Born name

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson

nickname

The First Lady, Renaissance, Mrs. Robinson, Miche (pronounced “Meesh”), My Rock (Barack Obama calls her that)

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

DeYoung, Illinois, USA

nationality

training

Michelle skipped second grade.

From sixth grade she attended Bryn Mawr Elementary School (later renamed Bouchet Academy). She later attended Whitney Young High School in Chicago.

Michelle received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University in 1985 with a major in Sociology and a minor in African American Studies.

In 1988 she graduated from Harvard Law School when she received her Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

occupation

lawyer, writer

family

• Father – Fraser Robinson III (City Water Company Clerk, Democratic District Governor)
• Mother – Marian (née Shields) (Secretary at Spiegel)
• Siblings – Craig Robinson (Older Brother) (college basketball coach and broadcaster)
• Others – Jim Robinson (Paternal great-great-grandfather)(Was a slave at Friendfield Plantation in South Carolina), Fraser Robinson Jr. (Paternal grandfather), LaVaughn (née Johnson) (Paternal grandmother), Melvinia Shields (Great-great-great-grandmother ) (slave)

Manager

unknown

Build

Average

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 180 cm

weight

72 kg or 159 pounds

friend/spouse

Michelle first met Barack Obama , 44th President of the United States at a law firm Sidley Austin in June 1989 and started dating him. She was Barack’s senior there, and Barack was employed there as a summer assistant. On their first date, they saw the movie Do the Right Thing.

They became engaged in 1991 and married in October 1992. The couple have two children, daughters Malia Ann (born 1998) and Natasha (known as Sasha, born 2001).

race/ethnicity

Black

She is of African American descent with distant Irish and other European roots.

hair colour

Black

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

Short hair

measurements

36-31-39 inches or 91.5-79-99 cm

dress size

8 (US) or 40 (EU) or 12 (UK)

shoe size

11.5 (US)

brand promotion

Michelle Obama has not endorsed any brand but has been featured in commercials on JoiningForces.gov, Sprout Channel, Univision Contigo, Google TV, etc.

religion

Protestantism

Known for

As the wife of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.

first movie

Michelle has never been in a movie as an actress.

First TV show

She has not done any of the television shows as an actress. However, her first television appearance was in 2004 when she appeared on a news program Hardball with Chris Matthews as herself.

Personal trainer

Michelle Obama trained her arms and entire body. She is able to lift 35 pounds during the bench press. She may be able to lift more weight on the flat bench press.

Check out Michelle Obama’s workout videos on the Washington Post.

For breakfast she likes to eat fruit, eggs and bacon.

Michelle Obama favorite things

• Music – Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, Sting
• Books – Solomon’s Song ( By Toni Morrison), Life Of Pi ( By Yann Martel), Into The Wilderness ( By Jon Krakauer), White Teeth ( By Zadie Smith)
• Movie – Inside Out (2015)
• TV Show – Black
• Color – Purple
• Sport (to play) – tennis
• Sports (to watch) – tennis, basketball
• Part of the White House – Rose Garden

Michelle Obama Facts

1. In her early years, she faced gender discrimination.
2. In 2013, she was included in TIME magazine’s list of the “100 Most Influential People Alive.”
3. She is Maya Soetoro-Ng’s sister-in-law.
4. Michelle’s first solo visit (excluding her children and husband Barack Obama) to a nation was in April 2010 when she went to Mexico.
5. In high school, she was the student treasurer.
6. She knows piano very well.
7. Michelle’s first impression of Barack was not good.
8. She’s a big fan of The Dick Van Dyke Show and even watches the reruns.
9. She used to smoke cigarettes. She actually promised to quit smoking if Barack stood up for president.
10. Michelle is the first African American First Lady of the United States.
11. Connect with Michelle on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.