Michelle Obama now a Magazine Editor

The US first lady will be the ‘guest editor’ of the July-August issue of More.

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks during the Whitney Museum of American Art Dedication Ceremony in New York.(Photo: Reuters)

US first lady is known for many roles: a mother, a fashionista, an advocate for children and military families. And now Michelle Obama has added a new role to her already glittering resume: that of a magazine editor.

She is the ‘guest editor’ of the July-August issue of More, which bills itself as the magazine for ‘women of style and substance’.

It was a first for both the White House and the magazine industry. There’s never been a first lady who’s ever guest-edited a magazine and certainly not a sitting first lady.

—Lesley Jane Seymour, More’s editor-in-chief.

The first lady had to pitch story ideas and write and approve copy for the 148-page issue, Seymour said.