The Guardian (Nigeria)

‘ Michelle, in every scene, you are my star!’

- By Yahaya Balogun Balogun wrote from the United States.

“Michelle, in every scene, you are my star!” is the expression of her husband, Barack Obama.

IN all marital institutio­ns, mutual love and respect are the stimulants for successful love affairs and relationsh­ips. Michelle Obama is a symbol of hope and possibilit­y. She is also a triumph of inspiratio­n from poverty. A woman who was born in poverty and poverty was not born in her.

Whenever I attempt to define global Class, the name that readily pops up is Michelle Obama! Mrs. Obama is the epitome of beauty, class, grace, elegance, brilliance, culture, enthusiasm, intelligen­ce, humility, and other adjectival glamour you can muse or use for a Class! Michelle and Barack are symbiotic doublet or match in the institutio­n of relationsh­ip and decency.

Michelle Lavaughn Robinson Obama ( née Robinson, born January 17, 1964) is an American lawyer, university administra­tor, and writer. She was the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She is married to the 44th president of the United States of America, Barack Obama. Michelle Obama was the first African- American first lady in controvers­ial American history.

Graciously, Michelle Obama is a reflection of stylish and high standards of personal behavior. Her prosocial behavior is a frightenin­g nuance to the children of hate and students or adherents of narcissism. Michelle Obama is an outsized and larger- than- life individual with impeccable and unblemishe­d credential­s. I am unsurprise­d that Mrs. Michelle Obama has supplanted her contempora­ries as the world’s most admired woman in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023 consecutiv­ely. She earns the Class with a classy persona.

When the other couples are sheepish and b** s** ing in vitriolic diatribes and diabolical outbursts, carriage, and immoral pedigree, the Obamas are elegantly sauntering with universal admiration, grace, united and extemporan­eous speeches that bloom the hearts of the world. We must continue to empathise with the children of hate.

The usual quibble from Mrs. Obama is while they go low, we must always maintain to go high! Despite our political polarisati­on and the war at home, the exceptiona­lism of America remains intact through individual­s like Michelle Obama. Michelle embellishe­s and flourishes the best in all American values.

Admirably, the former first lady, at 60, tops the list of the world’s most admired women, according to an annual study by Yougov. com. This independen­t organisati­on interviewe­d more than “42,000 people from 41 countries.” Madam Michelle Obama’s class and grace can easily or ( in) deliberate­ly intimidate any doctrinal of selfish individual­s and agents of conspiracy theories.

The unconsciou­s infatuatio­n and jealousy adversarie­s have for her are amazingly cantankero­us and choleric. The bait and epidemic syndrome that the enemies of Obama have for him is futile and nonplussed. Obama’s macro- enemies may unendingly not get over their hate with this impeccable family because of their rising star personalit­ies! Michelle Obama ensues class, humility, and grace! When you’re in your living room, nestled on a couch, and your classical mind sees this angelical woman with her gait on your ( home- tube) television, you will be in the sublimity of decorum, pleasure, intelligen­ce, class, grace, and intense admiration to watch her.

All these nuances and characteri­stics of Michelle Obama will be interwoven in your mused and fertile mind to dream of excellence. It is heartwarmi­ng to note that the world and the United States of America muse and celebrate Michelle Obama as the most admired woman in the www- whole wide world. It’s a beautiful gift for a woman in a man and vintage Obama.

Moreover, let me use this medium to acknowledg­e your role in my daughter as her role model. With Mrs. Michelle Obama, I saw my two daughters in her: one of my daughters, Tami, who wrote you while your husband was in office. Thank you for celebratin­g, motivating, and appreciati­ng my daughter when she wrote you as First Lady in the White House at eighgt. Her letter to you was about your support for # Bringbacko­urgirls, the kidnapped young schoolgirl­s in Nigeria.

Tami’s dad sees your husband as number one and his muse. Your letter to my daughter was memorable and inspiring. Tami is now 17, 17- year- old high school girl and one of the best in her class, ready for college.

She plays basketball, and she talks about your beautiful letter every time. Your letter to her is a great motivation and inspiratio­n to my daughter in academics, morals, sports, etc. Keep being a role model and icon of inspiratio­n to all young and old in the global community. We love and cherish you and your family so much and with passion.

I join your cool, calm, and distinctiv­e man- Obama, family, and the world to celebrate another colorful year in your remarkable years in this beautiful but odd world. God bless you, God bless your beautiful family, and God bless the United States of America.

Happy birthday Michelle.

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