Skip to content
  • Essence GU
  • Beautycon
  • NaturallyCurly
  • Afropunk
  • Essence Studios
  • Soko Mrkt
  • Ese Funds
  • Refinery29
  • WeLoveUs.shop
  • 2026 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture
  • Celebrity
  • Fashion
  • Beauty
  • Lifestyle
  • Entrepreneurship
  • News
  • Shopping
  • Video
  • Events
  • Subscribe
Home • Celebrity

40 Reasons We Love Michelle Obama

There is so much to love about the First Lady. On her birthday, we look at the 40 reasons she is a star in our eyes.
40 Reasons We Love Mrs. O
Michelle Obama Bday
By Yolanda Sangweni and Jenisha Wat · Updated October 28, 2020
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
There is so much to love about First Lady Michelle Obama. She represents the modern Black woman with strength, style and grace. A wife, mother and child health advocate, Mrs. O. is the perfect role model for women all over the world.

Today, as she celebrates her 48th birthday, we look at the 40 reasons we think Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is a star in our eyes.