Simone Biles is changing her look.
On Monday, Sept. 9, the Olympic gymnast, 27, announced on her Instagram Stories that she’ll be kicking off her headlining show on the Gold Over America tour — and that she’s sporting a brand new hairstyle.
After a slide showing the athlete in a tan suit standing next to her luggage, Biles shared a close-up of her long, dark hair, which now features subtle blonde highlights.
“I did something,” she wrote alongside the selfie. With a wide smile and little or no makeup, the gold medalist showed off her fresh color, which is mostly present on the mid-lengths and ends of her hair.
Simone Biles on Instagram.
Simone Biles/Instagram
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Biles also tagged her hairstylist Jazmine Johnson in the post. Johnson shared the photo on her Instagram Stories, writing, “Yes ma’am!! It’s done!!!”
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The athlete, who took home three gold medals and one silver at the 2024 Paris Games, celebrated her successful Olympic run with a fresh haircut. Via her Instagram Stories on August 6, Biles showed off her new longer locks, tagging her hairstylist Brenton Diallo.
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Simone Biles on Instagram, August 6, 2024.
Simone Biles on Instagram
Diallo shared the same photo of Biles on his network, adding another picture of the two together. He captioned it: “What a magical morning! Reuniting with the GOAT! My sister from another miss. Beautiful and amazingly talented @simonebiles ILY BB. What an honor to do your hair. Going back now, 8 years and I Couldn’t be more honored to come kill your hair when you’re on top of the world Ps 8 years old Woof We’ve GROWN haha ❤️ YOU!”
The gymnast commented on the photos, writing “gold medal stylist babyyyyy”, with four hearts and three gold medal emojis.
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At the start of this year’s Olympics, Biles fired back at those who criticized her hair in the heat of Paris.
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Simone Biles on Instagram.
Simone Biles/Instagram
On July 30, she posted several Instagram stories from a bus in Paris, writing, “Don’t come get me because of my hair. IT WAS OVER, but the bus has NO air conditioning and it’s like 9,000 degrees.”
In the video, her hair is pulled into a ponytail with curled ends. She also mentioned at the bottom of the post that she had a 45 minute bus ride to where she was going.
Biles then shared a photo of herself smiling with her eyes closed, writing, “I’ll hold your hand when I say this,” before adding, “next time you want to comment on a black girl’s hair, JUST DON’T.”
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