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.
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