As first lady, Obama served as a role model for women and worked as an advocate for poverty awareness, education, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy eating. She supported American designers and was considered a fashion icon. Obama was the first African-American woman to serve as first lady.

Her net worth, estimated to be around $70 million as of 2021 by Celebrity Net Worth, stands as a testament to her success. This figure combines her earnings from her illustrious legal career, the profound success of her memoir, 'Becoming', public speaking engagements, and various other ventures.

Becoming is a memoir written by former First Lady Michelle Obama. The book was written by a ghostwriter and a team of people who helped finish the book. It was published in November 2018. In 2009, with the help of writer Lyric Winik, she wrote another book called American Grown.

The Light We Carry In her follow-up to the worldwide phenomenon Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world, through a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power.