After experiencing a difficult childhood with her biological mother, Olympic legend Simone Biles was saved by her grandparents, who raised her as their own child. ‘They mean the world to me,’ Simone said, expressing her gratitude for her adoptive parents. Even on her special day, they were there by her side! Details and pics below

Simone Biles had a difficult childhood with her biological mom, with social workers eventually coming in to save her and her siblings from starving.
Biles’ grandparents wholeheartedly adopted her and her sister, while her two other siblings went to live with their great-aunt.

Years later, Biles’ grandfather, whom she also considers her dad, walked her down the aisle in her dream destination wedding to Jonathan Owens.
Before Simone Biles became a world-famous gymnast, she had to endure so much in her younger years. She and her siblings were left in foster care after their biological mother was deemed unfit to raise them.

Memories of her time in foster care remain vivid in Biles’ mind even two decades later. She’d play in the backyard, diligently do her schoolwork, and talk to her older siblings through the vents as they slept in separate rooms.