Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama

First lady of the United States of America

Married to Barack Obama

US Vogue April 2013

Vogue US December 2016 by Annie Leibovitz

Styling  Tonne Goodman

other from Vogue US December 2016

Vogue US April 2013

Vogue  April 2009

2017 ESPY Awards on Wednesday (July 12) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Vogue December 2016

InStyle October 2016

Redbook November 2014

Glamour  May 2015

appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday (February 1).

2018 American Association Annual Conference on Friday night (June 22) in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Michelle Obama speaks to the crowd during When We All Vote’s National Week of Action rally at the Watsco Center at the University of Miami on Friday (September 28) in Coral Gables, Fla.

US Elle December 2018

Michelle Obama is on the cover of Essence magazine’s December/January issue.

Here’s what the former First Lady and “Becoming” author had to share with the mag…

On what is next for her: “Since we left the White House, I’ve spend most of my time focusing on finishing this book. The book tour will keep me busy for a while, and then I’ll take some time to evaluate what’s next. I’m in no hurry. What I know is that public service is in my DNA, so I’m planning to find ways to keep being useful…I see myself always staying involved in efforts like that…”

On her happiest days in the White House: “Any day that I got to spend time with children was a good day. Sometimes if I was need of a pick-me-up, my staff would schedule an event with young people to give me a boost. Kids give me energy. They get me out of my own head and remind me about the things that are most important…”

On her advice on finding your own Barack: “I think a lot of people don’t have a clear idea of what they should look for in a mate—and for a long time, I didn’t either…What drew me to Barack was that when I met him, he was already a fully formed individual. From our very first conversations, he showed me that he wasn’t afraid to express his fears and doubts, or that he might not have all the answers. He could handle someone with her own passions and goals, someone who had ideas of her own. He relished it, in fact. I liked that…”

For more from Michelle, visit Essence.com.

Michelle Obama is all smiles as she waves the audience while onstage at her Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama tour stop at the Forum on Thursday (November 15) in Inglewood, Calif.