Is Mina Kimes married? All about ESPN reporter’s personal life amid Celebrity Jeopardy appearance

Mina Kimes - Source: Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images
Mina Kimes - Source: Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images

The renowned ESPN reporter, Mina Kimes, announced the fascinating news of appearing on Celebrity Jeopardy on Wednesday, the ESPN NFL analyst.

Calling it a "bucket list item unlocked" experience, she shared he excitement of meeting Ken Jennings, the game show host.

Mina Kimes joined the Celebrity Jeopardy team to play and raise money for the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition.

Announcing her appearance on the show, she shared on Instagram,

"Am playing to raise money for @selahnhc, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that takes a neighborhood-centric, holistic approach towards helping the unhoused population in our city. Please go check them out."

Amid the news of her entrance to this popular show, netizens are curious to peek into her life, especially because her personal life is quite low-profile. In September 2015, Mina Kimes married Nick Sylvester in Philadelphia.

Mina Kimes married her soulmate almost a decade back

According to a Yahoo report, Mina, 39, and Nick, 43, celebrated their special wedding festivities in the latter's hometown. The lovebirds started dating in 2012, and around three years later, they tied the knot and stepped into this beautiful journey of life.

Mina Kimes and Nick Sylvester welcomed their first child, a boy, in 2023. The couple has been together for over a decade and are thriving in their mutual relationship, personal lives, and professional fields, too.

Mina is known for her impeccable presentation, great insights, and being an established ESPN analyst. She is a prominent name on the table, and she certainly became one of the favourites with her precision and knowledge, despite not playing or coaching the game. According to a 2023 Celebrity Net Worth report, she earns over $2 million annually.

According to a report by The New York Post, Domonique Foxworth, an ESPN analyst, shared,

"People don’t expect a tiny Asian woman to be talking about D-line stunts."

Domonique later chimed in:

“She’s really good at relating."

On the other hand, Nick is a well-known music producer. He is also a songwriter, co-founder of Godmode, and runs smartdumb.info, a new label and production company.

Everything we know about Mina Kimes's childhood

On September 8, 1985, parents Sun-Min Kimes and Pete Winston Kimes welcomed baby Kimes. She was born in Omaha. As her parents hail from different backgrounds, she experienced an influence of Asian (mother) and American (father) cultures and traditions from her childhood.

During her teenage years, she relocated to Arizona and later studied at Gilbert's Mesquite High School. In 2007, she graduated in English from Yale University. Before joining ESPN in 2014, she was employed at Fortune Small Business Magazine and Bloomberg.

Edited by Zainab Shaikh
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