EVENTS: PRESIDENT & FIRST LADY HOST FIRST BLACK-TIE DINNER

February 23rd, 2009

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama enter the East Room for entertainment after a black-tie dinner at the White House on Sunday in Washington, DC.

The Obamas gave their first formal White House dinner as hosts to the National Governors Association which has been holding their 2009 winter meeting discussing Obama’s stimulus program, health care, infrastructure and education.

president obama and first lady michelle obama president barack obama gives a toast California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sits next to first Lady Michelle Obama

( Photos: GETTY IMAGES )
  1. 1.
    london

    what first
    Mama michelle looks amazing

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    sheshe

    Black is Beautiful!!!

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    LiyahPearl

    They are so beautiful. I love Michelle’s style, love the necklaces, the dress the makeup, the hair….everything

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    london

    Mama michelle looks amazing

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  5. 5.
    really?

    The pearls…I just don’t know…

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  6. 6.
    black love

    WOW I HAVE TO SAY I LOVE BLACK LOVE

    PLUS HER DRESS IS AMAZING, SHE HAS A FEW UNWANTED BABY PHAT SHOWING BECAUSE THAT DRESS SHOWS HER ENTIRE SHAPE BUT OBAMA LOVES IT SO I GOTTA LOVE IT TO .. THEY LOOK HAPPY AND CLASSY YESSSSS

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    The Scoop Bakersfield

    OMG Michelle looks beautiful. And the dress is Gorgeous. They’re showing us what Style is all about.

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    Annaya

    My god that dress is beautiful. Suits her figure well too.

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  9. First Lady Michelle Obama Once again you’ve proven how absolutely Stunning you effortlessly look in that dress! What an incredibly near perfect couple!

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  10. 10.
    Yank

    The Obama’s are such beautiful people. Go head President and First Lady.

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  11. 11.
    MLOVE

    Wow…they look GREAT!!
    Michelle looks like a barbie doll in the first pic!

    and why is Arnold’s racist @$$ being all chummy w/the First Lady?? **side eye** at him!

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  12. 12.
    Go Obama

    Get it First Lady Michelle Obama. President Obama is looking like he’s ready for baby number 3.

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  13. 13.
    ~What the HELL!!!~

    OMG I AM SO IN LOVE WITH THIS COUPLE!!!!!!!

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  14. 14.
    real person

    They look lovely! God bless them!

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  15. they look absolutely amazing. that first picture is absolutely gorgeous!

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  16. 16.
    ELIMINATE THE WORD "HATE" IN 09

    OK MICHELLE!!!!! YOU ARE WORKING THAT DRESS HONEY. THEY MAKE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL COUPLE. MAY THE LORD BLESS THEM. THEY ARE ALWAYS IN MY PRAYERS. :grin:

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  17. 17.
    pfffft

    the first lady is stunning!

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  18. 18.
    madwomen

    yalll need to shut up and quit jocking michelle obama. Yeah I love them and its wonderful that we have an african american smart president. BUT SHE IS WEARING ENTIRELY TOO MUCH. Her dress is all she needed. Those pearls gotta go!! If ashanti or beyonce had all of this on,,,,you all would be screaming stuff about it!!

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  19. 19.
    Mariola

    they’ve got this chemistry with each that transcends everytime i see them together..
    its absolutely beautiful.. I really hope i get that lucky one day to have that..

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  20. 20.
    EElite Beautie

    The dress in AMAZING!!! omg… she looks gorgeous

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  21. 21.
    Angie.Who

    Damn Michelle and Obama look amazing!!!!!!

    Wow! what more can one say!!!!!

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  22. 22.
    Sha

    Drinking on the job? Not a good look, Mr. President! The conservatives are gonna have a field day with that picture.

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    THEY BOTH LOOK AMAZING ESPECIALLY MICHELLE. I LOVE HER HAIR!!!! AND OF COURSE HER DRESS.

    YEAH, TO BOUNCE OFF WHAT #12 SAID, WHAT IF THE OBAMAS DID WORK ON BABY #3 & MICHELLE ACTUALLY GOT PREGNANT? THAT WOULD BE A WHITE HOUSE FIRST, HUH? LOL

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  24. 24.
    tarry

    michelle girl!!!!!!!!!she looks HOT HOT HOT!
    the dress, the hair, the makeup and those pearls…..ohhh! i just died and went to heaven!

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    KIKI

    The first couple look beautiful..

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    S.C.

    Obama pourin it up! “Drink up, be Marry” like Dave Chappelle

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    Tori

    Um he was making a toast. Ya’ll act like he’s standing up there with a 40 oz.

    And I don’t think Ash or Bey could pull off the pearls, but when you have grace and elegance you can wear anything.

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    I love Michelle and I am OOOH so HAPPY she did something different with her hair! The pearls are just too much though. The dress screamed for a necklace–just not those.

    Overlooking that, our First Lady still looks FAB. President Obama looks dapper as always. :-)

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    TY

    Black….NEVER looked so so good. a Beautiful Black Couple. WHITE is OUT, BLACK is IN.

    Finally.

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  30. 30.
    butterscotch

    Go head Go head with cho bad self! They scream Mr. President and First Lady
    like never before.

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    BK

    ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! They make me proud to be black and proud to be American. This First couple is everything that class, sophistication and elegance means, and they got swag! LOVES IT!

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    Jameslyn

    Ive never in all my 26 years felt so in tune with any president as i do with obama…they seem so down to earth yet so classy and look like they could get in your sh!t too! All that wrapped in one? Gotta love it! you guys look amazing! Go head! As for arnold, he a repub his wife dem.lol. Arnold aint stupid…ca broke he need that bread!! And obama aint stupid either. He knows the deal!

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    WOW

    It’s SO nice to have a first lady that is shaped like a woman. After years of skinny 2 x 4 board shaped first ladies, (Except for Hills of course) it’s nice to have a lady in the white house that makes your head snap. She looks remarkable in that dress and those hips are WOW. Sara Palin looks like a tweleve year old boy standing next to Michelle.

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  34. 34.
    The Truth

    YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First Lady, you look Amazing!!!!!!!!!!! Mr. President, I salute you!

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  35. 35.
    REALISTIC

    Michelle Obama doe NOT look amazing. First off that dress is too small up to and she is literally BULGING out around the under arms. Secondly those necklaces along with an already flashy dress. NO. and lastly… HER HAIR… will she ever wear an appropriate updo? All over.. NOT a good look at all. she needs to hire a stylist if she hasnt already. She gets no props here just for being afro-american. Bad style is just bad style no matter what hue your skin may be.

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    MADWOMEN

    thank you #35….I tell you , people act like just because we got a black president we are suppossed to bow down. Some of you bette get it together…..This man is not Jesus

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  37. 37.
    REALISTIC

    top*

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  38. 38.
    Jaesassy

    The Mrs. Pesident be killin em! You go LADY!!!!

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    Fine-N-Mellow

    Such a loving couple, Love the Obama’s. Michelle has a fresh face and cut, but im not feeling the dress and the pearls are a bit much.

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    Karen

    Wow, the First Lady looks hot!! I love the dress/pearls combo. Of course, our President is a G, so we knew he’d be fresh. I love guys that can wear a suit well!

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    Nik

    Michelle looks simply stunning! Our President and First Lady are simply REGAL!!!!

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    Corey

    YES Michelle!!!!!…..Mrs. Obama!

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    Karen

    And I think her updo is very appropriate. Plastic hair (like most Black women’s updos)is not . Her hair is soft.

    Plus, the person talking about Beyonce- I love her, what does she have to do with the President and First Lady?

    They are NOT celebrities. He is a world leader and we admire them very much. He is NOT God and no one said he was. We just voted for him, wish him the best, and really like his family. Stop with the “reality check”, you sound like a hater!

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    uptowngirl

    They look awesome. Simply gorgeous.

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    Mel

    Aww, the Obamas! Love them both! They look absolutely stunning!

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    MrB

    ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!! IM GLADE HER HAIR LOOKED THE PART!!

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    RHOA's #1 FAN

    When I grow up I want to be the First Lady Michelle Obama!!! She is so elegant!

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    LittlePrincess

    omg they looks beautiful, I think this is the best I’ve seen them both look

    I am shocked at the number of “haters” on this site, hating on celebs is understandable but this is the first lady and president, one of the most beautiful and powerful couples in the world- people need to take their ignorant backsides and go and hate on hoes like kim k or paris hilton and direct their ignorance elsewhere

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    Kim

    Mr. President and First Lady Michelle O. looks absolutely fabolous all around. Love her gown and her pearl necklace. She is bringing back glam to the whitehouse….loves it.

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    elle

    the obamas are setting the example for what all couples should strive to be. they appear to be in love and in tune with each other. that’s not an african american thing or a white thing – it’s a marriage thing.

    they look amazing all the time! he treats her like a lady and she treats him like a gentleman.

    please stop the hate on the President and First Lady.

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    Mela

    Wow I didnt realize how tall our First Lady is but she looks great in that dress! Not sure if I’m feeling all the beads around her neck…lol

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    pat

    oh my g…. michelle obama is slaying all the wanan be’s…i love them

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    bcc

    Gone family Obama they look great. Michelle would look very nice with a short bob

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  54. 54.
    JB

    THE OBAMAS = INSPIRATION FOR AMERICA & THE GLOBALK COMMUNITY!!!

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  55. 55.
    LINDA

    THE ECONOMY MAYBE JACKED UP AS HELL. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE LIKE THE OBAMAS. WE ARE LOSING HOMES, JOBS, HEALTHCARE, AND EDUCATION MIGHT BE ALL JACKED UP. BUT IT STILL MAKES ME VERY HAPPY AND PROUD TO SEE THE OBAMAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE. THEY ARE JUST KEEPING IT REAL I GUESS. THE FIRST LADY LOOKS STUNNING. IF I WASN’T SO DAMN BROKE I WOULD CRY. WELL YOU PEOPLE BETTER ENJOY THIS WHILE IT LAST. KEEP HOPE ALIVE. I GUESS WE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE MOUNTAIN TOP. NOW WHAT. I GUESS WE’LL JUST SIT THERE UNTIL WE GET HEMROIDS. LMAO

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  56. 56.
    Don't Argue With Me It's Just An Opinion

    Michelle had to get all 76 of those beads.

    Just kidding y’all, LOVE the Obamas!

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  57. 57.
    rachel

    i agree with y’all. i think sasha and malia should look forward to a michelle or barack jnr soon. too much love.

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    dctrinigyal

    not feeling those pearls wit her beautiful dress…

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  59. 59.
    TAMEKA NOT USHER WIFE LOL

    VERY VERY NICE PICES OF THEM I LOVE HER DRESS THE PEARLS WAS A LITTLE TO MUCH AND SHE DID CUTE HER HAIR SHE PUT IT IN A BUN VEY NICE AND OF COUSE HER HUSBAND LOOKED GOOD IN A SUIT AS ALWAYS. TO BAD THERE KIDS HAVETO GO TO BED BECOUSE THEY HAVE SCHOOL IF NOT THEY WILL BE THERE TO. THEY WIL BE BORED BECOUSE ITS ONLEY FOR GROW UPS.

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  60. 60.
    TAMEKA NOT USHER WIFE LOL

    SHE DIDNT CUTE HER HAIR OPPS LOL

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