What do the First Lady, rapper MIA, Oprah and Tom Hanks have in common? They are all considered to be Time Magazine’s most influential people of the year! (see pics below) Time Magazine hosted a their star-studded 100 Most Influential People annual event on Tuesday at the Time Warner Center. Some of you may have followed Oprah’s “Tweets” as she  “Twittered” from the event.

The one woman that stood out from all the rest that evening was First Lady Michelle Obama. She wore a stunning corset bodice long black dress with jet beads draped around her neck. (more…)

First Lady, Michelle Obama brought some famous woman to various Washington D.C. area high schools on Thursday to discuss the importance of setting career goals. Among the participating celebs were pop singer Alicia Keys, opera star Denyce Graves, actress Kerry Washington, astronaut Mae Jemison, actress Alfre Woodard, “Girlfriends” star Tracee Ellis Ross, WNBA player Lisa Leslie Lockwood, Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes and sister-actors Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad. (more…)

Peep Alicia Keys as she does her best impression of First Lady Michelle Obama in this new photo from Glamour mag’s tribute to American Icons.

This is what Alicia has said of the First Lady, “She has worked hard for everything she’s accomplished, and done so with grace and humility. So many women and girls can identify with her story.”

Model Chanel Iman as Althea Gibson

Chanel pays tribute to the late late Althea Gibson who tore down the color barrier of competition in 1950, when, at age 23, she became the first African American to compete in major U.S. championship and, in 1957, the first to win Wimbledon. She definitely paved the way for Serena and Venus Williams. 

Chanel says “She showed women you can be sweaty, be gorgeous and do a great job” (more…)

First Lady Michelle Obama covers People magazine again and reveals some personal details about her marriage to President Obama:

“We haven’t had that time together for [years], so that explains a lot why we all feel so good in this space. I don’t want anybody to think it’s that easy. It works because we really work at it. … We have a strong marriage, but it’s not perfect.”

She also spoke about their new addition to the Obama family due on April 1st. Sasha Obama, their daughter, has insisted that they get their new dog soon! “So Sasha says ‘April 1st.’ I said, ‘April.’ She says, ‘April 1st.’ It’s like, April!” she said.

The first lady favors Portuguese Water Dogs as a breed, which makes sense because they don’t shed and are considered one of the more hypo-allergenic types of dog. The elder daughter, Malia, is allergic to dogs.

Love our First Family!

And she looks stunning! First Lady, Michelle Obama, covers the March issue of Vogue, where she appears in an eight-page spread written by Vogue’s editor at large, Andre Leon Talley. AP reports, Talley said his interviews with First Lady Michelle Obama, which were done before the inauguration, were “one of the best experiences of my life. She’s so accessible, natural and normal. There’s nothing affected about her.” (more…)

Michelle Obama will be added to the Madame Tussauds wax museum in its collection of famous figures in D.C. The Museum released some pics of the design process which was done at Merlin Studios in London. The full figure will be unveiled in March. Designers spent six months on the figure by studying photos and video of the First Lady.

General Manager Janine DiGioacchino says  “as our nation’s first African-American first lady, a proud working mom and budding style icon, Mrs. Obama is a role model to women around the corner and around the globe.” (more…)

We reported last week that TY, the maker of the famous Beanie Babies, came out with two dolls called “Sweet Sasha” and “Marvelous Malia” as part of their TyGirlz collection. I knew it was a scheme to get rich off of this historic moment. But a rep from TY insisted that the dolls were not based on President Obama and the First Lady’s daughters. Nevertheless, First Lady Michelle Obama is furious about the dolls.

“We believe it is inappropriate to use young, private citizens for marketing purposes,” the First Lady’s press secretary, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, said in a statement Friday.

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Meet the man behind Michelle Obama’s hair. We all can admit that she has a nice set of strands on that head. Its always bouncy and very shiny. Well, hairstylist Johnny Wright will take credit for keeping the First Lady beautiful during her husbands campaign, especially at the Democratic National Convention. He first worked with Michelle Obama on the set of Essence Magazine in March of ‘07. From there, Wright was called upon many times (including for the Vogue Magazine shoot) to coif the First Lady’s hair.

“It was a lot of fun,” Wright says. “I styled her that day and did a little trim. I typically cut Michelle’s hair when it’s dry. For most black women, it’s best to cut when your hair is dry and straight because you can cut it at the proper length.” (more…)

We all anticipated yesterday. The day our President Barack Obama took an oath and is now our 44th President of the United States. I’m sure you were all overwhelmed with joy as I was.

Some of you even anticipated what the First Lady Michelle Obama chose as her inaugural ballgown. I thought it was absolutely beautiful, but some fashion critiques beg to differ. The First Lady chose up and coming designer Jason Wu, a 26 year old designer who was born in Taipei. He has been designing for just a few years and only recently got picked up by major stores like Nordstrom.

One of the many emotional moments of yesterday was watching our President and First Lady during their first dance as they danced to Etta James “At Last” sung by pop star Beyonce. There was not a dry eye in the room. Check out the recap:

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So there is a lot of talk about how Chief Justice Roberts messed up while reciting the oath to President Obama. Was it sabotage or a pure mistake? Maybe Chief Justice was nervous? Who knows! LOL! Check it out!

Fashion critics are also talking about Michelle Obama’s Inauguration Ceremony Dress. It was designed by Cuban-born desiner Isabel Toledo. She accesorized the yellow dress with olive green leather gloves and a pair of matching green Jimmy Choo shoes. The daughters of the President and First Lady wore cute lil outfits from J.Crew! (more…)