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She inexplicably reaches into our own experiences by sharing hers.
She inspires us to be better.
To give it all we’ve got, whateveritmay be.
There is nothing in my story that would land me here."
We’re celebrating how far Obama has come and where she’s headed next.
Her dad was acity-pump operator, and her mom was a homemaker.
The family of four occupied their tight quarters within a bungalow, shared with relatives.
She was an 11-year-old student when Chicagobegan to desegregate schools in 1975.
I liked being smart.
With these same values… you too, can pave the way.
You too can realize your dreams.
In 1988, she was put in charge of mentoring a summer intern: 26-year-old Barack Obama.
Barack toldOprahabout his first impression, “I remember being struck by how tall and beautiful she was.
He asked multiple times before she ever agreed to a date.
I kissed her, and it tasted like chocolate.”
Sherevealed their vows toInStyle, “Barack didn’t pledge riches, only a life that would be interesting.
On that promise he delivered.”
I was still nursing, so I was wearing my nursing shirt.
I told my boss, ‘This is what I have: two small kids.
My husband is running for the U.S. Senate.
I will not work part time.
I need a good salary.
I need to be able to afford babysitting.
I was very clear.
And he said yes to everything."
“This house belongs to America.”
And for that, he estimates “FLOTUS, COO” should be making $287,000 a year.
I [wanted] the kids to be treated like children, not little princesses.
That didn’t change with his hand on the Lincoln Bible."
That’s my part in this.
I am supporting the president of the United States."
She’s super fit!
You’ve seen those arms!
FLOTUS packs some heat and isn’t afraid to show it off in thosesignature sleeveless looks.
We know Michelle Obama works hard, but she worksoutlike a boss, too.
FLOTUS #fitspo done!
By 2015, the program was a smash hit.
“Today we have seen changes, improvements in the school lunches.
We’ve seen grocery store manufacturers putting healthy food there and keeping the prices low.
Schools, classrooms are putting in salad bars.
And kids are getting active during the day.
It’s just been a real culture shift.”
To celebrate, she popped on a cardigan, andgot her mom-dance on with Jimmy Fallon.
She has made it clear that health is a top priority.
Though, that doesn’t mean sherefuses to indulge.
“The pie in the White House is dangerously good,“she confessed toOprah.
You know, the tomato that’s from your garden tastes very different from one that isn’t.
And peas what is it like to eat peas in season?
There are even beehives on site.
I know that when you hear the phrase ‘knowledge is power,’ it’s true.”
Catch FLOTUS rocking it with James Cordon and Missy Elliott onCarpool Karaoke.
Unlike Lady Gaga, women can relate to [Obama].”
Even now, having left the White House, Michelle Obama continues to be apinnacle of fashion.
The woman is an icon.
To dismiss this as everyday locker-room talk is an insult to decent men everywhere."
I don’t want to be anyone but Michelle Obama.
And I want people to know what they’re getting."
My view is, first you get them to laugh, then you get them to listen.
So I’m always game for a good joke,“she said in the article.
She’s in a class by herself.”
Senior presidential advisor and close friend Valerie Jarrett toldVogue, “I cry a lot.
It takes very little to set me off.”
Obama agreed, “You know, there are little… moments.
Her individual choices force us to accept that being a woman isn’t just one thing.
That it’s OK to be everything.”
As she toldVogue, “I will take the same approach leaving as I did coming in.
I won’t know until I’m there.
I’ve never been the former First Lady of the United States of America before.”
Feminist activist Gloria Steinem predicted,in theNew York Times, “[It’s] up to her.
She could do anything, from becoming a U.S.
Senator from Illinois to campaigning for the safety and education of girls globally.
She could also choose to lead a private life.
Whatever she decides, I trust her judgement.”
And after getting to know her as First Lady since 2008, so do we.
