First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden greet Scott Kelly, First Lady's State of the Union box guest, in the Blue Room of the White House, Jan. 20, 2015 (The first lady wore a fitted, gray Michael Kors skirt and cropped jacket from the designers 2013 fall collection.)

Official portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama in the Green Room of the White House

Official portrait by Pete Souza of the Obama family in the Oval Office.

Michelle Obama at Martha's Vineyard 2025 recording an episode of her podcast

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Michelle Obama and John Green after discussing her memoir Becoming on vlogbrothers

United States President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Sasha and Malia, tour the Christ the Redeemer statue surrounded by mist in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on 20 March 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza).

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha attend Easter church service at Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., Sunday, April 24, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Former Late Show host and comedian David Letterman entertains at the president’s lectern as, from left, former Daily Show host and comedian Jon Stewart, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, and Vice President Joe Biden listen during the comedy show in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the USO and the 5th anniversary of Joining Forces at Joint Base Andrews in Washington, D.C. May 5, 2016. Joining Forces is an initiative to help military, veterans and their families founded by Dr. Jill Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama. (DoD News photo by EJ Hersom)

Barack and Michelle Obama exciting the stage after a campaign stop in Des Moines, IA. Less than 24 hours after this photo was taken Mr. Obama won the Iowa Caucus. Reflecting on this night three years after, it really does capture Obama at the last moment of the "underdog" phase of his campaign. The following day he would rise to national prominence and, with the help the national media who were in the gymnasium with him the previous night, would be catapulted to near a "front-runner" status.