Simone Biles' Parents Who Took Her from Foster Care Aren't Fans of Her 'LA House' in Houston

• Simone Biles is a seven-time Olympic Gold medalist who struggled with her mental health amidst the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. But her comeback in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games solidified her legendary status.
• She is happily married and used to live in a cozy "LA home" in Houston.
• Her parents, who once took her out of foster care, claimed they didn't like that house.

Simone Biles stole the spotlight at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. She snatched a gold medal in the women's gymnastics final, cementing her status as the most decorated American gymnast in history.

Despite struggling with a calf injury during the preliminaries, Simone showcased her extraordinary talent across all four gymnastics events. With 11 Olympic medals, including seven gold, and 30 World Championship medals to her name, Simone has proven herself as the greatest gymnast of all time.

When the announcement came that Team USA gymnastics had struck gold once more, Simone couldn't contain her excitement. She and her teammates jubilantly paraded through the arena with a giant American flag, celebrating their victory.

During the post-medal press conference, Simone expressed the team's excitement and pride. "We're honored to represent the U.S. every time we get on a world's stage, but accomplishing that gold and that goal was just an amazing feeling," she said.

Simone also mentioned the team's motivation to prove themselves after her withdrawal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to her mental health. The athlete withdrew from the games shortly before the finals and did not compete in the uneven bars, floor, and vault individual all-around finals.

Many applauded it as a brave decision, as mental health is just as important as physical health. Simone said she had the "twisties" during the Games, which meant she could no longer sense her body move in the air, which is dangerous for any athlete.

Since then, she has prioritized herself and her mental health. She also focused on her personal life, marrying the love of her life in the process.

In 2023, USA Gymnastics announced that Simone was ready to return to competition. She was later scheduled to compete at the US Classic in August, and fans were eager to see her in action.

Joining Simone in the competition were 12 Olympic and 16 World Championships roster members. Some notable names included Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee and 2020 Olympic floor champion Jade Carey, among others.

Simone Biles' Difficult Childhood

Before Simone became a successful athlete, she and her siblings experienced a "hungry" childhood, where their mom fed the family cat more than her children.

"Growing up, me and my siblings were so focused on food because we didn't have a lot of food," she shared. Because of her experience as a young child, Simone still doesn't like cats.

Her biological mother struggled with substance abuse. Things got so out of hand that the family's neighbors intervened and called social services.

Simone and her siblings were placed under foster care. The gymnast doesn't remember much about her time in the system, but recalls being very fortunate to have lived with her siblings.

After a while, Simone and her sister, Adria, were adopted by their grandparents, Nellie and Ronald Biles. Their older siblings, Ashley and Tevin, were adopted by their dad's sister. Simone's love for gymnastics began on a field trip. They visited a local gymnasium, where she was given a flyer to join the program.

Her mom, Nellie, signed her up for the classes without thinking anything of it. Simone was a natural, but she didn't see her potential right away. Little did she know, everybody else around her did.

The gymnast felt like a normal kid in love with a sport. She didn't see anything special in herself, but what she didn't know was that all the professionals who watched her knew she was a gifted kid.

Those humble beginnings paved the way for Simone to become one of the most successful sportswomen ever to grace the international stage. Her parents gave their 100% support for her to thrive in the environment she was great at.

A New Chapter in Simone Biles' Life

In April and May 2023, Simone wed NFL player Jonathan Owens in two separate ceremonies. They had a simple civil wedding in the US, which she admittedly only planned on the week it occurred.

In May, the Owens flew to Cabo San Lucas with their closest family and friends to get married in a more extravagant destination wedding. The newlyweds planned this wedding more extensively, with Simone having more than one dress for the celebration.

After the wedding festivities, Simone and her new husband moved into her gorgeous Houston home. Rather than a typical American-style home, she opted for a more modern, minimalist look.

People describe the pad as "an LA house, but in Houston," which doesn't resonate with her parents, Nellie and Ron. Every time they would visit, they would tell their daughter that it wasn't the type of house they would choose, to which the gymnast would appropriately respond: "But it's not your house. It's mine."

Simone bought the $2 million property in 2019, sharing bits and pieces of the space on social media for her fans to see. Her home features a modest black-and-white interior, a modest-sized kitchen, a spacious and homey living room, a gorgeous L-shaped pool, and a backyard table set featuring swings as its chairs.

Aside from the photos she has posted on Instagram, Simone has also been open to home tours. She's taken people into her home to film it, which her fans delightedly viewed on YouTube.

Despite her beautiful home, she and her husband revealed weeks before their wedding that they were building a new one together in Texas. They announced this by posting photos on Instagram of themselves standing on the plot of land where they were set to build their house.

"A home is made with love & dreams. Cheers to breaking ground," Simone wrote in the caption of her post. The vast plot of land was lined with trees, and a lake could be seen behind it.

Construction of the new home began in January 2023 and was completed in November 2025. But while they waited for the full project, the lovely couple stayed in Simone's Houston property. The gymnastics great continued to showcase the beautiful property on Instagram, spending a lot of her time outdoors by her pool.

Houston is home to both Simone and Jonathan. The gymnast grew up in the city after being born in Ohio, and Jonathan signed with the Houston Texans in 2019. He has since played for the Green Bay Packers (2023), Chicago Bears (2024–2025), and the Indianapolis Colts (2026).

Nellie and Ron were so invested in their daughter's gymnastics career that they built their own gym in 2014 called the World Champions Centre. The gym was constructed so Simone could train with her coach full-time, as the coach had no permanent gymnasium in the town.

Simone has everything she could need to live a thriving life – a supportive family, a loving husband, and a passion, which also happens to be her career. At 29 years old, she has her whole life ahead of her and is expected to continue dominating the gymnastics world in the coming years.