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Simone Biles is the most decorated American Olympic gymnast, with 11 medals to her name. Now, she is wearing a Hermès medal.
The Paris 2024 Olympic competitor, considered the “greatest athlete of all time,” surpassed Shannon Miller in her medal count to become the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast following her performance at this year’s summer games. Biles won gold in the women’s all-around team final, gold in the women’s individual all-around final, gold in the vault final and silver in the floor final, adding four to her previous seven.
Since the final Olympic women's gymnastics competition came to a close on August 5, Biles has been enjoying her time in the City of Lights with her family, teammates and Snoop Dogg. The 27-year-old has even been spotted visiting stores, namely Hermès.
On August 9, Biles posted a sneak peek of her Paris shopping experience inside the Hermès store. On her Instagram Story, she appeared to be looking at a wall of the famous fashion house's iconic Birkin bags. Following the photo of the bags, she showed off her purchase in a large orange box.
A Birkin bag can cost anywhere from $17,000 to six figures, depending on the model, size and style. While Biles didn't reveal exactly what she bought, she captioned her story with a side-eye emoji and a heart-eyes emoji.
The reigning world champion treated herself to a very valuable gift, but her father, Ronald Biles, also received a noteworthy present from beloved rapper Snoop Dogg. While Ronald was celebrating his 75th birthday in Paris with his wife Nellie and their two daughters, Simone and Adria, the athlete's younger sister revealed what the “Young, Wild & Free” rapper gave Ronald for his birthday.
“Snoop gave him a chain. Now he don’t know how to act,” Adria’s caption read, alongside a photo of Ronald holding a diamond-encrusted Death Row Records necklace.
“75 looks great on you. Happy birthday, I love you,” Adria said.
Ronald isn't the only member of the Biles family sporting jewelry during the Paris 2024 Olympics. After winning the women's all-around final on Aug. 1, the celebrated gymnast was spotted wearing a goat-shaped diamond pendant necklace.
“My GOAT necklace is kind of an ode to it because people love it and other people don’t like it,” she explained at a press conference after the medal ceremony. “So it’s the best of both worlds. I thought, ‘Okay, if it goes well, we’ll wear the GOAT necklace.’ I know people will go crazy for it.”
She continued: “But at the end of the day, it’s crazy that I’m in the ‘greatest of all athletes’ conversation because I’m still like, ‘I’m Simone Biles from Spring, Texas, who loves to do cartwheels. ’”
