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Michelle Obama and Willow Smith Named Vogue Style Icons

First Lady Obama and Willow honored for being the best in chic.
Mrs. O and Willow Dubbed 'Style Icons'
Willow Michelle Fashion Icons
By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
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First Lady Michelle Obama and Willow Smith can add one more accolade to their already crowded mantels: “style icons.”

The two chic ladies were given the honor by Vogue magazine as part of its annual “American Idols: Icons of Stateside Style” feature.

Fashion designer Michael Kors called Mrs. Obama a “quintessential triple threat: stylish, smart, and strong all at once.” Two snaps for that!

Willow was dubbed the “future-forward American icon” by fashion designer Derek Lam, who also pointed out that the pint-sized singer was “naturally talented, charismatic… with the whole world open to her possibilities and abilities.”

We love seeing these two trailblazers honored for their one-of-a-kind style!