Jill Biden Is Nearly Unrecognizable In Throwback Snap From Her Early Days With Joe

Who is that fresh-faced blonde wrapped in a white sundress and summer sun? Believe it or not, that glowing young woman is none other than Jill Biden. Yes, the former First Lady. But in the throwback photo below, she is nearly unrecognizable, with big hair, dewy skin that epitomizes '70s makeup looks, and a carefree smile. All radiate a different era, one untouched by social media, press conferences, or polished D.C. wardrobes.

Perched gently on the lap of a denim-clad man, now-husband President Joe Biden, she looks like a poster girl for vintage Americana. A dreamy garden, a plastic patio chair, a love story still unfolding. This is not the structured, sharp First Lady we know today; just sunshine and softness.

The transformation is striking. From college sweetheart to community college professor to White House icon, time has refined her style but hasn't erased that sparkle. If you blink too fast, you might mistake her for a young actress on a '70s film set. But of course, she is unmistakably the Jill Biden we have come to know, just with a little less Capitol Hill and a lot more summertime magic.

Jill Biden had the hair of a flower child and the dating history to match, according to remarks she made during the "Fashion For Our Future" event in September 2024, noted by Women's Wear Daily. She recalled wearing her hair down to her waist. Throwback photos she shared on Instagram show her style leaned toward earthy, romantic, maybe even a little rebellious. So when a sharply dressed senator arrived at her door in a perfect suit and polished leather loafers, it felt like a wardrobe clash disguised as a first date. "Thank God, it's only one date," she remembered thinking. But dinner changed everything, and apparently, the chemistry sparkled. "I said to myself, 'Thank God I voted for him,'" she confessed.

The pair married in 1977 following four failed proposals, according to Harper's Bazaar, but it appeared five was the charm. Decades later, the sharp-shoed senator and the flower-child maiden have both evolved. When it comes to style, Jill has proven time and time again that fashion has no age, it just evolves, and it surprises ... much like love — something that Jill and Joe know about firsthand. "I try to be a support for Joe, because I don't know how many people are saying to him, 'That was great. That was brilliant.' I try to be that person for him," she told Harper's Bazaar in 2022.