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sheshe2

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Sun Jan 19, 2014, 08:58 PM Jan 2014

Beyonce serenaded Michelle with this song last night [View all]

Beyonce performs at White House for Michelle Obama's 50th birthday



There was a not-so-super-secret dance party going on at the most recognizable mansion in the nation’s capital Saturday night.

A birthday party to celebrate Michelle Obama's 50th birthday took place at the White House, and it was studded with stars, including Magic Johnson, Stevie Wonder and Gayle King. Guests were treated to performances by Beyoncé and John Legend.

TODAY's own Al Roker stopped by to chat with NBC's Kristen Welker on his way to the party, saying he was ready to dance. "I'm hoping it's old school!" he said.

The actor Samuel L. Jackson was also in attendance, and said, "I am looking forward to saying happy birthday to her, being able to celebrate this great milestone in her life."

Before the bash, its planner-in-chief, President Obama, kept details under extremely tight wraps, revealing very little about the event or even what he planned to give his wife.

http://www.today.com/news/white-house-dance-party-celebrates-michelle-obamas-50th-birthday-2D11947812







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Michelle Obama on her 50th birthday: My message to women is be healthy
BY LESLEY CLARK
McClatchy Washington BureauJanuary 15, 2014

First Lady Michelle Obama said she's yet to peak -- even as she celebrates her 50th birthday at the White House this week.

"I'm first lady of the United States of America -- that's pretty high up," Obama said in a birthday-themed interview with People magazine. "But I've always felt like my life is ever-evolving."

The article -- which includes a conversation on her famous arms, plastic surgery -- she doesn't imagine she'll go under the knife or use Botox or fillers, but hasn't ruled it out -- and menopause - a topic she said she and her girlfriends have discussed as they move into their 50s and 60s - is featured in the Jan. 27 issue of People, which hits newsstands nationwide on Friday -- Obama's birthday.

In it, Obama says there's a number of older women who serve as role models for her, including Cicely Tyson, whom she said she saw on Broadway recently.

"She is in her 80s and did a two-hour play with stamina and passion," Obama told People. "I told her, 'I want to be you when I grow up!' "

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Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/01/15/214515/michelle-obama-on-her-50th-birthday.html#storylink=cpy

Happy 50th Michelle~
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