And we couldn’t agree more! Barbara Walters picked First Lady Michelle Obama as the most fascinating person of the year according to…well her! Kept a secret until last night’s airing, Michelle Obama beat out Lady Gaga, Kate Gosslin, Adam Lambert, Tyler Perry and Sarah Palin.

Michelle says of her experience as First Lady:

There are moments when you’re driving up to the White House at night and the white lights are shining on this beautiful home, and you pull up to it, and somebody opens up the door and says, “Welcome home.’ Those are the times when you think, ‘Really? Wow? OK. Here we go.’

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