Obama's Daughter Gradually Turning Into Her Mother

Children grow fast and daughters of President Obama and First Lady Michelle are no exception. Their eldest daughter, Malia Obama,  is growing up on the world’s stage and it’s difficult not to notice that she’s resembling her mother more and more.

Malia and her mother distribute food at ‘Bread for the City’ in Washington on November 26

The 16-year-old has clearly inherited Michelle’s tall, slender build as well her elegant sartorial instincts, and her endearingly sunny disposition.

Mother and daughter are preparing to board Air Force One in Maryland on August 30

This year, the pretty brunette, who regularly makes public appearances with her high-profile parents along with younger sister Sasha, 13, was declared by TIME as one of its 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014.
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Michelle matches a then-ten-year-old Malia in red (right) at the 2008 election night rally after Obama was declared the winner of the Presidential Campaign in Chicago

In an interview earlier this year with Today, Michelle told Jenna Bush Hager: “We don’t talk about weight. We don’t talk about physical appearance. We talk about health.

A color-coordinated Malia and Michelle flash their winning smiles at last year’s TNT Christmas in Washington on December 15, as Obama and Sasha sit alongside them

We talk about what’s on the inside. We spend so much more time talking to our girls about being kind and treating others well, and being passionate and respectful.”

Malia, Sasha and Michelle watch as the president speaks on stage during the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6 in Charlotte, North Carolina

Malia reached a number of important milestones this year when she turned 16. She attended her first prom over the summer started taking driving lessons.

Malia attended her first prom over the summer and started taking driving lessons.