It’s been more than two years sinceMichelle Obamaleft the White House, but she’s still held in incredibly high regard all over the globe, according to one recent survey.
Obama’s husband, former PresidentBarack Obama, was also named as one of the world’s most admired men, coming in second behindBill Gates.
In December, Mrs. Obama alsotopped a Gallup pollof America’s most admired women — marking the first time in 17 years thatHillary Clintondidn’t receive the honor.
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She championed initiatives supporting child health and fitness during her time in the White House and has continuedto publicly support issues of wellness— much to the delight of the thousands of supporters who have attended her live appearances in promotion ofBecoming.
“We [as women] have to own our health. It’s one of these things that no one can take from you,” she shared at the Essence Festival in New Orleans earlier this month.
Getting candid about her own experiences, Mrs. Obama shared that after welcoming her two daughters,MaliaandSasha, she “found myself getting mad” at her husband, who was making time to go to the gym every day.
“This was right when we started going to counseling, y’all, so this was one of our issues, you know?” she said. “But I found myself getting mad at him because he was doing what he needed to do for him. And I think for us as women, many of us, we have a hard time putting ourselves on our own priority list, let alone at the top of it.”
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Speaking about the public’s enthusiastic response to both her autobiography and heroft sold-out book tour, Mrs. Obama previously told PEOPLE just how much the support has meant to her.
“Because we’re role models, it’s important for us to be honest and say, ‘If you’re in a marriage and there are times you want to leave, that’s normal,’ ” she said, “because I felt that way.”
source: people.com
