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‘Best night of my life’ – Simone Biles on her wedding to sports hunk Jonathan Owens

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Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens tie the knot for the second time at their destination wedding in Mexico. (PHOTO: Instagram/ Simone Biles)
Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens tie the knot for the second time at their destination wedding in Mexico. (PHOTO: Instagram/ Simone Biles)

The five Olympic rings once symbolised the ultimate dream for her, the pinnacle of success, the biggest test of her talent.

But the rings she now wears on her left hand mean more to her than any medal she’s won at the greatest sporting spectacle on Earth – because they symbolise the “forever love” she’s found.

Simone Biles, whose extraordinary career as a gymnast earned her a record number of medals and a $16-million (R303m) fortune, had longed for a big wedding ceremony since she was a little girl.

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