Simone Biles asks if it’s ‘normal’ to spend $23,000 on styling for red carpet

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29 Apr 2026 • 5:06 AM MYT
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Simone Biles asks if it’s ‘normal’ to spend $23,000 on styling for red carpet

  • Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has disclosed that she spent $23,000 on styling for a single red carpet event.
  • The high cost covered a glam squad, including a stylist, hair, and makeup services.
  • Biles, 29, shared her experience in a candid TikTok video, questioning if such an expense was 'normal'. She asked her followers, particularly other celebrities, athletes, and influencers, if these high costs were typical.
  • Biles clarified that her intention was not to criticise but to understand if going out had become 'this expensive'.
  • She humorously suggested she would 'stay inside' if such expenditures were considered normal.

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