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Simone Biles Wears Lilac Dress and Hat With Silver Sandals for 2025 Kentucky Derby

Thoe shoes include a thin stiletto heel.

Simone Biles was on hand to give the iconic “Riders Up” kickoff at the 2025 Kentucky Derby on Saturday. She attended the event highly anticipated racing event in Louisville, Ky with her husband Jonathan Owens. She was one of a group of celebrities that included Chris Tucker, Star Jones and Selma Blair.

For the races, Biles chose a lilac minidress embellished with crystals. Pastel colors are a staple of looks at the Kentucky Derby. In addition, she wore a matching decorative hat. Hats and fascinators are another staple of the event.

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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 03: (L-R) Jonathan Owens and  Simone Biles attend Kentucky Derby 151 at Churchill Downs on May 03, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Churchill Downs)
Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles attend Kentucky Derby 151 at Churchill Downs on May 03, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. Getty Images for Churchill Downs

For shoes, she chose a pair of metallic sandals. The shoes include thin silver straps. The upper, which is made of leather, consists of a toe strap. In addition, there appears to be a slingback-style strap as well as an ankle strap.

All of this sits on a stiletto of about four inches. The shoe might be from Femme LA as she previously wore a similar sandal to the Time100 Gala.

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 03: (L-R) Jonathan Owens and  Simone Biles attend Kentucky Derby 151 at Churchill Downs on May 03, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Churchill Downs)
Simone Biles attends Kentucky Derby 151 at Churchill Downs on May 03, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. Getty Images for Churchill Downs

Sandals have been getting a lot of play with celebrities over the past few weeks as temperatures rise. This has come in a variety of heights. This ranges from some of the tallest like the six inch Christian Louboutin Loubi Queen Alta sandals — both Sabrina Carpenter and Heidi Klum have worn that shoe — to shorter and demure shoes like the red two-strap Gia Studios sandals featuring a kitten heel that Kathryn Hahn died while promoting “The Studio.”