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Simone Biles poses with Jonathan Owens to celebrate the opening of her “Taste of Gold” restaurant at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
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Hannah McNair, vice president of the Houston Texans Foundation, raises the hand of her mother-in-law and Texans co-founder, Janice McNair.
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The FIFA 2026 World Cup has landed in Houston. And no matter which team y’all are rooting for, one thing we can perhaps all agree on is the strength of Houston’s WAGs bench. For those who rarely touch turf, that’s shorthand for the wives and girlfriends of professional athletes.
Victoria Beckham is often credited with making WAG style mainstream. In the early 2000s, as a mini dress-wearing, high heel-shimmying member of the Spice Girls who married the British cultural icon that is former footballer David Beckham, she put today’s WAG fashion formula on the map: designer handbags, diamonds, full glam (i.e. professional hair and makeup), at least one skintight article of clothing and at least one subtle nod to your partner’s professional sports team.
Victoria Beckham walked so today’s WAGs could sprint. And score.
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A bona fide star in her own right, many of the women currently stealing the spotlight from the stands — who are never sidelined! — are multi-hyphenates, too. They are accomplished athletes. (One is a GOAT.) They own businesses; they are mothers; they have robust social media followings; they champion causes; and they look damn chic doing it … all.
Here are the Houston WAGs, past and present, that we’re cheering for (and saving their outfits to replicate on World Cup game days).
Julia Grosso
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Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña announced his engagement to Chicago Red Stars soccer phenom Julia Grosso last December in 2025.
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Grosso, 25, is a Canadian native who grew up in Vancouver. She was a two-time All-American at the University of Texas at Austin and previously played for Juventus in Italy.
Grosso is best known for scoring the match-winning penalty kick that clinched the gold medal for Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She also played on Canada’s Olympic team in 2024.
Megan Cushing
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As former captain of the University of Southern California’s women’s soccer team, Megan Cushing led the Trojans to clinch an NCAA Division I championship in 2007. It’s also where she met her NFL-destined husband, Brian Cushing, who played defense at USC before signing on with the Houston Texans from 2009 to 2017.
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Megan Cushing’s sister, Kealia Ohai Watt, previously played in the National Women’s Soccer League for the Chicago Red Stars and Houston Dash, and is also married to a Houston Texans legend: J.J. Watt.
In February 2019, Megan Cushing was named general manager of Barry’s Bootcamp Houston. Today, she is a partner and chief of operations at LHTX, arguably the most exclusive workout class in town, thanks to its perennial waitlist and custom-designed Power Reformers.
Simone Biles
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Prolific gymnast and seven-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles first connected with NFL safety Jonathan Owens on Raya in March 2020, when he was with the Houston Texans. The couple later held a civil wedding ceremony in Harris County. Their intimate wedding for 144 guests in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, was covered by Vogue.
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At 4 feet and 8 inches, Biles is the most-decorated athlete in the history of gymnastics with seven Olympic golds, two silvers and two bronzes, plus 23 world championship golds.
Simone Biles bites a gold medal while celebrating the opening of her “Taste of Gold” restaurant at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
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As proof of her versatility, she competed on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2018 and opened a restaurant, Taste of Gold, in Terminal A of George Bush Intercontinental Airport in March.
Hannah McNair
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Hannah McNair, the wife of team owner Cal McNair, was named the chief community officer and vice president of the Houston Texans Foundation in March 2026. The organization has raised more than $51 million since its inception in 2002.
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In her new role, Hannah McNair has been leading the Texans’ Girls Flag Football Program since 2023, which includes more than 150 high schools and 3,750 student participants throughout the Lone Star State. She hosts a podcast, “On the 50,” to showcase influential friends and Texans fans, in addition to serving on the executive committee of the Lady Texans for the wives and partners of the team’s players, coaches and executives.
She was inducted into the Greater Houston Women Chamber of Commerce’s Texas Women’s Hall of Fame in 2024. On a fashion note, she is well known for wearing Christian Dior at most public appearances.
A Houston native, Hannah McNair earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Houston. She married Cal McNair in 2009; the couple has seven children, including three from a previous marriage.
Kat Pressly
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Kat Pressly is a Houston native and former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. Fans of “America’s Sweethearts” may recall her appearances on Country Music Television’s series, “Making the Team,” which documented the demanding tryout process in 2016 — the same year she met her future husband, then-Major League Baseball pitcher Ryan Pressly. They were set up by his agent.
The couple tied the knot on New Year’s Eve in 2019 at Houston Oaks while Ryan Pressly was with the Astros. Today, he’s a pregame and postgame analyst for Space City Home Network, and she’s a luxury realtor for C&K Properties; they have two young children.
Kat Pressly and her mother, Sue Rogers, co-chaired an “A League of Their Own” luncheon at Union Station in Minute Maid Park, ultimately raising $400,000 for Girls Inc. of Greater Houston. She’s also served as a judge and taught choreography during the Astros Shooting Stars dance auditions.
Kara McCullers
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In a way, Kara and Lance McCullers are high school sweethearts. They met at age 17 and 16, respectively, through mutual friends despite being students on different campuses in Tampa, Florida. The couple married in December 2015, the same year Lance McCullers made his MLB debut with the Houston Astros.
The newlyweds established the Lance McCullers Jr. Foundation in 2016 to advocate for stray and homeless animals. The couple often partners with Houston PetSet to help fund vaccinations, transports, and local spay/neuter programs. Their primary fundraiser, Team Up, has benefited fellow organizations including Athletes and Causes Foundation, José Altuve Foundation and Kyle Tucker Foundation.
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The McCullers often make appearances together to promote Maven Coffee Co., which the McCullerses co-own with Juan Carlos Martinez de Aldecoa and investor Blake Fertitta.
Giannina “Nina” Altuve
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José and Nina Altuve grew up together in Maracay, Venezuela. They first met each other in primary school, began dating in high school and married in 2013. Their daughters, Melanie and Antonella, are 7 and 4, respectively.
Jose Altuve joined the Houston Astros as a second baseman in 2011, making him the longest-tenured member of the current team. Before welcoming their two daughters, Nina Altuve had a professional career as a bioanalyst.
Their family supports causes both back home in Venezuela and here in Houston. Today, the Altuves are supporters of the Astros Foundation, Uncork for a Cause, and Kids’ Meals Inc, having donated more than 60,000 meals to date to the organization that delivers free, healthy meals to local pre-school-aged children.
Annabella Stingley
Houston Texans’ cornerback Derek Stingley and Annabella Campagna began dating in 2023, then became engaged during the Texans’ bye week in October 2025. The couple announced Campagna’s pregnancy the following month and welcomed a baby boy on April 29.
Though their marital status has not been confirmed, Campagna has changed her last name to Stingley on social media.
Campagna played soccer at Monroe Woodbury High School in Central Valley, New York. She became captain of the soccer team at Pace University as a junior back in 2019.
She’s currently listed as an instructor at One Sweat, a workout concept offering Pilates, high-intensity interval training, and heat training.
Daniella Correa
Carlos Correa and Daniella Rodriguez Correa
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Puerto Rican shortstop Carlos Correa made his Houston Astros debut in 2015. The following year, he met Daniella Rodriguez, then the reigning Miss Texas USA, when she threw out the ceremonial first pitch before a home game. She was previously crowned Miss Teen Texas USA in 2013.
Carlos Correa proposed on the field in 2017 during the World Series-clinching Game 7 at Dodger Stadium. The couple wed in November 2019.
The Correas founded their eponymous Correa Family Foundation in 2017. Daniella Correa has since prioritized causes including childhood cancers, community relief from natural disasters, human trafficking and issues relating to child pornography. The Correas have two young boys.
Daniella Correa also recently launched Sweet D, a collection of vegan, cruelty-free and paraben-free makeup in 2021.
Whitney Crane
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Whitney Crane has given herself a fun nickname: FLOTA, or first lady of the Astros. She wed the MLB’s owner, Jim Crane, in Palm Beach over Memorial Day Weekend in 2017. The couple’s then-three-year-old son played a starring role during the festivities.
Whitney Crane co-chaired the Memorial Hermann Razzle Dazzle breast cancer luncheon in 2019 and served as the event’s honorary co-chair the following year.
In February 2024, the Cranes, along with Carol and Mike Linn, announced the launch of Texas Children’s $1 billion capital campaign for patient care, education and research. The Cranes personally awarded $5 million, through the Astros Golf Foundation, that year to a variety of organizations, including the First Tee of Greater Houston, Chevron Center for Education and Golf at Memorial Park, Birdies for Charity Houston and Memorial Park Conservancy, among others. They previously helped raise $30 million that year to renovate Memorial Park Golf Course after the Astros Golf Foundation was formed in 2018 to take control of the Texas Children’s Houston Open tournament.
Cheyenne To’oTo’o
Cheyenne To’oTo’o and linebacker Henry To’oTo’o met unexpectedly over a FaceTime call. Both are of Samoan descent, share a love of athletics, and hail from the western corner of the U.S. She is from Hawaii, and he is from California.
Cheyenne To’oTo’o played volleyball for Kahuku High School. Henry To’oTo’o was selected by the Houston Texans in the 2023 NFL draft. They got engaged in May of that year and married just three months later on August 9.
Through the Henry To’oTo’o Foundation, the couple supports free co-ed youth initiatives, including a Linebacker Elite camp and a Girls Flag Invitational tournament.
Matt Young contributed to this report.