Michelle Obama

• 61 Highlights of Carla and Nicolas Sarkozy's stateside trip
  Highlights of Carla and Nicolas Sarkozy's stateside trip

• 62 Obama family all pull together to help the homeless as US honours Martin Luther King
  Visitors to a Washington soup kitchen were in for a surprise on Monday when they arrived to find none other than America's First Family handing out meals. The president and his wife, wearing aprons and...

• 63 Monaco's royals, Michelle Obama among famous figures spreading Christmas cheer
  As the winter holidays approach, people everywhere are decorating trees, singing carols and wrapping presents. And the world's royal families and statesmen, it seems, are also getting into the Christmas...

• 64 Humble Barack Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize in Norway
  "Compared to some of the giants of history who have received this prize... my accomplishments are slight," said Barack Obama as he accepted the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in Norway on Thursday. In...

• 65 Barack Obama honours Bruce Springsteen and Robert De Niro at White House
  President Barack Obama honoured rock singer Bruce Springsteen and actor Robert De Niro with one of the US's highest cultural prizes at a star-studded White House reception on Sunday. The two performers...

• 66 Special festive delivery for Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha
  Christmas cheer has officially arrived at the White House. There was excitement in the air as Michelle Obama and her daughters Malia and Sasha took delivery of the presidential residence's Christmas...

• 67 'Don't go for looks or money': Michelle Obama shares dating tips
  As far as choosing the right man is concerned, Michelle Obama seems to have good instincts.  When sharing her tips for finding The One, the US president's wife says intelligence and integrity should...

• 68 Michelle Obama talks frankly of the strains Barack's career put on their marriage
  No one who saw them gaze lovingly into each other's eyes as they shared that first dance on election night could doubt the strength of their union. But Barack Obama and wife Michelle, who wed in...

• 69 Michelle Obama, the bionic woman, urges US to run, skip and hula hoop for fitness
  This is not the kind of activity you can imagine Laura Bush engaged in or even our own Sarah Brown or Cherie Blair. Self-styled Mom-in-Chief Michelle Obama put her heart, soul and hips into...

• 70 First lady turns action figure - bare-armed Michelle Obama doll to be released
  It would be fair to say that America is still enamoured with Michelle Obama. From her down-to-earth attitude to her fashion sense and impressively toned upper arms, the first lady has caught the public's...

• 71 Modern art for a 21st century couple – Barack and Michelle Obama get decorating
  Ever since the presidential inauguration in January, the Obama family have been working hard to make their mark on the White House. From purchasing the 'first dog', to a special Hawaiian-themed...

• 72 Barack Obama wines and dines his first lady Michelle on their 17th anniversary
  Unlike last time it was date night in the Obama household - when the evening involved a trip on Air Force One to a Broadway show - 'couple time' for Michelle and Barack was a simple affair this...

• 73 Chicago golden girl Michelle Obama brings glitz to Olympic challenge
  Oprah Winfrey accompanied her, as did her husband Barack Obama. And she talked about fostering children's dreams and how her father, a working class hero who fought multiple sclerosis much...

• 74 Italian charmer Silvio Berlusconi introduced to 'bella donna' Michelle Obama
  He's known to appreciate the fairer sex. So it was to be expected that Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would be pleased by the opportunity to meet the woman regarded as the first lady of charismatic...

• 75 Michelle came close to walking out over Barack's absences claims new book
  Theirs is known to be one of the strongest and most loving unions in the political world. Even so both Michelle and Barack Obama have always been frank about the difficulties they've overcome in balancing...

• 76 Special welcome home for the 'daddy of all presidents', Barack Obama
  Nothing beats a hug from one of your favourite girls after a hard day at work. That's what Barack Obama must've been thinking as he scooped up his youngest daughter Sasha, who leapt excitedly into...

• 77 The nine-minute secret behind Michelle Obama's super-toned upper arms
  Every time she steps out in a sleeveless top Michelle Obama manages to make women half her age turn green with envy over her perfectly-toned arms.  Since she appeared on the political scene onlookers...

• 78 America's first family recharge their batteries with laid-back island break
  Life as the first African-American family ever to inhabit the White House has undoubtedly provided plenty of thrills and excitement. But the chance to enjoy normal activities with their kids like Joe...

• 79 Everything's A-OK as Michelle Obama meets Elmo on 'Sesame Street'
  Since her appearance on Sesame Street, Michelle Obama has been telling people the TV spot was the highlight of a lifetime. "I never thought I'd be on Sesame Street with Elmo and Big Bird, and I...

• 80 Barack and Michelle re-trace the steps of a poignant family journey with their girls
  Gazing out across the breathtaking vistas of the Grand Canyon, Barack Obama was no doubt thinking back to his first visit there. Then he was as an impressionable 11-year old on a family holiday with his...