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It’s starting to sink in, isn’t it?

Barack and Michelle are leaving the White House in less than 100 days and we are really in our feels about NOT seeing that incredible couple running the world. And while we love the POTUS, we have a special place in our heart for FLOTUS.

And we’re not alone.

Four writers — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Rashida Jones, Gloria Steinem and Jon Meacham — each dropped gem after gem about why this particular First Lady holds such a special place in our heart.

One reason, as Adichie, says “She hugged more people than any first lady ever has, and she made ‘first lady’ mean a person warmly accessible, a person both normal and inspirational and a person many degrees of cool.

7 Other Times Michelle O Slayed Us
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TELL US: Why do YOU love Michelle Obama and what about her will you miss most?