Simone Biles Just Debuted a Major Hair Transformation — See Her New Cut!

Mar. 15, 2025

Simone Biles debuts bob after rocking long hair for months.Photo:Charley Gallay/Getty ; simonebiles/Instagram

Charley Gallay/Getty ; simonebiles/Instagram

Simone Bilesis in her bob era.

On Nov. 19, the Olympic gymnast, who just wrapped up herGOAT Tour, shared an Instagram Stories selfie of her new short hair. In the photo, she rocks a wavy, chin-length cut with a deep side part.

TheSimone Biles Risingstar, 27, paired her new bob with a sexy off-duty look featuring a black long-sleeve jersey shirt worn as a minidress and thigh-high silver boots. Her eye-catching necklaces were also on display.

Biles’ hair change is quite different from thelong middle-parted locksshe was seen sporting in the summer and fall.

Simone Biles debut bob look on Instagram.simonebiles/Instagram

simonebiles/Instagram

“Don’t come for me about my hair,” she captioned a video that showed her with a ponytail as she tried to keep cool during the heatwave in France. “IT WAS DONE but bus has NO AC & it’s like 9,000 degrees.”

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Simone Biles poses with her gold medal during the during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final medal ceremony on day 6 of the 2024 Paris Olympics.Jamie Squire/Getty

Jamie Squire/Getty

In a follow-up post, she reminded her followers that it’s never okay to comment on someone’s hair.

She wrote, “gonna hold your hand when I say this,” before adding, “next time you want to comment on a Black girl’s hair, JUST DON’T.”

But the outside noise and negativity doesn’t faze her.

In a July interview withElle, Biles spoke about how she’s learned to embrace her natural hair over the years.

“I used to worry about [my hair being considered] not professional,” she said. “But I’m not embarrassed about it anymore.

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