Michelle Obama's Hair

When she graduated from Princeton in 1985, the future First Lady's style had all the volume the decade's trends demanded.
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The Significance of Style
Many bloggers and stylists have hypothesized about the specific techniques Michelle Obama used to transform the curly hair seen in her 1985 college graduation picture to her current silky styles. What the First Lady chooses to do with her hair has become an important part of the conversation about African-American women's beauty, acceptance, and power.

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