American politician JD Vance has today been sworn in as vice president of the United States, with his 'spirit guide' wife Usha Vance in attendance at the Inauguration. Vance, who will serve under incoming President Donald Trump, has previously spoken about the important role Usha, 39, has played in his personal and professional development.
Now, the couple will be moving into the vice president's mansion on the grounds of Washington's U.S. Naval Observatory - a place they will call home for the next four years. Until now, Usha has kept a relatively low profile, but as the Second Lady, she'll now be at the very centre stage of US politics. But who is Usha Vance, and what role has she played in her husband's rise to power?.
Vance, who detailed his rise from working-class boy to lawyer in his 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy, first locked eyes with Usha during their time as students at the prestigious Yale Law School. Remembering his first impressions of Usha in his autobiography, Vance wrote: "She seemed some sort of genetic anomaly, a combination of every positive quality a human being should have: bright, hardworking, tall, and beautiful.".
Sharing how he “fell hard” for his classmate after an assignment brought them together, Vance added: “In a place that always seemed a little foreign, Usha’s presence made me feel at home.". Before attending law school, studious Usha had earned her undergraduate degree from Yale University, as well as a master of philosophy at the University of Cambridge.
