6 things to know about Ashley Biden, Joe and Jill Biden’s youngest daughter: a lifelong public servant, founder of charitable fashion brand Livelihood, staunch animal rights activist … and a fierce dancer

Dec 29 , 2021

(L-R) The First family of US: Jill Biden, Ashley Biden and Joe Biden. Photo: @welovethebidenfamily/Instagram

Ashley was dubbed ‘a mood’, ‘the fun Biden’ and ‘the Pippa Middleton of the US’ after victory dancing on stage when her dad became president

The business owner and activist runs a charitable fashion brand, Livelihood, that aims to address racial inequality and income inequality in the US

Ashley Biden is a social worker, activist, philanthropist, fashion designer and US President Joe Biden’s rumoured family favourite. She can be described as a determined go-getter, with a yearning to bring about important social changes.

The 40-year-old lets her work to do the talking and diligently avoids the spotlight. Having grown up in a political atmosphere, she is very passionate about public service and helping people.

Ashley Biden is made of many endearing qualities and we have a peek into them here.

1. All about young Ashley

A family photo of the Bidens. Photo: @drbiden/Instagram

Ashley Blazer Biden was born on June 8, 1981, in Wilmington, Delaware, to Joe and Jill Biden. She is the only child from Joe Biden’s second marriage to Jill. Joe Biden lost his first wife – mother of Ashley’s older brothers, Beau and Hunter Biden – and infant daughter Naomi Biden in a brutal car accident in 1972. At the time of Ashley’s birth, her father served as a United States senator from Delaware, and her mother worked as an educator.

Ashley is incredibly close to her half-brothers and was raised Catholic. Ashley was quite the spirited child at Delaware’s private Wilmington Friends School. Following in her father’s and brother’s footsteps, Ashley attended Archmere Academy, a Catholic, Norbertine college preparatory school known for its rigorous academic programme.

A young Ashley Biden with her parents. Photo: @drbiden/Instagram

Ashley showed a keen interest in sports and was a part of Archmere’s lacrosse and field hockey teams. She later went on to pursue her bachelor of arts degree in cultural anthropology from Tulane University.

2. Her bond with Hunter and Beau

Ashley with her brothers Hunter and Beau. Photo: @drbiden/Instagram

Elle published a Joe Biden interview which threw light on the sibling bond between Ashley and her brothers, saying, “There’s no one you’re closer to than your siblings. In Ashley’s case, this was especially true.” Jill echoed that sentiment about Hunter and Beau. “From the minute she was born, her brothers looked after her. And, she always looked up to them. Wherever they went, she wanted to go, and they took her.”