First Lady in Wax: Madame Tussauds Adds Mrs. O

Mrs. Michelle Obama is being seen around the capital a lot more these days. A likeness of the First Lady was unveiled on Tuesday at Washington, D.C.’s Madame Tussauds, the world-famous wax museum. A line stretched down the block outside the museum by noon, while inside, a circus of media and visitors swarmed around the exhibit for its grand opening. Dressed in a custom-designed red sleeveless dress and black cardigan, the life-size wax figure stands in the museum’s replica Oval Office. The figure is beside President Obama’s likeness, which was unveiled in February 2008. —BB