How many siblings does Simone Biles have?

Simone Biles has three siblings. She is the third of four children born to Shanon Biles, making the total number of siblings three.

Biles and her siblings spent time in foster care because their birth mother was unable to care for them. In 2000, their maternal grandfather, Ron Biles, and his wife, Nellie, began caring for Simone and her younger sister Adria. Simone and Adria were formally adopted by Ron and Nellie in 2003.

The two older siblings were adopted by their great-aunt Harriet, so the family’s arrangements can make the story seem more complicated than the basic count. Adoption changed who raised the children, but it did not change the number of Simone’s siblings.

A related mix-up comes from confusing siblings with the members of Biles’s household. Simone was raised with Adria by Ron and Nellie, while the two older siblings lived with Harriet. Taken together, the family has four children, meaning Simone has three siblings.