US EditionMichelle Obama speaks out on the one thing she 'did not talk about' in the White House
Michelle Obama avoided fashion talk to keep focus on her work and felt cultural readiness was key, with over 200 unpublished images in her upcoming memoir, The Look.
- Yesterday, October 28, 2025, Michelle Obama, former First Lady, said she `purposefully did not talk about fashion and beauty during the eight years in the White House` because `I was afraid it was going to take over everything.`
- Michelle Obama said she held back because she felt braids and natural hairstyles would distract as the country was not ready and the CROWN Act had not yet passed.
- The Look will include over 200 images and an audiobook read by Obama, celebrating confidence, identity, and authenticity, ahead of its Nov. 4 release.
- Post-White House, Michelle Obama has embraced box braids as practical freedom for public activities like swimming and tennis, saying, `When I'm out of the public eye, I am swimming, I am playing tennis and braids represent that kind of freedom for me.`
- Given her role as the first African American woman to serve as First Lady, Michelle Obama navigated racist criticism and pressure to display femininity, shaping her message of self-love and confidence for women of color.
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Michelle Obama is the first Black woman to ever reside in the White House and while some would say she did it with poise, no one can dispute that she did it looking flawlessly. From her elegant gowns to her casual looks, Barack Obama’s wife often turned heads with her style during his presidency. Early on, she wore her natural hair pulled back or straight with soft curls, occasionally adding weaves or extensions to complement her texture. But he…
Michelle Obama is an intelligent woman who knows what the public wants: to know the intricacies of the White House, of her years in it, and of how was the most private and personal part of her husband's presidency, Barack Obama. Between 2009 and 2017, the Obama family was in power in Washington, and became one of the most observed in the world. After that unique experience, both Barack and Michelle launched several books, series and podcasts, bu…
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