Michelle Obama covers Ebony.

While the ladies seem to love to accessorize their outfits with diamonds and pearls, Michelle Obama says her best accessory is her husband. She tells Ebony magazine, “The best thing I love having on me is Barack on my arm and vice versa, whether it’s having him standing there smiling at me or watching him mesmerize a crowd or talk to some seniors in a senior center.” Michelle Obama told the magazine, which hits newsstands Aug. 12, that should she become first lady, her primary focus will continue to be “mom-in-chief,” to their two daughters – Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7. Michelle Obama also discussed her marriage, how she balances motherhood and work and her fashion sense. Michelle Obama officially graced her way into the international spotlight as a fashion icon, making it onto Vanity Fair magazine’s International Best-Dressed List the last month. The couple also grace the cover of next month’s Essence magazine.

But when you get right down to it, there’s really no surprise here
Democrats and Republicans definitely don’t see eye to eye when it comes to the New Yorker magazine cover featuring caricatures of Barack and Michelle Obama. But is that really a surprise? According to The Associated Press, nearly two in three Democrats found the cover, which showed Obama wearing a turban and other traditional Muslim clothes, and his wife, Michelle, wearing camouflage, to be down right wrong. However, about the same percentage of Republicans said they had no problem with the cover. Obama’s campaign has called the illustration “tasteless and offensive.”