Former first lady Michelle Obama is likely about to have a sweet New Year’s holiday, as a new survey has crowned her the most admired woman of the year.
For the second year in a row, Mrs. Obama is Gallup’s most admired woman.
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Mrs. Obama, who earned 10 percent of the write-in vote, beat out current first lady Melania Trump, who received 5 percent of the vote.
(A little over 1,000 people were surveyed by phone across 50 states and Washington, D.C.)
As Hollywood Life noted about the survey, “The first ladies were trailed by Oprah Winfrey, 65, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 72, and climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, all with three percent in the annual poll each.”
“Other top contenders in the poll, which ran from December 2 to 15, include Queen Elizabeth II (her 51st time!), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley.”
Here’s more:
[Michelle] Obama’s percentage is down from 15 percent in the 2018 poll. This year, she was also crowned Most Admired Woman in the July YouGov poll, again beating out Clinton, Winfrey, Queen Elizabeth, and Angelina Jolie. Obama’s honors come amidst an incredibly busy year. She spent the majority of it on a nationwide book tour after her 2018 memoir, “Becoming,” became the best-selling book in the United States that year. She saw her youngest daughter, Sasha Obama, off to the University of Michigan in August 2019, and continued her dedicated work to encourage young people to vote. (source: Hollywood Life)
The Obamas are likely doing a victory lap after learning of the rankings.
Michelle Obama has publicly criticized the Trumps on numerous occasions since her husband left office.
Related: Michelle Obama Insists America Still Has a Racism Problem
It is notable that Mrs. Obama’s popularity decreased since last year.
She is the sixth first lady to be crowned with the title, following Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Mamie Eisenhower, Betty Ford, and Hillary Clinton.
Meanwhile, Melania’s husband, President Donald Trump, tied this year with Barack Obama for most admired man of 2019.
A version of this piece originally appeared on Objectivist.co; this article is used by permission.
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