(CNN)Here's a look at the life of Michelle Obama, wife of 44th US President Barack Obama.
Personal
Birth date: January 17, 1964
Birth place: Chicago, Illinois
Birth name: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson
Father: Fraser Robinson, water filtration worker
Mother: Marian (Shields) Robinson
Marriage: Barack Obama (October 3, 1992-present)
Children: Sasha, Malia
Education: Princeton University, B.A., 1985; Harvard University, J.D., 1988
Religion: Christian
Other Facts
Graduated magna cum laude with a sociology degree from Princeton.
Met Barack Obama when she was assigned to be his mentor at Sidley & Austin, a Chicago law firm.
Her father suffered from and eventually died of multiple sclerosis.
Nominated for two Grammy Awards and won both.
Nominated for one Primetime Emmy Award but did not win.
Timeline
1988-1991 - Associate attorney at Sidley & Austin in Chicago.
1991-1992 - Assistant to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.
1992-1993 - Assistant Commissioner of Planning and Development.
1993-1996 - Founding executive director of Public Allies Chicago.
1996-2002 - Associate Dean of Student Services for the University of Chicago and director of the University Community Service Center.
2002-2005 - Executive Director for Community Affairs for University of Chicago Hospitals.
2005-2007 - Member of the board of Tree House Foods, a food supplier for Walmart stores.
2005-January 2009 - Vice President of Community and External Affairs for University of Chicago Hospitals.
January 20, 2009 - Becomes the first lady of the United States.
April 2009 - "Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words" is published.
February 2009 - Appears on the March cover of Vogue magazine.
February 9, 2010 - Launches the national campaign, "Let's Move!," to reduce childhood obesity.
April 2011 - Launches the national veterans' campaign, "Joining Forces," with Jill Biden.
June 20, 2011 - Travels to Africa for a week to focus on youth leadership, education, health and wellness.
June 21, 2011 - Visits former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela at his home.
May 29, 2012 - "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America" is published.
February 24, 2013 - Presents the Academy Award for best picture.
March 13, 2013 - Along with other high profile celebrities and politicians, Obama's financial information is hacked and posted online. Her student loan information and credit report are posted.
March 14, 2013 - Is on the cover of April's edition of Vogue. This is the second time she has appeared on the cover.
May 2014 - Launches the national campaign, "Reach Higher," a higher education initiative.
March 2015 - Launches the national campaign, "Let Girls Learn," a global focus on girls' education.
July 2015 - Guest edits "More" magazine. Obama is the magazine's first guest editor as well as the first, first lady to guest edit an entire issue of "More."
November 10, 2016 - Obama hosts the soon-to-be first lady, Melania Trump, for tea and a tour of the White House residence, Press Secretary Josh Earnest says in a White House briefing.
November 11, 2016 - Is on the cover of December's edition of Vogue. This is the third time she has appeared on the cover.
January 13, 2017 - Gives her final White House remarks thanking her supporters and saying, "being your first lady has been the greatest honor of my life and I hope I've made you proud."
September 27, 2017 - Remarks that "any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice" during an appearance at the Inbound 2017 conference in Boston.
May 21, 2018 - Netflix announces the Obamas have signed a multi-year production deal that in which the two will work both in front of and behind the camera.
November 13, 2018 - Obama's memoir "Becoming" is published, shooting to No. 1 on the Amazon Best Sellers list.
December 27, 2018 - Is voted the woman most admired by Americans this year, knocking Hillary Clinton from the top spot for the first time in 17 years, according to Gallup's annual survey.
December 30, 2019 - For the second year in a row, a Gallup survey lists Obama as the woman most admired by Americans.
July 16, 2020 - Announces that she is launching "The Michelle Obama Podcast" on Spotify.
March 10, 2021 - Obama speaks candidly, in an interview with People magazine about her struggles with low-grade depression during the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges of 2020. "Depression is understandable in these circumstances, during these times," she says in the interview. "To think that somehow that we can just continue to rise above all the shock and the trauma and the upheaval that we have been experiencing without feeling it in that way is just unrealistic."
June 21, 2022 - Audible, Amazon's audiobook and podcast service, announces that Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground, signed an exclusive multi-year first-look production deal with Audible.
May 3, 2023 - Announces the launch of PLEZi Nutrition, a healthy food and beverage company she co-founded to offer parents "healthier, great-tasting products" for their children.
February 4, 2024 - Wins a Grammy for best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording for her book "The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times," which was published on November 15, 2022.
Photos: Michelle Obama's evolving style
President Obama made headlines with his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 12, but it was Michelle Obama who was trending on Facebook afterward. The first lady wore a marigold dress by designer Narciso Rodriguez that sold out online before her husband's speech was over. Here's a look at some of her other fashion choices.
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The first lady chose this Michael Kors tweed skirt suit for the 2015 State of the Union address.
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Obama wore this forest green Azzedine Alaia ensemble -- which included a full-skirted dress, an oversized belt and a cropped jacket -- for the State of the Union address on January 28, 2014.
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For the Inauguration Night balls in 2013, Obama wore a ruby-colored chiffon and velvet gown by Jason Wu, the same designer who made her 2009 inaugural dress. Known for her continuous support of emerging designers, the first lady essentially made the Taiwanese-born designer a household name in 2009 by wearing his dress.
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For Inauguration Day in 2013, the first lady mixed "high" and "low" fashion with a belt from J. Crew, a coat and dress by Thom Browne, Reed Krakoff boots and a necklace by Cathy Waterman, the White House said. After the festivities, the outfit and accessories were to go to the National Archives.
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Obama is known for her loyalty to designers and brands from a variety of price points, often wearing the same items on multiple occasions. At the president's swearing-in ceremony on January 20, 2013, she debuted a dress by Reed Krakoff, whose jackets and gowns she has worn before. Krakoff, the creative director of Coach, started his own label in 2010, style blog Mrs. O noted.
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Obama greeted the audience at the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2012 in a striking gold lamé gown by Michael Kors, fashion consultant Mikki Taylor noted.
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At the final 2012 presidential debate in Boca Raton, Florida, Obama donned the same Thom Browne fog-gray dress with black lace overlay that she had worn at the Democratic National Convention, reworked this time with a black belt and a stone brooch, Taylor noted.
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The first lady worked the crowd at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a Tracy Reese sheath with pink suede pumps by J. Crew, according to Taylor.
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Obama wore a gown by Indian-American designer Naeem Khan at the White House Correspondents Dinner in April 2012 in Washington.
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Obama showed her right to bare arms in a Zac Posen sheath at a state dinner in honor of British Prime Minister David Cameron on March 14, 2012, at the White House.
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For a January 2012 lunch with Parklawn Elementary School students in Alexandria, Virginia, Obama wore an argyle sweater from J. Crew. The sweater has made multiple appearances since.
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The first lady wore a Vera Wang gown to the Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington on December 4, 2011.
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The first lady worked her signature elegance at the Congressional Black Caucus' Phoenix Awards in 2011, pairing a floor length, a double-face paillette fishtail skirt by Michael Kors with a black top and a Peter Soronen corset belt, Taylor said.
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The first lady made an entrance at the 2011 Medal of Honor ceremony in a brocade dress by Barbara Tfank that she has worn on multiple occasions since, Taylor said.
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Obama highlighted Naeem Khan's talents in a scarlet-hued gown with matte crushed sequins and abstract wind-blown roses on scarlet tulle at the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors, according to Taylor.
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At the annual Clinton Global Initiative in September 2010, the first lady played up her passion for prints with a Moschino Cheap & Chic multipatterned chemise that featured hothouse flowers on top and a digital print on the bottom, Taylor noted.
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Obama transitioned from a daytime meeting with Mexico's first lady to an awards ceremony on February 25, 2010, wearing the same Jason Wu dress, according to the style blog Mrs. O.
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Obama has worn this Target dress on multiple occasions since being photographed in it as she stepped off Air Force One with daughter Sasha on August 15, 2009, according to the Mrs. O blog.
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Obama has been known to wear dresses from mass retailer Talbots and accessorize them with signature pieces such as this sweater from Dear Cashmere and a belt by Sonia Rykiel, worn in July 2009, according to Mrs. O.
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Public consensus approved of the ball gown Obama wore on inauguration night in 2009. The dress solidified the first lady's reputation as having a keen eye for emerging talent.
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Public opinion was divided on the lemongrass shift by Cuban-American designer Isabel Toledo that the first lady wore to her husband's swearing-in on January 20, 2009.
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And the public's obsession with Obama's sartorial choices began with the Narciso Rodriguez sheath she wore when her family took the stage at Chicago's Grant Park after her husband's victory in the 2008 presidential election. Some lauded the choice as an eye-catching statement; others called it an eyesore.
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