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Michelle Obama travels in style No matter where in the world she goes, the first lady gets attention for her fashion choices.
Dec. 29, 2011
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at the USS Arizona Memorial, part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu.
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Nov. 13, 2011
Michelle Obama waits to greet spouses at the APEC Spouse Luncheon at Kualoa Ranch in Ka'a'awa, Hawaii.
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Nov. 12, 2011
President Obama and Michelle Obama greet New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Bill English before the APEC Leaders Dinner in Honolulu.
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June 25, 2011
Michelle Obama, center, is accompanied by, from left, niece Leslie Robinson, daughter Sasha, nephew Avery Robinson, daughter Malia and mother Marian Robinson during a safari at the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.
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June 24, 2011
Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia are welcomed by traditional dancers as they arrive in Gaborone, Botswana.
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June 24, 2011
Michelle Obama is greeted by traditional dancers as she arrives in Gaborone, Botswana.
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June 24, 2011
Michelle Obama is greeted by children as she arrives in Gaborone, Botswana.
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June 24, 2011
Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia depart Cape Town, South Africa, as they travel to Gaborone, Botswana.
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June 23, 2011
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, back to camera, kick around soccer balls as they participate in youth activities raising awareness for HIV prevention at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa.
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June 23, 2011
Michelle Obama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, center, talk with South African soccer player Matthew Booth as they participate in youth activities raising awareness for HIV prevention, at Cape Town Stadium.
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June 23, 2011
Obama does push-ups with Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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June 23, 2011
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, center, stands with Karen Dudley, right, at her restaurant "The Kitchen" as she makes an unscheduled stop for lunch in Cape Town, South Africa. Obama kicks off the last leg of her South African tour in Cape Town today, when she will meet with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu.
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June 23, 2011
Michelle Obama and daughters Malia, second from left, and Sasha, second from right, visit the District Six museum, in Cape Town.
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June 22, 2011
Michelle Obama laughs as a boy, foreground, asks her to join in a dance during the first lady's visit to Vhuthilo Community Center in Soweto township, Johannesburg.
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June 22, 2011
The first lady pretends to yank a large carrot out of Vhuthilo Community Center's garden in Soweto township, Johannesburg. Young African Women Leaders Forum participants Heather Sonn, second from right, and Mandisa Dlamini, right, tend the garden.
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June 22, 2011
Michelle Obama plants spinach in the Vhuthilo Community Center's garden.
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June 22, 2011
The first lady walks with Sibongile Mazibuko, the Vhuthilo Community Center's director.
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June 22, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama, right, and Antoinette Sithole, the sister of Hector Pieterson, a 12-year-old boy killed during the student uprising in protest at apartheid education policies, lay a wreath at the Hector Pieterson Memorial in the township of Soweto.
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June 22, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama, left, chats with Antoinette Sithole, sister of Hector Pietersen, before laying a wreath at the Hector Pietersen Memorial in Soweto. Hector Pietersen became a symbol of the apartheid struggle in South Africa when he was killed by police during the 1976 student uprising in Soweto.
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June 22, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama addresses the Young African Women Leaders Forum at the Regina Mundi church in the Soweto township of Johannesburg. Regina Mundi church was once a haven for activists fighting white-minority rule in the sprawling township in Johannesburg, and Obama harnessed their memory as well as the American civil-rights movement to encourage young leaders.
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June 21, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama, with daughter Sasha, obscured center, and Malia, rear right, visit the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.
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June 21, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama poses for a photo with young women leaders during her visit to the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.
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June 21, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama meets children as she visits the Emthonjeni Community Center in Zandspruit Township, Johannesburg.
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June 21, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama dances with children as she visits the Emthonjeni Community Center in Zandspruit Township, Johannesburg.
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June 21, 2011
Former South African President Nelson Mandela, right, poses with first lady Michelle Obama at his home in Johannesburg. It was Mrs. Obama's first meeting with the prisoner-turned-president.
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June 21, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama, third from left, stands with daughter Sasha, second from right, her mother Marian Robinson and Graca Machel, right, wife of Nelson Mandela, as they listen to Verne Harris as he shows them artifacts from Nelson Mandela's imprisonment during their visit to the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg.
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June 21, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama, left, walks with Nelson Mandela's wife, Graca Machel, as she visits the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg.
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June 20, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama holds a bouquet of flowers, and daughters Malia, center, and Sasha, are draped in blankets given to them upon landing in Pretoria en route to Johannesburg, South Africa, as they begin their week-long trip to Africa.
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May 25, 2011
President Obama and his wife, Michelle, walk on the tarmac of Stansted airport prior to leaving for the G-8 summit in Deauville, France. Leaders of the world's richest nations begin a summit on France's Normandy coast Thursday dominated by the Arab Spring, the economy, and Japan's nuclear disaster.
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May 25, 2011
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wait to greet Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, for a reciprocal dinner at the Winfield House in London.
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May 25, 2011
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks to children from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School in London as they visit Christ Church College in Oxford, England.
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May 25, 2011
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron, the wife of British Prime Minister David Cameron, hold up tongs as they serve food during a barbecue in the garden of 10 Downing Street in London. The barbecue Wednesday was attended by members of the military from the U.K. and the U.S.
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May 24, 2011
President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Queen Elizabeth II, and Prince Philip pose prior to a dinner hosted by the queen at Buckingham Palace in London.
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May 24, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama shakes hands with members of the Choir of Westminster Abbey during a visit with her husband, President Obama, to Westminster Abbey in London.
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May 24, 2011
President Obama, second left, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, walk with Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, at Winfield House in London.
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May 23, 2011
President Obama and his wife Michelle step down from Air Force One, after arriving at Stansted Airport, near London.
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May 23, 2011
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave to the crowd as they arrive at College Green in Dublin.
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May 23, 2011
President Obama, third from left, and first lady Michelle Obama, left, are greeted by Ireland's head of government, Enda Kenny, second from left, and his wife, Fionnuala Kenny, as they arrive at Farmleigh House in Dublin.
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May 22, 2011
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave from Air Force One before departing to Dublin at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
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Nov. 10, 2010
First lady Michelle Obama, left, President Obama, right, and Grand Imam Ali Mustafa Yaqub, center, wave to journalist during their visit to Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Nov. 9, 2010
U.S. First lady Michelle Obama, center, is greeted by other guests as she arrives at a state dinner hosted for U.S. President Obama at Istana Merdeka in Jakarta,
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Nov. 9, 2010
President Obama, center right, and first lady Michelle walk the red carpet upon arrival at Halim Perdanakusumah airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. Mrs. Obama wears a red-and-black patterned dress over loose black pants.
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Nov. 9, 2010
President Obama, right, and his wife, Michelle (in a light gray frock), wave after boarding Air Force One in New Delhi.
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Nov. 8, 2010
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stand during the playing of the U.S. national anthem at a state dinner at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Mrs. Obama wore a shimmering embossed silver metallic long skirt paired with a taupe-colored satin long-sleeve blouse.
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Nov. 8, 2010
Michelle Obama tries on a necklace during her visit to National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum in New Delhi.
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Nov. 7, 2010
U.S. President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, Smt. Gursharan Kaur, at a dinner in New Delhi.
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Nov. 7, 2010
Wearing a black-and-white tweed sheath with a bright pink sweater, the first lady enjoys a dance with children during a visit to the Holy Name High School in Mumbai.
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Nov. 7, 2010
President Obama and Michelle Obama, in a mint-colored dress with coordinating short-sleeve sweater, tour Humayun's Tomb in New Dehli.
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Nov. 6, 2010
Michelle Obama plays a tambourine with underprivileged children in the academic program Make a Difference (MAD) at a university in Mumbai. Obama wore a tiered floral skirt and a J.Crew lace top, accented by an Erickson Beamon starburst brooch.
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Nov. 6, 2010
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at the Mumbai International Airport. The first lady wore a somber but delicate smoky gray dress, accented by a triple-strand pearl choker necklace and silver kitten heels.
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Aug. 8, 2010
Sasha Obama and her mother, first lady Michelle Obama, arrive at the Marivent Palace, in Palma de Mallorca on the last day of their trip to Spain.
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Aug. 4, 2010
First lady Michelle Obama is all smiles as she wears a Jean Paul Gaultier shirt while vacationing in Marbella, Spain.
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April 15, 2010
Michelle Obama poses with Mexican student leaders after a round-table discussion at La Hacienda de los Morales restaurant in Mexico City.
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April 14, 2010
First lady Michelle Obama jumps in a Diane von Furstenberg dress as she dances with schoolchildren at the Siete de Enero school in Mexico City.
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Oct. 2, 2009
First lady Michelle Obama returns to the White House in a Liz Claiborne New York dress, with President Obama, after promoting Chicago's Olympic bid in Copenhagen.
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Oct. 1, 2009
First lady Michelle Obama speaks with Prince Albert of Monaco at a reception following the opening ceremonies of the 121st International Olympic Committee Session and XIII Olympic Congress at the Copenhagen Opera House. She is wearing a gown by Rodarte.
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July 11, 2009
Michelle Obama wears a dress by Sophie Theallet at a departure ceremony in Accra, Ghana.
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July 10, 2009
Michelle Obama dresses with style and respect as she meets Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican.
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July 8, 2009
President Obama and wife Michelle arrive in Rome for the Group of Eight summit. Mrs. Obama wears a Jason Wu dress.
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July 6, 2009
Michelle Obama meets with the first lady of Russia, Svetlana Medvedev, at the Kremlin in Moscow while wearing a Narciso Rodriguez dress.
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June 6, 2009
Style icons meet: Michelle Obama wears Michael Kors and Givenchy as she meets with French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, who's wearing Dior, in Caen, France.
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April 5, 2009
Michelle Obama wears a white bow blouse by Moschino and a skirt by Michael Kors, as she and President Obama arrive at Hradcanske Square in Prague.
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April 1, 2009
President Obama and wife Michelle leave Downing Street in London after a dinner with leaders attending the G-20 summit. Mrs. Obama wears Isabel Toledo.
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Feb. 16, 2009
First lady Michelle Obama walks toward the White House after returning from Chicago.
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