The only daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is set to speak during the last day of the 2016 Democratic Convention Thursday in Philadelphia. Despite spending eight years in the public eye as a first kid when her father was president there may be facts about her you don't know.
Here are some things you may not know about Chelsea Clinton:
Chelsea Clinton's first name comes from a 1969 song
A 1993 New York Times article published ahead of Bill Clinton's first inauguration said Chelsea Clinton' first name was inspired by Judy Collins' 1969 single "Chelsea Morning."
She's been married for nearly six years
Chelsea Clinton married her longtime boyfriend, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, in a private ceremony on July 31, 2010. She wore a Vera Wang-designed gown and was walked down the aisle by her father in front of 400 guests in Rhinebeck, New York.
She is a mother of two
Chelsea Clinton and her husband welcomed her first child, a daughter named Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky, on Sept. 26, 2014. She and Mezvinsky's second child, a son named Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky, was born June 18.
She is vice chair of the Clinton Foundation
Chelsea Clinton works in a leadership position at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation. According to the foundation's website, she works as an advocate for the organization, which, among other things, works on climate change issues and giving access to medicine to people in different regions of the world.
She has been a correspondent on NBC
A 2014 Politico report claimed Chelsea Clinton was paid $600,000 by NBC when her contract was up for renewal that year. Clinton had been a special correspondent for the network since November 2011.
Despite the tense presidential campaign between their parents, Chelsea Clinton and Ivanka Trump are friendly
In an interview with "Extra," Clinton said she and Ivanka Trump, daughter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump are on good terms. "It has nothing to do with politics. We were friends before this election, we'll be friends after this election."
"We are (friendly)," Ivanka Trump told People magazine. "There's certainly tremendous intensity around both of our lives right now … . We also continue to have great respect for one another."
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