Firsts

Ever since the world didn't crash in Y2K, we have been experiencing a world of FIRSTS.  Most of these are inventions, disasters and scandals.  But the most significant, today at least, is a person.  No, not Barack Obama.  Rather, it is the FIRST lady: 

Michelle Obama! 

She is the 'first lady,' the first colored women in the white house, the first to embrace the position the way she has and made the impact she has in the first 100 days.

Upon reading an article on CNN.com (here), I discovered the global impact that Michelle is having on women all over the world.

Her status as a hard-working woman is being seen as globally inspiring.  The article notes, "I've always liked knowing that she was Barack Obama's supervisor when they first met," Sue Mbaya of Nairobi, Kenya says. "He once said that he wouldn't be where he is without his wife. That really appeals to me."

Michelle always two steps ahead.  

She is globally inspiring to those who feel they are 'aliens' in society.    

She is inspiring to many as a woman of color.  "She shows women that it's OK to have dark skin and to not have a son. She's quite real to us," says one in India.  

In the States, the old woman to look up to was Oprah, but even she has fallen under Michelle's charismatic spell.  Michelle is the Mother Teresa Oprah combo.  

Michelle has even become an example of healthy living: in beauty (She was recently on the cover of VOGUE), healthy eating (She had a garden planted at the White House) and family (She showcases her girls and embraces motherhood, as opposed to the behavior of Hillary Clinton).

"She might be the first woman of color that females in male-dominated countries have seen as confident, bright, educated, articulate and persuasive," says Barbara Perry, author of "Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier."

Speaking of Jackie O, Michelle Obama is the new HOT.  Her style (confident, athletic and sexy) is coveted by Americans for its realistic appeal.  She is the first HOT first lady (in a while at least).   

With motherhood being a uniquely female capability, Michelle is empowering woman by embracing her biological role.  

Her greatest appeal is that she is the first, inspiring REAL first lady that many wish to know.

"This is someone who appeals across the usual divides," Reverby says. "She is a celebrity you can imagine being, not a celebrity you have to watch from afar."