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From gold medals to TV stardom, is Simone Biles the ultimate American icon?

Simone Biles and her Gold Over America teammates are here to set America’s Got Talent on fire. With just hours to go for the season finale of the show, the likes of Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Paul Juda, Yul Moldauer, and Simone Biles were seen practicing their moves. Biles, who has been busy ever since her triumphant return from the French capital, has been making special appearances frequently. 

Adding to her long list of achievements, Biles has now added another feather. She co-hosted the season finale of ‘America’s Got Talent’ along with ‘Brooklyn Nine Nine’ fame, Terry Crews. Expressing his excitement on sharing the stage with Biles, Crews took to his X account and wrote, “Had a blast sharing the #AGT stage with 7 time OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST Simone Biles!” Prior to the show, she shared a picture of her teammates and asked her fans to catch them live on Tuesday. The US gymnastics queen further posted snippets of her time at America’s Got Talent. Biles looked quite confident as she hosted the show with fun and frolic. 

Meanwhile, the season 19 finale of the show was a massive hit. Apart from Simone Biles, Michael Buble, Andra Day, Neal Schon, Steve Aoki, and many more graced the show. As for the winner, Richard Goodall held the fortune of taking home the massive $1 million prize money. Goodall mesmerized the judges and the fans with his singing, and he vowed to move to a better house with the money. Now, for the fans, watching the amazing performances of the participants along with Simone Biles’ hosting was surely a bonus. 

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But looking at Biles’ fluid movements on the stage, it is evident that the US gymnastics queen did not have butterflies in her stomach. This is because venturing out into uncharted territories is not something new for Simone Biles. She has been spotted at several fashion events and has also paired up with Athleta to launch a brand-new exclusive collection. This year too, the story has been no different. 

Simone Biles taking her legend beyond gymnastics

Completing her redemption in Paris, Biles checked a host of things from her to-do list. The 7x Olympic gold medalist initially went to grace the MLB team Houston Astros. Next up, she also caught up with the WNBA sensation, Caitlin Clark. And while that was not enough activity for Biles, she also went to witness the US Open and flew to Chicago to catch Jonathan Owens’ debut live. While these events did not involve Biles directly, the AGT finale was one of the surprise packages Biles pulled out by playing a perfect anchor. 

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From gold medals to TV stardom, is Simone Biles the ultimate American icon?

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And there’s a good reason for Biles being so confident in front of the camera. Setting her champion’s mentality to succeed in every field aside, Biles is no stranger to cameras. Back in 2017, Biles took part in ‘Dancing With The Stars’ and created quite a buzz. Despite having differences with the judges and crashing out of the competition sooner than expected, Biles did enjoy her time at the show. 

She further shot for her overly popular Netflix documentary, ‘Simone Biles Rising’, making her chemistry with reel life even more compelling. Thus, having already conquered the gymnastics realm, Simone Biles is now looking set to become the next big thing in the entertainment world as well.

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