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The FIFA 2026 World Cup<\/a> has landed in Houston. And no matter which team y\u2019all are rooting for, one thing we can perhaps all agree on is the strength of Houston\u2019s WAGs bench. For those who rarely touch turf, that\u2019s shorthand for the wives and girlfriends of professional athletes.<\/a><\/p>\n Victoria Beckham is often credited with making WAG style mainstream.<\/a> 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\u2019s 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\u2019s professional sports team.<\/p>\n Victoria Beckham walked so today\u2019s WAGs could sprint. And score.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW: The ultimate guide to the World Cup in Houston<\/a><\/p>\n A bona fide star in her own right, many of the women currently stealing the spotlight from the stands \u2014 who are never sidelined! \u2014 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 \u2026 all.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here are the Houston WAGs, past and present, that we\u2019re cheering for (and saving their outfits to replicate on World Cup game days).<\/p>\n Julia Grosso<\/p>\n Astros shortstop Jeremy Pe\u00f1a announced his engagement to Chicago Red Stars soccer phenom<\/a> Julia Grosso last December in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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\u2019s Olympic team in 2024.<\/p>\n Megan Cushing<\/p>\n As former captain of the University of Southern California\u2019s women\u2019s soccer team, Megan\u00a0Cushing led the Trojans to clinch an NCAA Division I championship in 2007. It\u2019s also where she met her NFL-destined husband,\u00a0Brian Cushing, who played defense at USC before signing on with the Houston Texans from 2009 to 2017.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Megan Cushing\u2019s sister, Kealia Ohai Watt, previously played in the National Women\u2019s Soccer League for the Chicago Red Stars and Houston Dash, and is also married to a Houston Texans legend: J.J. Watt.<\/p>\n In February 2019, Megan Cushing was named general manager of Barry\u2019s Bootcamp Houston<\/a>. Today, she is a partner and chief of operations at LHTX<\/a>, arguably the most exclusive workout class in town, thanks to its perennial waitlist and custom-designed Power Reformers.<\/p>\n Simone Biles<\/p>\n Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens<\/p>\n Theo Wargo\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n 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.<\/a> Their intimate wedding for 144 guests in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico,\u00a0was covered by Vogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n At 4 feet and 8 inches,\u00a0Biles is the most-decorated athlete in the history of gymnastics with seven Olympic golds, two silvers and two bronzes, plus 23 world championship golds.<\/p>\n Simone Biles bites a gold medal while celebrating the opening of her “Taste of Gold” restaurant at George Bush Intercontinental Airport<\/p>\n Courtesy of Houston Airport System<\/p>\n As proof of her versatility, she competed on \u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d in 2018 and opened a restaurant, Taste of Gold<\/a>, in Terminal A of George Bush Intercontinental Airport in March.<\/p>\n Hannah McNair<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n In her new role, Hannah McNair <\/a>has been leading the Texans’ Girls Flag Football Program\u00a0since\u00a02023, which includes more than 150 high schools and 3,750 student participants throughout the Lone Star State. She hosts a podcast, \u201cOn the 50,\u201d 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n She was inducted into the Greater Houston Women Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Texas Women\u2019s Hall of Fame in 2024. On a fashion note, she is well known for wearing Christian Dior at\u00a0most public appearances.<\/p>\n A Houston native, Hannah McNair earned a bachelor\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Kat Pressly<\/p>\n Kat Pressly is a Houston native and former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. Fans of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Sweethearts\u201d may recall her appearances on Country Music Television\u2019s series, \u201cMaking the Team,\u201d which documented the demanding tryout process in 2016 \u2014 the same year she met her future husband, then-Major League Baseball pitcher Ryan Pressly. They were set up by his agent.<\/p>\n The couple tied the knot on New Year\u2019s Eve in 2019 at Houston Oaks while Ryan Pressly was with the Astros. Today, he\u2019s a pregame and postgame analyst for Space City Home Network,<\/a>\u00a0and she\u2019s a luxury realtor for\u00a0C&K Properties<\/a>; they have two young children.<\/p>\n Kat Pressly and her mother, Sue Rogers, co-chaired an \u201cA League of Their Own\u201d luncheon at Union Station in Minute Maid Park, ultimately raising $400,000 for Girls Inc. of Greater Houston. She\u2019s also served as a judge and taught choreography during the Astros Shooting Stars dance auditions.<\/p>\n Kara McCullers<\/p>\n Kara and Lance McCullers\u00a0<\/p>\n Michael Wyke\/Contributor<\/p>\n 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\u00a0McCullers made his MLB debut with the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n The newlyweds established the Lance McCullers Jr. Foundation<\/a> 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,\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Altuve Foundation and Kyle Tucker Foundation.<\/p>\n The McCullers often make appearances together to promote Maven Coffee Co.<\/a>, which the McCullerses co-own with Juan Carlos Martinez de Aldecoa and investor Blake Fertitta.<\/p>\n Giannina \u201cNina\u201d Altuve<\/p>\n Nina Altuve walks the runway with daughters Melanie and Antonella<\/p>\n Courtesy of Nina Altuve<\/p>\n Jos\u00e9 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Their family supports causes both back home in Venezuela and here in Houston. Today, the Altuves are supporters of the\u00a0Astros Foundation<\/a>,\u00a0Uncork for a Cause<\/a>, and\u00a0Kids’ Meals Inc,\u00a0<\/a>having donated more than 60,000 meals to date to the organization that delivers free, healthy meals to local pre-school-aged children.<\/p>\n Annabella Stingley<\/p>\n 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\u2019s pregnancy the following month and welcomed a baby boy on April 29<\/a>.<\/p>\n Though their marital status has not been confirmed, Campagna has changed her last name to\u00a0Stingley\u00a0on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n Campagna played soccer at Monroe Woodbury High School in Central Valley, New York.\u00a0She became captain of the soccer team at Pace University as a junior back in 2019.<\/p>\n She\u2019s currently listed as an instructor at One Sweat<\/a>, a workout concept offering Pilates, high-intensity interval training, and heat training.<\/p>\n Daniella Correa<\/p>\n Carlos Correa and Daniella Rodriguez Correa\u00a0<\/p>\n Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Puerto Rican shortstop Carlos Correa made his Houston Astros debut in 2015. The following year, he met Daniella Rodriguez<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n Carlos Correa proposed on the field in 2017 during the World Series-clinching Game 7 at Dodger Stadium. The couple wed in November 2019.<\/p>\n The Correas founded their eponymous Correa Family Foundation in 2017. Daniella Correa<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n Daniella Correa also recently launched Sweet D<\/a>, a collection of vegan, cruelty-free and paraben-free makeup in 2021.<\/p>\n Whitney Crane<\/p>\n Whitney Crane has given herself a fun nickname: FLOTA, or first lady of the Astros. She wed the MLB\u2019s owner, Jim Crane, in Palm Beach over Memorial Day Weekend in 2017. The couple\u2019s then-three-year-old son<\/a> played a starring role during the festivities.<\/p>\nAndre Penner\/AP<\/p>\n
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