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Michelle Obama: 'Beyonce Was Phenomenal, I Am So Proud Of Her!' (TWEET)

FLOTUS Loves Beyonce
Paige Lavender
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News Director, HuffPost

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: First lady Michelle Obama greets singer Beyonce after she performs the National Anthem during the public ceremonial inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as President of the United States. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: First lady Michelle Obama greets singer Beyonce after she performs the National Anthem during the public ceremonial inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as President of the United States. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

First Lady Michelle Obama was one of millions watching Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday, and like many, she stuck around during half time for Beyonce's big performance.

Obama -- who dined on Chesapeake crab cakes in honor of Baltimore and San Francisco cioppino stew with sourdough toast during the big game, according to White House pool reports -- tweeted her excitement about the singer's halftime show:

Watching the #SuperBowl with family & friends. @Beyonce was phenomenal! I am so proud of her! -mo

— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) February 4, 2013

Beyonce has shown her pride for Obama in the past, once penning a letter to the first lady calling her "the ULTIMATE example of a truly strong African American woman."

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