Who are Simone Biles parents?
OLYMPIC gymnast Simone Biles was raised in Spring, Texas with her siblings and parents Nellie and Ronald Biles. Biles was adopted after spending time in foster care as a toddler. Simone Biles parents are her maternal grandfather, Ron Biles and his second wife, Nellie Cayetano Biles. The pair adopted Biles in 2003 after she had spent time in foster care due to her mother Shannon being unable to care for her and her siblings. Nellie and Ron officially adopted Biles and her younger sister Adria. Ron's sister, Shanon's aunt Harriet, adopted the two oldest children. Biles opened up about her adoption on an episode of Dancing With The Stars back in April of 2017. In the episode, she said: Growing up, my biological mom was suffering from drug and alcohol abuse and she was in and out of jail. "I never had mom to run to. I do remember always being hungry and afraid. At 3 years old, I was placed in foster care." "Whenever we had visits with my grandpa, I was so excited," she said through tears. 4 Biles and her siblings were placed in foster care  She continued: "That was the person I always wanted to see walk into the foster home. "My parents saved me. Theyve set huge examples of how to treat other people, and theyve been there to support me since day one. Adding: Theres nothing I could say to them to thank them enough." Biles is the owner of a total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals. She is the most decorated American gymnast and the world's third most decorated gymnast, behind Belarus' Vitaly Scherbo, who has 33 total. The gymnast is a five-time World all-around champion, five-time World floor exercise champion, three-time World balance beam champion, two-time World vault champion, and six-time US national all-around champion. Biles is the first American female gymnast to win a World medal in every event. She has a reported net worth of $6million. Biles has obtained most of her fortune through endorsements, sponsorships, and Olympic wins.