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Skier’s perfume blends rose oil with confidence
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Ahh, the sweet smell of success.
2009 U.S. freestyle skiing champion Michelle Roark, has never lacked ambition. At age 5, she decided she wanted to become a chemical engineer and compete in the Winter Olympics.
Roark has been to one Olympics (Torino), ...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Michelle Rodriguez
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While Fast and Furious may have made $72 million at the box office this weekend, Michelle Rodriguez who has a “reputation”cough cough for being difficult comes clean to Latina.com about what it’s like for strong women in Hollywood.
“Anytime you...[Read on] |
CFDA to Honor Fashion Icon Michelle Obama
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The Council of Fashion Designers of America will honor First Lady Michelle Obama this JuneThe Etceterist | Today 11:55 am
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Hair up, hair down, sleeves or sleeveless, Michael Kors, Jason Wu, Narciso Rodriguez — or will there be a new favorit...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama's Top Fashion Designers Defend J. Crew Cardigans, Lanvin Shoes, Sleeveless and More
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Maria Cornejo, Thakoon Panichgul and Narciso Rodriguez became household names after First Lady donned their designsPost | Today 7:00 am
Four days after Michelle Obama’s 100 first days in office, three of her favorite designers — Maria Cornej...[Read on] |
2016 Olympics in Chicago? Nastia Liukin, President and Michelle Obama say “yes”
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Personally, I think it would be cool to have the Olympics in Chicago in 2016. Nastia Liukin thinks so (click picture below), as well as President and Michelle Obama – they’re traveling to Copenhagen today to pitch Chicago’s bid to the International ...[Read on] |
Can Fashion Icon Michelle Obama Wear the Same Thing Twice?
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Yes, the day is coming when the First Lady may do the unspeakable — ‘repeat’ an outfit!
Will this cause outrage or applause? Simon Doonan, Isaac Mizrahi and four other top fashion professionals weigh inThe Etceterist | Today 10:25 am
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Michelle Obama Gives Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Swank Guitar
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Two glamorous First Ladies meet in France for first time; Obama gives singer-songwriter Bruni a rad giftPost | Today 11:00 am
What’s the ultimate gift for a French First Lady who uses her spare time to record her fourth music album? Not a tea set,...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama on Health Care Reform and Women
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In case you missed it, check out a snippet of First Lady Michelle Obama's speech on health care reform and women. You can read her full speech here.
h/t Michelle Obama Watch
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Michelle Obama Wears Shorts, Media Up in Arms
| • No help from Republicans on health care reform, Mr. President. Looks like you’re going to have to do it all by yourself. [Politico] • Meet Heathrow’s writer-in-residence. Yes, because all airports need a writer-in-residence. [New York Times] •...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama inaugurates new White House farmers market
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And I was there!
As the local food nerd that I am, I had to be there to hear Michelle Obama speak at the opening of the new White House Farmer's Market in DC.
One of the local dairy farmer's spo...[Read on] |
Congrats to new grad Michelle Kwan
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Michelle Kwan is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history having won nine U.S. championships, five World Championships, and two Olympic medals.
With her focus and dedication, it’s no surprise she’s a good student as well. Kwan attended Solead...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama to Make an Appearance on New York City's Spring Benefit Circuit
| The First Lady is planning to attend the 69th annual American Ballet Theatre spring gala.
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Michelle Obama, Oprah, Queen Elizabeth Make Forbes Top 100 Most Powerful Women List
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Forbes scoured the globe for women with the most influence in business, government, entertainment and the communityForbes 100 Most Powerful Women | 08/24/2009 10:40 am
Forbes is definitely paying attention when it comes to scoping out the world’s...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama's Updo Sparks Hairgate II
| Michelle and Barack Obama attend a celebration of country music in the East Room of the White House, July 21, 2009. By Matthew Cavanaugh-Pool/Getty Images. The Obamas hosted a country-music concert at the White House this past Tuesday night. Country lumin...[Read on] |
Is the Monkey Off Wie’s Back?
| Michelle Wie Wins First Title on LPGA
It finally happened! The collective sigh exhaled yesterday afternoon on a sun-soaked golf course in Guadalajara, Mexico was heard ‘round the golf world’. Michelle Wie won her first tournament on the LPGA Tour...[Read on] |
Interview with Trucker star Michelle Monaghan
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I saw Trucker a year and a half ago at the Tribeca Film Festival in a big theatre with very few other people. As I left the movie I thought what a shame it was that so few people had seen this great and unexpected performance from Michelle Monaghan. T...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama on Work-Life Balance
| Cross-posted at MotherTalkers.
Glad to see we have a first lady focused on the plight of working families.
In a recent speech before corporate executives, Michelle Obama addressed the internal conflict faced by many working parents trying to have it al...[Read on] |
Women to Watch in the Olympics: All the Figure Skaters
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Figure skating is one of those Olympic sports that draws a huge viewership. As such, it leads to a sense of rivalry in the fans (I still feel Michelle Kwan was robbed by Tara Lipinski in the ’98 Games, but that’s neither here nor there) but th...[Read on] |
Will Michelle Obama Influence Women About Wine the Way She Did With Fashion?
| It didn’t take us very long to notice Michelle Obama’s style on the campaign trail and I’m not talking about arms. I’m a bit under 6 ft. myself and first it was the poise, the grace of motion and that drop dead gorgeous smile that won me over. Lat...[Read on] |
Target Women: Obama Arms
| The White House Correspondent's Dinner over the weekend has been getting a lot of press. In particular, Wanda Sykes' Rush Limbaugh digs and the President's appreciative reference to his wife's "guns."
Michelle Obama has made the sleeveless dress somethi...[Read on] |
First Farming: The White House Goes Organic
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After a long week of depressing, doom-and-gloom articles, I saw a news story that lifted me out of the funk: Michelle Obama will break ground on the White House South Lawn to plant an organic vegetable garden.
Not since Eleanor Roosevelt has a First L...[Read on] |
All the Uninsured/Underinsured Ladies- Put Your Hands Up
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Posted by WCF Fellow Trish Calvarese
After sharing their personal stories, three women devastated by the current state of the health care system sat beside First Lady Michelle Obama as she urged...
This is a content summary only. Visit Women and Politic...[Read on] |
Getting urban girls into the game: Dance first?
| By Lauren Taylor
It is the quiet story behind the high-profile victories of women’s athletics: After thirty years of Title IX, after the superstardom of Mia Hamm, Michelle Wie, and Venus Williams, even after the advocacy of groups like the Women’s ...[Read on] |
Sisters Unite! Executive Order creates White House Council on Women and Girls…
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President Barack Obama signed an executive order today creating a White House Council for Women and Girls to focus the federal government’s efforts on advancing the interests of a group that has long done less well than men by a number of measures.
Oba...[Read on] |
To Grunt or Not To Grunt: A Question of Gender Discrimination?
| During the 2009 French Open Tennis Tournament Portuguese teen tennis star Michelle Larcher de Brito made a stir with her elongated “shrieks” when she strikes the ball. Wimbledon officials are now considering making a rule banning loud grunting for fem...[Read on] |
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