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"Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 has publicly thanked US First Lady Michelle Obama for being a good role model to young women. The &amp;#039;Love On Top&amp;#039; singer posted a handwritten letter to Obama on her personal website in which she praised the First Lady as &amp;quot;the ultimate example of a truly strong African-American woman&amp;quot;.   &amp;quot;She is a caring mother, she&amp;#039;s a loving wife, while at the same time, she is the FIRST LADY!!!!!,&amp;quot; Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 wrote about Obama. &amp;quot;No matter the pressure, and the stress of being under the microscope - she&amp;#039;s humble, loving and sincere.&amp;quot; Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 went on to cite the First Lady as a role model for her and Jay-Z&amp;#039;s newborn daughter Blue Ivy Carter. &amp;quot;Michelle, thank you so much for every single thing that u do for us - I am proud to have my daughter grow up in a world where she has people like you to look up to,&amp;quot; she noted. The musician has performed for Michelle and US President Barack Obama on a few occasions in the past, including at their inauguration night Neighborhood Ball in 2009. Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9&amp;#039;s blog about Obama came just over a week after the singer joined Twitter and posted her first ever tweet. &amp;quot;Hey World, It&amp;#039;s B! I&amp;#039;m so excited to invite you to my new http://beyonce.com - we&amp;#039;ve been working hard, and it&amp;#039;s finally ready for you XO,&amp;quot; she wrote in her opening message to fans. &amp;gt; Nicki Minaj wants Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 collaboration &amp;gt; Tricky: &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;d love to work with Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9&amp;#039; Watch Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 perform &amp;#039;At Last&amp;#039; at the 2009 Neighborhood Ball below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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