Fashionably late " or not.

In the midst of Chelsea Clinton's political tour for her mom's struggling presidential campaign, the 28-year old stopped in Frankfort " almost an hour behind schedule.

She was so late that several Clinton supporters had to leave the local Clinton campaign headquarters before the beige suburban pulled up.

Forty-eight minutes after her scheduled 3:30 p.m. arrival time, the former first daughter appeared wearing dark skinny jeans and a crisp white blouse with a navy blazer.

She looked more like a trendy celebrity than a politician's daughter, accessorizing with a gray scarf, gold suede pumps and hair loosely pulled back in a low ponytail.

The now-professional hand-shaker spoke quietly with a reserve as Frankfort greeted her. It was a pose only someone who grew up in the spotlight could acquire, after years of over exposure and a sometimes unflattering press.

The youngest Clinton looked remarkably different from the images of the 90s: an awkward 12-year-old with a mess of curly hair and a mouth full of braces. But people do grow up.

And Clinton has grown into a surprisingly private person with a fairly normal existence for being the only daughter of a controversial president.

After graduating from Stanford University in 2003 with a bachelor's in history, Clinton followed in Bill Clinton's footsteps by attending University College at Oxford where she received a master's in international relations.

Unlike her father, however, she was not a Rhode's scholar, and unlike both of her parents, decided not to be a lawyer or a politician.

Instead, she's worked as an investment analyst for Avenue Capital Group, a New York hedge fund since 2006.

But in early 2008, the young Clinton joined her mother's campaign because she said she passionately supported Hillary Clinton as a presidential candidate and as her mom. She continued to praise her efforts and thanked Frankfort for their support, wishing everyone a "Happy Mother's Day."

After being nearly an hour late, the former White House resident stayed an extra half hour, perhaps trying to make up for time.

Regardless of her sense of time, she has tossed the stiff suits and stuffy knee-length skirts for a more casual image. Life away from politics has transformed her fashion sense to the modern look.