Tim Tebow Takes Knee and Gets Engaged to Former Miss Universe Winner

The former Heisman winner popped the question on his family farm in Florida.

SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 05: (L-R) Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters and Tim Tebow of ESPN attend the Party At The Playoff at The GlassHouse on January 5, 2019 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for ESPN)
SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 05: (L-R) Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters and Tim Tebow of ESPN attend the Party At The Playoff at The GlassHouse on January 5, 2019 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for ESPN)

It wasn’t on the football field, but Tim Tebow just took a knee.

Around sunset on his family farm in Florida, the former Heisman winner got down on one knee, told his girlfriend, former Miss Universe winner Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, her loved her. Then, he asked her to marry him.

Unlike the NFL teams Tebow wanted to play for, she said yes.

SAN JOSE, CA – JANUARY 05: (L-R) Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters and Tim Tebow of ESPN attend the Party At The Playoff at The GlassHouse on January 5, 2019 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for ESPN)
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Following the proposal, Tebow slipped a 7.25-carat solitaire ring on Nel-Peters’ finger.  “This ring is internally flawless,” he said. “Just like you.”

To make the moment even more special, Tebow had flown Nel-Peters’ family and closest friends on hand from South Africa to witness the engagement. They, along with his parents, siblings and friends watched the proposal from a distance without Nel-Peters knowledge.

“I actually wasn’t really nervous,” Tebow told PEOPLE. “I was excited. I wanted everything to be perfect and to go smoothly. But I wasn’t nervous to actually ask her.”

Tebow said he’s looking forward to planning the wedding and that he can’t wait to marry his bride-to-be.

“I’m so excited for the wedding, and I can’t wait to spend forever with Tim,” Nel-Peters said.

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