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Published: 02/11/09

Michelle Obama En Vogue

By  David Knowles - Politics Daily
Michelle Obama En Vogue

Michelle Obama graces the cover of the forthcoming issue of Vogue magazine. She becomes the second First Lady to appear in that illustrious spot. Creepy trivia buffs know that Hillary Clinton was the first. See the three-shot Obama slide show here. Of course, Vogue, along with other fashion glossies, has had something of a bad rap for its tendency not to put African American models on its cover, as well as inside its pages. As Jezebel noted back in June:Last year, we took it upon ourselves to count black models photographed for fashion editorials. Vogue's October issue? Zero black models. ...

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