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Tousled For Tots: Michelle Debuts 'Messy' 'Do At Toy Drive (PHOTOS, POLL)

First Posted: 03/18/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:00 PM ET

When First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to a Toys for Tots warehouse in Quantico, Virginia on Wednesday (read more about her visit HERE), she departed from the elegant updo she's favored recently for a deliberately more messy look. What do you think of the new style?




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When First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to a Toys for Tots warehouse in Quantico, Virginia on Wednesday (read more about her visit HERE), she departed from the elegant updo she's favored recently for ...
When First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to a Toys for Tots warehouse in Quantico, Virginia on Wednesday (read more about her visit HERE), she departed from the elegant updo she's favored recently for ...
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01:44 PM on 12/21/2009
She ought to get that really tousled look and let those strands really hang out while hosting a dinner party at the White House featuring Kimchi and Bulgogi.
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jaguar59
Do it Again-President Obama 2012
01:39 PM on 12/20/2009
What the HECK is messy about it??????????????????????????????????????????
11:56 AM on 01/20/2010
There is nothing messy about FLOTUS' hair. That was a back-handed statement by HP - whose opinion is INSIGNIFICANT in our reality.

Frankly, I like the look.
11:59 AM on 01/20/2010
The FLOTUS would look elegant in sister locks. Black women look best sporting their manes in its NATURAL texture. Ase!
08:12 PM on 12/19/2009
The pretender's wife has a certain air about her, but it stretches the definition of the term to call it "style."
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AmericanLeslie
facts + comprehension x logic = great conversation
02:28 PM on 12/20/2009
And it stretches the imagination to describe your comment as intelligent or unbiased.
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AmericanLeslie
facts + comprehension x logic = great conversation
10:35 PM on 12/18/2009
OMG! You mean her hair is laying flat like a white woman's hair? There she goes embarassing our nation after we let her and her family - including her mother - move into our White House! What a shame and a pity! This outstanding First Lady has been helping families non-stop for the past 12 months and for the same amount of time, you've focused on her hairdos, outfits, accessories, sleeveless dresses and whether or not it's appropriate for her to wear shorts when walking the dog in her own yard. I've been watching the media cover FLOTUS since Mamie E.isenhower and I can't recall any of Mrs. Obama's predecessors being subjected to this much scrutiny. You'd think she'd attended an official function with an afro pick stuck in her hair or wearing a shower cap and some scuzzy looking houseshoes. Your continuous focus on her looks as opposed to her actions are making you look tacky, petty and even r.a.c.i.s.t.
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katieandtom
11:24 AM on 12/21/2009
funny thing is leslie, i was prepared to post a scathing response to your post as i read the first three lines, then i read the rest and realized what you were getting at.

so, here it is from a white girl republican, i am thrilled that the obama family is in the white house, i think it is fantastic that her mother is there helping her with the children. i love that they are young, youthful and vibrant. the young people of this country need hope and a belief that they can be anything they want to be if they work hard enough.

so sorry to burst your bubble, we don't all wish ill for the potus and flotus.
12:05 PM on 01/20/2010
You didn't bust her bubble. You're just an exception.
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1088
02:01 AM on 12/18/2009
Look what they are doing to the White House garden for the winter!

http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2009/12/video-white-house-chef-kass-preps-and.html
12:00 AM on 12/18/2009
what's with this obsession - is it because she's a black woman ?? there was no obsession like this with Laura Bush, her hair, clothes, shoes, etc. -
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ScarlettMocha
The truth and nothing but the truth!
05:45 PM on 12/17/2009
Leave her hair alone! Get a real life, and listen to India:

I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations no no
I am not my hair
I ma not this skin
I am a soul that lives within
01:03 PM on 12/18/2009
Good point. Thank you.
12:06 PM on 01/20/2010
Love, love India Arie. She's authentic and a wonderful example for Nubian women.
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FrenchWomenDont
04:42 PM on 12/17/2009
Here is a picture of Bo driving a police car. After Mrs O returned from Quantico.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/around-town/events/Yes-Dogs-Can-Drive-Cars-79547177.html
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05:21 PM on 12/17/2009
How cute. Bo is too adorable for words in that pic!

There's also a great photo (on that same link), of the First Lady carrying a red bag of toys.

Thanks for sharing.
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Obamalicious
Obama's Kool-Aid is mm, mm, good.
06:33 PM on 12/17/2009
ladynaga and I have chatted in a friendly manner here before. I'm sure she didn't feel "on the spot"...
02:52 PM on 12/17/2009
She looks great as always! Now, focus on the tots!
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MakersMark
Independent = Dem today~Repub tomorrow (Confused)
02:47 PM on 12/17/2009
Where? I don't see any "messy" do! IT depends on your preference and I think her hair looks just fine.
02:07 PM on 12/17/2009
JaneMarple is PoliticalAmazon/MorgaineChya reincarnated.
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BowlingForRevenge
~ rabid yellow dog dem tiger mom & proud of it ~
12:58 PM on 12/17/2009
I like this wavy pull back soooo much better than that tight scalp hug she sometimes wears.
This looks comfy the other looks like it hurts.

I just think it's nice to have a FLOTUS in the White House again without helmet hair. Very nice.
12:12 PM on 12/17/2009
She is beautiful, and beautiful people can look good in a potato sack! I couldn't pull it off now, but I used to be able to! I always hear men say how they like it when women can pull their hair up quickly and it looks cute.
12:20 PM on 12/17/2009
I have to say, also, that there are some people who are coifed to perfection--and their hairstyles are still UUUUGLY. Who can determine what looks good? It's personal preferance.
12:07 PM on 12/17/2009
Back off. Don't go there. Be nice and respect the First Lady.
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FrenchWomenDont
11:21 AM on 12/17/2009
You probably mean "Messy Updo" which is a legitimate hairstyle. However the focus on this headline is the work "messy" which is meant to be construed as an insult. Pretty Sneaky. I want my news delivered by Troubadours.