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Michelle Obama Covers December Issue of Glamour
First Lady Michelle Obama covers the December issue of Glamour. The issue honors Mrs. Obama with the magazine’s Special Recognition award for mentoring young women. Congrats! Doesn’t she look great!?
Check out the interview snippets below!
Mentoring matters, especially for young women:
“I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play in this position. I see how little bits of exposure and big bits of exposure really change my girls significantly, and I want that for more girls around the country and the world.”
The real role models aren’t movie stars–they’re the people you know:
“They were the people in my life. My mom, for sure. My dad. The teachers. For me, role-modeling was immediate, it was touchable…Children connect with who is in their lives, present and accounted for…That’s why we’re trying to encourage moms, teachers, fathers, to be that presence in their children’s lives, in their communities, because it really makes a difference.”
Don’t wait to be “discovered” by a mentor:
“I was blessed throughout my entire career. I had people rooting for me. It started with my parents, but it extended to almost every teacher that I had. When I was a young lawyer, there were other women and men in the firm who took me under their wing. Look for those mentors, because sometimes mentors don’t find you–sometimes you seek them out. Oftentimes, they’re flattered and glad to lend a hand.”
For more of the interview please visit glamour.com.
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She’s GORGEOUS!!!!!!!
I’m confused so is her cut this short now or not? I could have swore I read an article in SBH mag from her stylist uhh Johnny Wright saying that she doesn’t wear weave.
OMG!!!!
*Squeals* *Breathes Heavy*
Michelle Obama is my Everything…
BEAUTIFUL!
@shaystew: Her hair just looks pinned up to me.
I love Michelle!! She looks fabulous as always.
Her hair is pinned up. She did not cut it.
Lovely dress! I love everything she wears.
i dont like her dress too much. but it makes her look young
she looks really young in this photo. nice
I totally love this chick and her style lol….i love the Obama’s, they seem so real!