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It Was a Very Good Year - First Lady Michelle Obama has for the past few years received a lot of attention for her creative, and sometimes edgy, sartorial choices. This year she was as fashionable as ever but also showed that there's a lot more substance to her style. — Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick) [SD1]hyperlink  (Photo: Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Tweet! - The first lady kicked off a new year with a new look when she debuted her now famous and former bangs in her very first @flotus post on Twitter. Obama attributed the cut to a "midlife crisis," but soon found them irritating and grew them out. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Inauguration Fashion Statement - Thom Brown and J. Crew? Enough said. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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What Did John Boehner Say? - We may never know what the House speaker said to make the first lady roll her eyes and shake her head during an Inauguration Day luncheon in the Capitol. It was, however, a major meme of the day.(Photo: Courtesy Gawker)

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Fashion Queen - The U.K. Sunday Times style magazine crowned the first lady the queen of fashion in March. In addition to topping the publication's best-dressed list, she also graced a stamp bearing her image. (Photo: The Sunday Times Magazine)

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And the Winner Wasn't... - Obama caused a stir after making a surprise appearance, flanked by military personnel, to announce the winner of the Oscar for best picture. Conservatives and liberals alike felt it was a bit (or a lot) intrusive. (Photo: WENN.com)

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It's Official - The White House unveiled Obama's updated official portrait in February. It's lovely but also features the bangs she lived to regret. (Photos from left: Chuck Kennedy/Official White House Photo, Joyce N. Boghosian/White House Photo) 

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Tour de Farce - The first lady used humor to promote her "Let's Move" campaign, which turned three this year. In an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, she joined the comedian, who donned a pink sweater and woman's wig, for the skit titled the "Evolution of Mom Dancing." The moves included "Just the Hands Part of 'All The Single Ladies'" and "The 'Where's Your Father?' (Get Him Back Here!)"  (Photo: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Hadiya Was Me - "Hadiya was me, and I was her," the first lady said during an emotional plea for gun control at a Chicago event held to urge local leaders and businesses to help reduce gun violence. "But I got to grow up, and go to Princeton and Harvard Law School, and have a career and a family and the most blessed life I could ever imagine."   (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Cover Girl - In 2013, Obama graced the covers of April Vogue and December issue of Ladies Home Journal. (Photo: VOGUE Magazine) 

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A Princely Surprise - A Mother's Day luncheon at the White House for military women, their children and mothers, hosted by the first lady and the vice president's wife, Jill Biden, included a truly unexpected gift: Britain's Prince Harry, who had served two tours in Afghanistan. (Photo: John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Instagram! - The first lady joined Instagram in June with the handle @michelleobama. Photos include a range of images, from the president and first lady back in the day to heart-warming moments with the people she supports and who support her.  (Photo: Instagram via Michelle Obama)

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A First Lady's Best Friend - As part of the Great Nature Project, National Geographic’s effort to create the world’s largest online animal photo album, Obama posted a selfie of herself and family dog Bo on Twitter and Instagram. (Photo: Michelle Obama via Twitter)

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Embrace Yourself - "Growing up on the South Side; not having a lot of resources; struggling through some of the best schools; being one of a few Black women in the room at a board room, at a table — that has prepared me for this," Obama told a group of Chicago teens preparing to head off to college. "So I embrace my background. And I want all of you to do that no matter where you go."  (Photo: Chuck Kennedy/Official White House Photo)

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Learn Like Your Life Depends on It - The first lady urged African-Americans to have the same hunger for education as those who, years ago, risked their safety and in some cases their lives to get one, in a commencement speech delivered at Bowie State University. "We need to start feeling that hunger again," she said. "We need to once again fight to educate ourselves and our children like our lives depend on it, because they do." (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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The Lucky Ones - Obama joined former First Lady Laura Bush to co-host a first ladies' summit in Tanzania last summer. "We get to work on what we're passionate about. And I think that that’s something that I would encourage all first ladies to never lose sight of," Obama said.  (Photo: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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A Cultural Gem - The first ladies of foreign nations don't usually travel to Harlem during visits to New York City. This year, the first lady hosted a luncheon at the Studio Museum of Harlem for the spouses of world leaders in town for the U.N. General Assembly. The lunch, prepared by chef Marcus Samuelsson, was served with a side of history about the Harlem Renaissance. (Photo: AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

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Throwback Thursday - The first lady kept it seriously real in an image of her and the president posted on Instagram one Throwback Thursday in July. “Barack and Michelle. #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #NoFilter,” her caption read. (Photo: Michelle Obama via Instagram)

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Fly Girl - "I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman," Obama said in an interview with Parade magazine. She also talked about the importance of making healthy eating and exercise choices as she grows older. "I want to be this really fly 80-, 90-year old," added the first lady. (Photo: Courtesy of Parade Magazine August 2013)

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The Power of Persuasion - In September Obama convened a food summit to urge food companies and television broadcasters to do more to promote healthy food options to kids and to empower, not undermine, parents in their efforts to do the same. "I'm here today with one simple request and that is to do even more and move even faster to market responsibly to our kids," the first lady said. (Photo: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Drink Up! - In a new campaign titled Drink Up, the first lady in September urged Americans to start drinking more water. "Drink just one more glass of water a day, and you can make a real difference in your health, for your energy and the way that you feel," she told students at a high school in Watertown, Wisconsin. (Photo: AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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New Direction - In remarks delivered at Bell Multicultural High School, located a short distance from the White House, the first lady began a new push for education. Obama told students that no matter what their plans or dreams for the future may be, they must "do what it takes to continue your education after high school" and build a foundation for a successful life. She later reiterated these and other goals in an appearance on BET's 106 & Park. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Seriously? - Photographer Roberto Schmidt, who captured this image, says that the first lady was joking around moments before her husband took a selfie at Nelson Mandela's memorial service with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Her face tells a different story.  (Photo: ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)

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She's Got His Back - The botched Obamacare rollout has damaged her husband's credibility so the first lady is stepping up to help promote his signature legislation. In a meeting with a group of mothers, she urged them and moms across the nation to initiate family discussions about the importance of enrolling in a health care plan and why the Affordable Care Act is a good thing.  (Photo: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)