# Is Michelle Obama beautiful? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 11, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496 "2009-06-11T22:19:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/61 "2009-06-12T19:27:42Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > [Dude, how much skinnier should she be?](http://www.dancewithshadows.com/celebrity/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/michelle-obama-sexy.jpg) She could lose 100 lbs and not be petite. It has nothing to do wih skinny. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/62 "2009-06-12T19:53:39Z")
Ok how much more “slender” should she be? ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/63 "2009-06-12T20:31:05Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Ok how much more “slender” should she be? I’m not sure what you’re asking. If you mean weight I would say she could [drop 20 lbs](http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/fashion/2009/06/11/2009-06-11_first_lady_michelle_obamas_first_fashion_misstep_you_tell_us.html). It’s not going to drastically change her figure. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/64 "2009-06-12T20:49:45Z")
That’s 20 lbs of bad outfit, not flesh. ---
**Author:** ![Lama\_Pacos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/65 "2009-06-12T21:47:27Z")
I think she has the looks of a hot regular person, not necessarily a knockout. If I passed her in a store I’d definitely give her a second look, but I wouldn’t need a defibrillator. I agree that her intelligence, confidence, and accomplishment give her an attractiveness that someone vapid in the same body might lack. Let’s also keep in mind that despite the Obamas’ youthful persona, Michelle is 45; if you think about the fact that she’s a bit older than many female celebrities people might be comparing her against, I think she holds up well. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/66 "2009-06-12T21:50:11Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > She has a bit of a Klingon forehead thing going on . . . That’s \*\*\*precisely \*\*\*the description I’ve been looking for; I knew I’d seen that look somewhere before. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/67 "2009-06-12T22:23:51Z")
her bottom teeth do close over her top teeth but not by a horrendous amount. that would need heavy braces or surgery to correct. if it doesn’t impede eating and her teeth are fine otherwise, then decision to leave it alone makes sense. i think it because she shines through, much of how she looks is her personality. eleanor roosevelt was odd in that she became more and more attractive as she aged. she looked much better at 50 and 60 than she did at 20. it is a very unusual progression. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/68 "2009-06-13T02:28:30Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > eleanor roosevelt was odd in that she became more and more attractive as she aged. she looked much better at 50 and 60 than she did at 20. it is a very unusual progression. Yes, I agree. She was a very akward-looking girl but a positively stunning old woman. ---
**Author:** ![sjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/69 "2009-06-13T02:30:59Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > her bottom teeth do close over her top teeth but not by a horrendous amount. that would need heavy braces or surgery to correct. if it doesn’t impede eating and her teeth are fine otherwise, then decision to leave it alone makes sense. > > i think it because she shines through, much of how she looks is her personality. > > eleanor roosevelt was odd in that she became more and more attractive as she aged. she looked much better at 50 and 60 than she did at 20. it is a very unusual progression. Although I saw a young picture of her that was really pretty. I think it was definitely intended as a glamor shot, but not like it was a lot of work to capture that good shot. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/70 "2009-06-14T03:58:43Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > She has a bit of a Klingon forehead thing going on which might be helped by a different hair style and her pouty lower lip suggests an underbite. These aren’t major things but there is something about her eyes that don’t look right and I think it’s her eyebrows. They drop down too low in the center. > > I like a more petite/slender figure but there is nothing horribly wrong with hers. She’s certainly in good shape for her age and can wear clothes well. > > by far her best feature is her smile. It really lights up her face. I think that this sums her up best. At a glance she’s attractive, but if you try to look too closely, the look starts to fail. She doesn’t move too gracefully, and she’s not the fashion maven that many make her out to be, but she’s at least dressed well 75 percent of the time. I’m not some arm fetishist, but hers just say “I take care of myself” and that’s a lot to be said for her. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/71 "2009-06-14T20:50:16Z")
I think she’s quite attractive. Then again, I usually am more attracted to people who look different or unique. Classical beauty is wasted on me. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/72 "2009-06-14T21:13:25Z")
Beautiful is too strong of a word for me, but I do think she’s attractive. As far as picking apart her every feature, huh? You can find flaws in anyone if you work that hard. The overall package is (IMHO) what is important. I think she has that. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496/73 "2009-06-15T02:20:12Z")
I don’t think she is attractive at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michelle-obama-beautiful/499496.md?page=3)