Biles is doing more than just talking the talk.

Three years ago, the U.S. finished a stunning second after entering the Tokyo Olympics as heavy favourites.

It came after Biles withdrew from the final, having botched her attempt at a two-and-a-half twisting vault to priortise her mental health as she dealt with what gymnasts call the ‘twisties,’ where the body and mind fall out of sync.

Her decision sparked a global conversation about athletes putting mental health at the forefront of elite sport.

She’s lived true to that moment since – including Tuesday morning (30 July), hours before she and Tokyo teammates Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee and Jade Carey, along with newcomer Hezly Rivera, won Team USA’s fourth-ever gold medal in the women’s team event at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

“At the beginning of the day, I started off with therapy this morning. That was super exciting,” Biles said. “I told my therapist I was feeling calm and ready.”

Her opening rotation inside a packed Bercy Arena, full of fans decked out in red, white and blue, left no doubt about that.

Biles sprinted down the vaulting runway to open her team final, a moment that could have spurred a flashback to Tokyo. It didn’t: She nailed her Cheng vault.

“After I finished vault, I was relieved,” she admitted. “I was like, ‘Phew!’ because at least no flashbacks or anything. I did feel a lot of relief.

“As soon as I landed vault, I was like, ‘Definitely were’ going to do this.’”

For Biles – and Team USA – it was smooth sailing all the way to the 27-year-old’s eighth Olympic medal, vaulting her past Shannon Miller to be the all-time American leader in the sport.

Her second Olympic team gold medal, she says, feels totally different than the first.

“I think in 2016, we were destined to win gold, everybody kind of already said we were going to win gold,” Biles reflected. “Now that I’m much older and we have so much more experience, we’re out here really having fun and enjoying what we’re doing.

“It just felt a little bit different [tonight],” she said later. “It was super exciting, we had fun, we enjoyed each other’s time out there, and we just did our gymnastics.”