In many ways, Sasha Obama is the least divisive member of her family. Certainly, political opponents had much to say about Barack Obama during his eight years as president, and Michelle Obama received an outsized amount of criticism for being First Lady. Later, Malia Obama ruffled some feathers when pictures of her partying and apparently smoking a joint went viral online.
Compared to those family members, Sasha Obama has mostly faded into the background. That all changed, however, with a recent picture of herself and Malia hanging out with the musician Destin Conrad. Sasha had an awesome outfit on, one that revealed a smokin’ body that basically broke the internet.
What’s up with Sasha Obama’s awesome new look, and why has this picture been driving everyone crazy? Keep reading to find out!
An early life of fading into the background
Just why did Sasha Obama fade into the background so much when she was younger? It all started with Barack and Michelle Obama’s desire to provide their children with a normal upbringing. Malia and Sasha were effectively worldwide celebs, but their parents tried to shield them from the paparazzi. That meant the young girls only made a handful of appearances during their time living in the White House.
The desire of Barack and Michelle Obama to give their daughters a relatively normal childhood is more common than you might think. For example, Donald and Melania Trump did the same thing with Barron, limiting his appearances and therefore limiting the opportunity for reporters to turn their child into a story.
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Living in her sister’s shadow
After Barack Obama completed his second term as president, his family moved out of the White House. This allowed his daughters to grow and flourish without constantly worrying that they will say or do the wrong thing and embarrass their famous parents. However, Sasha still kept a low profile because her sister generated the lion’s share of wild headlines.
Like many young people, Malia Obama likes to party. However, because her father is one of the most famous men in the world, her every move was scrutinized. Therefore, there were countless headlines when she was caught smoking what appeared to be a joint at the 2016 Lollapalooza music festival and nearly as many headlines when she began doing everything from smoking to dating.
All this time, Sasha more or less stayed in her famous sister’s shadow. However, all of that came to an end thanks to a recent picture where she showed off a rockin’ bod and a completely killer outfit.
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Sasha Obama breaks the internet with her killer outfit
One of the more adorable things about Malia and Sasha Obama is that they are friends as well as sisters. So, despite leading relatively different lives, they still get together for all kinds of fun events. Recently, that included attending an album release party for Destin Conrad, one of their favorite celebrity friends.
The photo in question had Conrad in the middle and the Obama daughters on either side of him. Malia looked low-key glam with her long hair and longer jacket. But it was Sasha who stole the show, wearing loose jeans and a tight tank top that left her midriff exposed.
The online reaction was both swift and collective, with everyone agreeing that Sasha looked completely amazing. Some even compared her look to vintage Beyonce…talk about getting extreme praise! And while we don’t know how Michelle Obama feels about the outfit, she’s likely much less stressed about how her daughters party now than when they were a bit younger.
A history of stressful partying
Remember when we said that Barack and Michelle Obama wanted to give their daughters a relatively normal upbringing? Well, that meant more than keeping them from the paparazzi. As NBC Washington reports, the two girls experienced a whole range of typical teen activities, and this was enough to constantly stress out their mother.
On the Let’s Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa podcast, Michelle told the titular host that her daughters “had to drive and they had to go to prom and they were on teams and they traveled to other schools and they had to do college searches, and they went to parties and they had drinks, and they tried out smoking and they did all the things.”
But because these weren’t just any two teenagers, their partying stressed their mother out because she was constantly worried about negative headlines. “Every weekend was a nightmare, because we had to work to make sure that them being regular teenagers didn’t wind up on Page Six.” Fortunately, Michelle’s stress paid off: not only did her daughters get to have a fun time, but they grew up to be responsible young ladies who just happen to party with some of today’s hottest working musicians!