Malia Obama (here in November 2013) turns 16 on July 4. She’s getting even taller, getting her driver’s license, going to the prom, interning on a Halle Berry TV show, thinking about college. But we still don’t know that much about her since she first came into the public eye in 2008, because that’s the way her parents want it. She’s never done an interview and probably never will while President Obama is in office. But there are plenty of pictures, mostly with one or more of her parents since that’s one of the few times the media get a chance to photograph her. We didn’t get to see her at her prom this year but we see her at occasional White House events, and when she travels with her parents and sister, Sasha. Take a look at some snaps of her over the years. (Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP)
Today might be America’s birthday, but it’s also Malia Obama‘s Sweet 16!
A gal never forgets her sixteenth birthday, and we’re sure this will be a memorable one for Malia. There’s no word yet on how the high schooler’s plans to celebrate her big day, but chances are it will be awesome. And let’s be honest, turning 16 at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on the 4th of July is pretty darn epic!
In celebration of Malia’s milestone birthday, we’ve rounded up a list of gifts that we think every 16 year-old-girl should have or something we got for our sixteenth birthdays that we have always cherished.
Source: Huffington Post Black Voices | Julee Wilson
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