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
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