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She’s a wife, mother and lawyer, an advocate for children and military families, and first lady of the United States. Now Michelle Obama has added a new gig: magazine editor.

The first lady is “guest editor” of the July-August issue of More, which bills itself as the magazine for “women of style and substance.”

It was a first for both the White House and the magazine industry, said Lesley Jane Seymour, More’s editor-in-chief.

“There’s never been a first lady who’s ever guest-edited a magazine and certainly not a sitting first lady,” Seymour told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.

“She’s really the editor,” Seymour said. She said the edition focuses on Mrs. Obama’s “point of view on the world and it’s from her eyes.”

“Guest editor” wasn’t just a fancy title. The first lady had to pitch story ideas and write and approve copy for the 148-page issue, Seymour said.

She “was reading every page and asking for changes up until the last minute,” Seymour said. “She had to approve absolutely everything. She had to suggest various things, too.” Staff handled stories about fashion and beauty, along with basic functions of the magazine.

The theme of the issue is having “More Impact.”

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source: BlackAmericaWeb.com

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