Simone Biles Laments Her 'Struggle' to 'Find Bottoms That Fit Me' as She Shares Her Pants Size

Mar. 15, 2025

Simone Biles.Photo:Kristy Sparow/Getty

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Simone Bilesis opening up about dressing her petite frame.

On Aug. 26, the Olympic superstar, who stands at 4’ 8,” shared her “struggle” when it comes to pants shopping.

“Before y’all complain that nothing fits y’all, I want y’all to see my struggle…” the 27-year-old captioned a photo of high-rise straight-leg Abercrombie & Fitch pants sized at a 23/000.

“So hard to find bottoms that fit. But when I find them…my heart,” she added.

Simone Biles reveals her pant size and gets real about finding clothes that fit her petite frame.Simone Biles/Instagram

Simone Biles/Instagram

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Biles always finds ways to incorporate the clothing she loves into her wardrobe.

When she married football player Jonathan Owens in May 2023 for asecond time in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, she wore a custom Galia Lahav ball gown that was specifically altered to accentuate her frame.

“I was nervous about having a ball gown because I’m so petite — but it works perfect,” she toldVogue. “The leg slit was very crucial. It was to add, in my head, more length to my body. I think this is exactly how brides are supposed to feel — luxurious, beautiful, kind of on top of the world.”

Biles knows that her height is a topic of conversation. But in a2018 interview withToday, she admitted that getting asked about her petite-ness is, quite frankly, overdone.

“The question I wish people would stop asking me is, ‘How tall are you? Are you going to grow?’ I’m not going anywhere. I’m 4’ 8”. I’m stuck,” she said.

Biles returned home from the Paris Olympics, where she addedfour more medalsto her collection, on Aug. 12. She’s now America’smost decorated Olympic gymnast of all time.

Biles told PEOPLE earlier this month that she’s “so much more relieved, so much more at a better spot, mentally and physically, just happy with overall what I’ve been able to accomplish and what I’ve done.”

source: people.com