When Shevon Nieto stepped on the stage of America’s Got Talent, she first surprised the judges with her age. But, she had more of that coming when she revealed that she competed in Athens, Greece Olympics, and Beijing Olympics.
The judges got floored when they heard her beautiful voice while she sang an original she wrote dedicated to her fellow Olympian husband.
This wiki-focus on the life and career along with the love life of Shevon Nieto.
Bio — Age, Birthday, Zodiac
Shevon Nieto was born on 21 November 1982. She turned 37 years old while celebrating her birthday in November of 2019.
Per her date of birth, she secured Scorpio as her zodiac sign.
Shevon Nieto Wiki — Parents, Siblings, Heritage
Shevon Stoddart Jenkins was born to her Jamaican parents in Kingston. As of June of 2020, she is due on sharing details on her father and mother.
What’s more, her possible siblings also evaded public attention. However, she inherited Caribbean heritage from her family but moved to Uniondale, New York as a kid.
As for her educational endeavors, she attended Uniondale High School and graduated from the same. Following graduation, she went on to attend the University of South Carolina.
Shevon Nieto Height, Weight, Distinct Features
Shevon Nieto is the true manifestation of beauty, Jamaica has to offer. She stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 meters) while she weighed 54.5 kilograms (120 lbs).
Moreover, Shevon’s well maintained 35-26-36 inches measurements as an athlete. Because of that, she appeared younger than she was, which as per the judges of America’s Got Talent (AGT), is her distinct feature.
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Social Media Reach: IG, Twitter, FB
Shevon Nieto has been long involved in social media. However, her accounts never garnered more traction than it did in June of 2020. After her successful audition on AGT, fans started following her accounts.
As of the time of penning this piece, her Instagram account garnered her a total of 15.7k followers. Likewise, her Twitter account boasted 2746 followers.
She also keeps in touch with fans on Facebook. While her FB page flaunted 3803 followers, her FB account had 3050 followers.
Shevon Nieto Net Worth, AGT, Olympics
Before Shevon’s career as an entertainer, she strived to establish as a prominent athlete. Her ambitious nature way her into competing in Olympic.
She competed in 400m hurdles in the 2004 Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece. In 2005, she competed in World Champions but couldn’t reach the finals. Whereas, she secured a bronze in Central American and Caribbean Champions in the same year.
In the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Shevon finished fifth.
There was no stopping to Shevon as she again participated in 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Melbourne, Australia, and won silver in 4×400 meters relay.
Likewise, Shevon finished fourth in Pan American Games in 400m hurdles. In 2008, she competed in Olympics Games in Beijing, China, and stood 17th in 400m hurdles.
In March of 2020, Shevon sneak peaked her participation in AGT on her Facebook account. Already set on a path creating RNB and Reggae music, she sang an original in the competition titled Through The Good & The Bad. She dedicated the song to her athlete husband.
Besides singing, Shevon also debuted her acting career landing a minor role in a short-film, Staggered Thoughts (2015). In 2018, she appeared on Black Love, a TV series documentary. She also landed the role of Yasmine in The Selfie Queen in the same year.
In 2019, Shevon appeared on Family Time, a TV series. Whereas in 2020, Shevon on a TV show titled In the Cut. She is also set to play the role of Veronica in Netflix’s Sci-fi Away.
As of 2020, Shevon Nieto was estimated to bag a net worth of $140,000.
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Shevon Nieto Husband, Married, Kids
The Jamaican Olympian and her husband Jamie Nieto met each other in 2010 while showing up for a TV commercial audition.
Shevon and Jamie had a brief interaction but got closer over time when they became friends on Facebook. Followed by the dinner date, the couple hit it off and commenced dating.
Shevon and her husband walking the aisle on the day of their wedding. (Pic: Shevon’s Instagram)
But tragedy struck on the in-love pair when Jamie suffered spinal cord injury which happened in April of 2016 during a misjudged backflip. The injury happened in the gym where he was imparting his backflip expertise to other athletes.
When the first flip he made felt little off, he went for the second and crashed on his neck hence the temporary paralysis below the shoulder.
Initially, the accident left him with no feelings on his hands and his legs. But, with the strong will and perseverance, he began recovering fast to “get back on his feet”.
On 22 July 2017, Shevon and Jamie got married in a church in San Diego, California.
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