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Who are Ronald and Nellie Biles?
The couple was married in January 1977. At the time, Ronald was serving in the Air Force. He met Nellie while stationed in San Antonio, Texas, according to The Undefeated. She was in nursing school. Ronald was already a single father to his daughter, Shannon, who is Simone’s biological mother. The couple went on to have two more children together, sons named Ronald Jr. and Adam.
Shannon had four children, including Simone, but she struggled with addiction. The siblings were placed in foster care when the gymnast was about three years old. She and her sister Adria were eventually adopted by their grandparents, and she has said she considers them to simply be her parents. She and Adria were raised in Houston, Texas. Her two other siblings, Tevin and Ashley, were adopted by their great aunt and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.
Ronald and Nellie now own training venue World Champions Centre in Spring, Texas, which they opened in 2014. Simone trained there with coach Aimee Boorman. Before they opened the center, she would have to travel from gym to gym according to Boorman’s employment. This made training much easier for the champion.
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What has Simone Biles said about foster care?
Simone has become an advocate for children in foster care and has shared some painful memories from that time in her life. On Dancing with the Stars, Simone described being “hungry and afraid” during her time in foster care, sharing that visiting her grandparents was always a highlight during those years.
“Whenever we had visits with my grandpa, I was so excited,” she said. “That was the person I always wanted to see walk in the foster home.”
Nellie spoke on Simone Vs. Herself, sharing a bit about the transition and building up a sense of security for her daughter.
“I remember praying for that bonding,” she explained. “Because telling them that you love them and you care for them; that’s all words. But then you wake up one day, and you realize that you would do anything for these children. And that you would die for these children. And when that feeling comes, that’s when you know you are truly a mother.”