1 of 22 Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Michelle Obama waits for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau to arrive at the March 2016 State Dinner.
2 of 22 Gary Gershoff
Michelle Obama arrives to the NYC panel discussion, "Let Girls Learn," in February 2016.
3 of 22 JUAN MABROMATA
Michelle Obama arrives for a dinner at the Kirchner Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires in March 2016.
4 of 22 Manuel Balce Ceneta
Michelle Obama arrives for the Signapore State Dinner in August 2016.
5 of 22 Riccardo Savi
6 of 22 Chip Somodevilla
Michelle Obama takes the stage during a White House Persian New Year celebration in April 2016.
7 of 22 WPA Pool
Michelle Obama attends a dinner at Kensington Palace in April 2016.
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Michelle Obama attends the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner in April 2016.
9 of 22 Drew Angerer
Michelle Obama arrives to the Nordic State Dinner in May 2016.
10 of 22 WPA Pool
Michelle Obama attends a private lunch at Windsor Castle in April 2016.
11 of 22 Chris Jackson
Michelle Obama attend the Opening Ceremony of the Invictus Games Orlando in May 2016.
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Michelle Obama slays at Madrid's Zarzuela Palace in June 2016.
13 of 22 Earl Gibson III
Michelle Obama arrive at the Phoenix Awards Dinner in September 2016.
14 of 22 Leigh Vogel
Michelle Obama hosts the 3rd annual "Beating the Odds" event in July 2016.
15 of 22 Michelle Obama at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Photo: Tom Williams
"Our motto is, when they go low, we go high."
16 of 22 CBS Photo Archive
Michelle Obama visits the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in September 2016.
17 of 22 Mark Wilson
Michelle Obama speaks during the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities poetry reading in September 2016.
18 of 22 Mark Wilson
Michelle Obama looks amazing during an arrival ceremony at the White House in August 2016.
19 of 22 Alex Wong
Michelle Obama speaks during an event to celebrate 20th Century Art at the White House in October 2016.
20 of 22 NICHOLAS KAMM
Michelle Obama poses for a photo as she welcomes the wife of Italian Prime Minister, Agnese Landini, to the White House in October 2016.
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Michelle Obama speaks during a Halloween event at the White House in October 2016.
22 of 22 Paul Morigi
Michelle Obama participates in a panel discussion at the "A Brighter Future: A Global Conversation on Girls' Education" event in October 2016.
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