Everyone wants a selfie with Simone Biles’ famous smile. As she held an American flag that was easily twice her size, the little gymnastic wonder emerged as the star of the show, with numerous athletes stopping the 19-year-old in order to take selfies with her.
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Simone Biles carries the flag of the United States during the closing ceremony in the Maracana stadium at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016.
“Athletes from various countries kept stopping Biles during the ceremony to take the ideal selfie with her.” the magazine reported.
“Because she is 4’8”, Biles said she was nervous about carrying the flag.
After Biles completed competition on Tuesday, she met Efron, her celebrity crush, whom NBC asked to come to Rio to meet her. “And on Sunday night, during the closing ceremony, it seemed every top athlete from around the world wanted a selfie with her”.
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“Because Michael Phelps is so much taller and he seemed to carry it so easily and I’m very short so I’m a little anxious about that part but I think they’ll guide me through it”. She’s the second American gymnast to carry the flag in an opening or closing ceremony after Alfred Jochim marched with the American flag during opening ceremonies at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, according to The Huffington Post.
