section_path: Public image and style
section_name: Public image and style
paragraph_text: Public image and style
  
  In Hillbilly Elegy (2020), a film about the life of her husband, she was portrayed by actress Freida Pinto.
  
  In July 2024, after Trump chose JD Vance as his running mate, The New York Times reported that Usha Vance "models a new kind of Republican image-making". Newsweek said Vance's fashion choices were "different from that of the typical women in Trump's circle, who take on a Miss America type of look". U.S. fashion media widely praised her fashion choices at the 2025 presidential inauguration.
  
  White supremacists, including prominent far-right figures such as Nick Fuentes and Jaden McNeil, have made racist comments about Vance, targeting her for her Indian heritage. JD Vance defended his wife against the "ridiculous" attacks in an interview with ABC News.
  
  In Hillbilly Elegy (2020), a film about the life of her husband, she was portrayed by actress Freida Pinto.
  
  In July 2024, after Trump chose JD Vance as his running mate, The New York Times reported that Usha Vance "models a new kind of Republican image-making". Newsweek said Vance's fashion choices were "different from that of the typical women in Trump's circle, who take on a Miss America type of look". U.S. fashion media widely praised her fashion choices at the 2025 presidential inauguration.
  
  White supremacists, including prominent far-right figures such as Nick Fuentes and Jaden McNeil, have made racist comments about Vance, targeting her for her Indian heritage. JD Vance defended his wife against the "ridiculous" attacks in an interview with ABC News.