Simone Bilesmay be theworld’s most decorated gymnast, but she can still go incognito at times.
On her Instagram Story, the 4-foot-8-inch gymnast posted a selfie of herself looking less than impressed and wrote, “not the flight attendant trying to give me me a coloring book when I board…..I said ‘no I’m good I’m 25.’ "
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Biles is certainly household name though, between her four Olympic and 19 World Championship gold medals. And earlier this month, she added to her medal case whenshe received the 2022 Presidential Medal of FreedomfromPresident Joe Biden.
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Biles was honored not only for her athletic prowess, but for her advocacy for “[athletes'] mental health and safety, children in the foster care system and victims of sexual assault,“according to the White House.
Her fiancé, Jonathan Owens, was in attendance as well, and celebrated her big accomplishment.
“You’re one of the strongest people I know and are so deserving, I’m so blessed to be able to experience this with you. You motivate me more everyday to be the best version of myself. Such a inspiration, I love you so much babe,” Owens, 26, wrote on Instagram.
The coupleannounced their engagementon Instagram in February, one day after Valentine’s Day.
“THE EASIEST YES,” Biles captioned a gallery of photos, which started with a candid of Owens, 26, kneeling down on one knee. “I can’t wait to spend forever & ever with you, you’re everything I dreamed of and more! let’s get married FIANCÉ 💍🥺🥲🤎@jowens_3.”
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The Houston Texans player posted his own set of proposal photos writing, “Woke up this morning with a fiancée 💍❤️.”
Since then, wedding plans have been high on Biles' mind.
“Right now, wedding planning is going pretty good,” Bilestold PEOPLE exclusivelyin April. “I feel like I’ve only become stressed out within the last week, trying to choose a venue and stuff like that, because there are so many great places to get married, and I feel like that’s a really big decision.”
In May, she shared with her Instagram followers that they picked alocation and datefor the 2023 ceremony. “One step closer to becoming Mrs. Owens,” Biles captioned a photo of the two posing on the beach.
The athletes made theirdebut as a couple in August 2020after Biles shared a photo of the two on Instagram. “It’s just us,” she captioned the cute gallery, which included two selfies of her and Owens smiling and cuddling.
The announcement came only a few months after the two met in March 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It was one of the few times in [Simone’s] life where everything was just shut off and she couldn’t do anything,” Owens toldTodayon how the two started their relationship. “So we used it to get to know each other — really get to know each other. It created our bond and made it stronger. Now I’m so thankful.”
source: people.com
