Michelle Obama and Queen Letizia of Spain Stroll Together in Stunning Dresses
Michelle Obama walks with Spain’s Queen Letizia at the Zarzuela palace near Madrid, Spain
Walking through a garden on the grounds of the Zarzuela palace, Michelle Obama, wearing a white dress with a large bow in the back, contrasted well with Spain’s Queen Letizia in a bright red sheath. (Photo: Reuters)
Michelle Obama in a baby blue and white striped dress with wedges at Torrejon Air Force Base in Madrid, Spain
Even high winds couldn’t keep Michelle Obama’s style down. At Torrejon Air Force Base in Madrid, Spain, the first lady wore a Proenza Schouler dress. (Photo: Getty Images)
Malia Obama in a wrap dress from Nasty Gal with Sasha at Torrejon Air Force Base in Madrid, Spain
Braving heavy winds, the first daughters donned their summer best at Torrejon Air Force Base in Madrid, Spain. Malia, who will turn 18 on July 4, wore a green and white striped wrap dress from Nasty Gal with low-slung heels, while sister Sasha opted for a white printed sheath with cognac miles. Her hand was also covered in henna, a remnant from time spent in Morocco. (Photo: Getty Images)
Marian Robinson, Sasha Obama, Malia Obama, Michelle Obama, Princess Lalla Meryem, Morocco’s Princess Lalla Salma, and more attend an Iftar dinner at the King Palace in Marrakech
Despite wearing a black and white scarf dress from American brand Altuzarra, the first lady’s dress still looked like it was locally sourced. Her daughters, in ankle-length printed dresses, also dressed for the occasion. (Photo: Balkis Press)
FLOTUS wearing a patterned dress at a talk in Morocco with Meryl Streep and Frieda Pinto
“If we aren’t providing skills and resources to half of our population, then we’re not realizing our full potential as a society, as mankind.” (Photo: Reuters)
Meryl Streep wearing a black and white patterned blouse with a large flower brooch
Sitting on a panel discussion with FLOTUS and Frieda Pinto, Meryl Streep wore black trousers, a patterned blouse with a large flower brooch, and mules. “I’m aware that [in Morocco] there’s a special push to enable girls beyond primary level education, to go on to secondary school, to university,” the actress said. “I want to help that happen all over the world.” (Photo: AP)
The first daughters wearing fashion-forward ensembles
For travel from Liberia to Morocco, the first daughters put on some pretty cool looks. Malia paired a navy blue jumpsuit with a black and white striped blouse underneath with lace-up flats. Her sister, Sasha, on the other hand, chose a floral chiffon dress (just like mom!) with an asymmetrical hem and accessorized with a choker. (Photo: Getty Images)
The first lady with Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco
To arrive in Morocco, FLOTUS wore a black and white floral print dress. She was met by Princess Lalla Salma at the airport, who paired a bright orange dress with matching Valentino Rockstuds. (Photo: AP)
Michelle Obama wearing a multicolored dress while sitting down with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first elected female head of state in Africa
“The girls told me about the challenges girls in Liberia face — overcrowded schools, teen pregnancy, having to work jobs to pay their school fees, overcoming the loss of family and friends in the Ebola crisis,” Michelle wrote on Hell Giggles. “But they also spoke about how they had learned to value themselves and how their parents and teachers supported them and pushed them to succeed in school.” (Photo: AP)
Michelle Obama with Sasha, wearing a denim dress, and Malia in a mint green midi skirt arriving in Liberia
“You don’t have to be somebody different to be important. You’re important in your own right,” Michelle Obama said to a group of school in Unification Town, Liberia.”Nobody wants you to act like a boy. People want and need to value you because of who you are, because of your story, because of your challenges. That’s what makes you unique.” (Photo: AP)
After bringing her Let Girls Learn initiative to Europe last summer, Michelle Obama is continuing to draw attention to adolescent education. Her latest efforts involve a three-nation trip to shed light on the millions of girls around the world who are not in school.
On Monday, the first lady, who brought along her daughters, Sasha, 15, and Malia, 17, and mother Marian Robinson, landed in Libera. “This is the special girl-power unit of the Obama household,” she said. “We left the president behind because he’s a boy.” Wearing an abstract floral print dress, the family was welcomed to the Western African country with a red carpet and traditional dancers.
Following the announcement that the United States would be providing $27 million in aid for the expansion of the Let Girls Learn Peace Corps program in the country as well as meeting with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first elected female head of state in Africa, the Obamas moved on to Morocco.
On the second leg of the first family’s tour, they were met by Frieda Pinto and Meryl Streep for a panel discussion moderated by CNN’s Isha Sesay in Marrakesh and delivered even more money to help some of the 62 million girls worldwide lacking access to formal education.
The last part of the six-day trip will be in Spain, where FLOTUS will deliver a speech. The message she’s trying to get across is this: “You have the power, right now, to step up and be a champion for those 62 million girls who aren’t in school. You have everything you need right now to raise awareness about their stories and to support their efforts to get an education.”
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