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Who is Sasha Obama?

Michelle Obama (L), Sasha (Middle) and Barack Obama (Right).

Sasha Obama is the second and youngest daughter of the 44th president of the United States. The Obama family is the first African-American descent in the White House.

Biography

Sasha Obama, full name Natasha Marian Obama is the second daughter of the Obama family.

She was delivered at the University of Chicago Medical Center by her parents’ friend and physician Anita Blanchard.

Age

Natasha Marian, popularly known as Sasha, was born on June 10, 2001. She is currently 22 years old as of June 10, 2023.

She moved to the White House when she was only 7 years old, making her the youngest child to reside in the White House since John F. Kennedy Jr. arrived as an infant in 1961.

Sasha was only 15 years old when the former first family left the White House in 2017.

Former US First Lady, Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia (L), and Sasha (R), December 11, 2011. PHOTO Credit: Obama Library.

She has since blossomed into a young woman.

Family

She is the daughter of Barack Hussein Obama II and Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama. Sasha has an elder sister, Malia Ann, who was born on July 4, 1998.

Does Obama have a stepdaughter?

There have been some rumours and internet myths that Barack Obama has a stepdaughter.

This is not true. Obama does not have a stepdaughter. Michelle and Barach both have no previous marriages and no other daughter.

Mehgan James, a Texan native who was once linked to the family, has set the record straight that she is not related to them.

Relationship

Michelle Obama accidentally revealed on Ellen, that her daughter, Sasha, is dating 25-year-old Clifton Jr – son of acting star Clifton Powell from Ray.

Sasha Obama cradling her new beau, Clifton Powell Jr Photo: @shadylipz___/Instagram

Jr had a basketball scholarship at USC but quit early to make ads for Peloton, Mountain Dew, and EA Sports.

Clifton Powell Jr and his actor father Clifton Powell. Photo: @dee_dee_49/Instagram

Education

Sasha attended Sidwell Friends School for her high school education between 2009 and 2019.

On May 12, 2023, Sasha graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with a degree in sociology.

She initially transferred to USC from the University of Michigan back in 2022.

Hobbies

She grew up playing basketball, taking tap dance lessons, and doing gymnastics. Along with her older sister, she also played tennis and took piano lessons.

Personality

“Sasha is more like Michelle,” Michelle’s mother, Marian Robinson, who lived with the family in the White House, told PEOPLE in 2007.

Controversy

Spotted smoking marijuana

Sasha Obama. PHOTO Credit: Splashnews/DailyMail

In a viral picture taken in Los Angeles in 2023, the 22-year-old youngest daughter of the former US president was spotted openly smoking a cigarette in public while also wearing a dress that showed her belly.

Since the pictures found their way to social media, they have continued to stir different reactions.

Sasha Obama. PHOTO Credit: Splashnews/DailyMail

While some berate Sasha over the development, others are of the opinion that she’s an adult and should be allowed to live her life the way she wants it.


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