Simone Biles Makes Time's 2017 Most Influential People List

Simone Biles has received yet another accolade to add to her long list of honors, and it puts her among some heavyweights from around the world, including Chance the Rapper, John Lewis, Cindy Sherman, Donald Trump, and Neymar. The gymnast was, along with 99 other remarkable humans, named to Time's 2017 100 Most Influential People list, which which was unveiled on Thursday.

Biles, 20, who won four gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, is currently a contestant on "Dancing With the Stars" and was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list earlier this year. She is the most decorated American gymnast, and has won a total of 19 Olympic and World Championship medals.

Biles made her gymnastics career debut in Houston, her hometown, at the American Classic meet, the start of a meteoric rise to fame. She was Team USA's flag bearer at the closing ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the first time a female American gymnast had been given that honor.

Leslie Jones, a cast member on Saturday Night Live and a correspondent at the Rio Olympics, write the essay on Biles that appeared onTime's 2017 100 Most Influential People list:

I always keep up with gymnastics because I love the Olympics. But what struck me when I first saw Simone in Rio was how perfect she was at everything. That girl was born to do what she does.And she is the best at it. Not the best black gymnast, not the best black-girl gymnast. The best gymnast. It really is inspiring. It's like she's sending a message to everyone who's watching: No matter what you're going through in life or what your circumstances are, you still can be No. 1. You've just got to work hard.