Michelle Obama Talks Cute Guys and Role Models to 'Glamour'

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Michelle Obama looks every bit the glamorous celebrity on the cover of Glamour's December issue, marking the first time a First Lady has every graced the magazine's front. In the interview, she wisely focuses on how young women can become upstanding citizens instead of the usual famous people topics, but she does sneak in a little dating advice as well.

Mrs. Obama on the cover of Glamour (via Glamour.com)
She says, "Cute’s good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it’s, Who are you as a person? Don’t look at the bankbook or the title. Look at the heart. Look at the soul...When you’re dating a man, you should always feel good...You shouldn’t be in a relationship with somebody who doesn’t make you completely happy and make you feel whole."

She encourages women to both seek out and become mentors themselves, and not to put themselves last on their priority list. She notes, "One thing that I’ve learned from male role models is that they don’t hesitate to invest in themselves." And she advises everyone to take cues from the role models in their own lives instead of the ones on the movie screens.

But what about the public's fascination with her wardrobe? Mrs. Obama isn't too worried about meeting others' expectations. "People are always going to have opinions, and people have a right to their opinions, particularly when you’re the First Lady; you’re representing the nation," she says. "So I can’t be surprised that people are interested. But I’ve tried to be at peace with the choices that I make first, and then be open to everyone else’s reflection."

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