The president said his wife is a great role model for young girls.
President Obama praised the first lady’s curves in a new interview.
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In a joint interview with dancer Misty Copeland for Time magazine at The White House, he talked about young girls, body image and his own daughters.
"The fact that they've got a tall, gorgeous mom who has some curves, and that their father appreciates, I think is helpful, when you're a dad of two daughters you notice more,” the Commander-in-Chief said. “When I was a kid, I didn't realize the enormous pressure that young women are placed under in terms of looking a certain way."
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Obama also added that aside from his wife, Beyonce is an important role model for young girls.
“I do think that culture’s changing for the younger generation a little bit more,” Obama said. “You see Beyoncé or you see some of these pop stars and what both white, Latino [and] black children are seeing as representative of beauty is much broader than it was when I was a kid. You just didn’t see that much representation. And that’s healthy and that’s encouraging.”
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