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Michelle was thoroughly outclassed by Carla. This does not mean she was not liked, which is an entirely different thing. Her wardrobe was all wrong, too contrived and looked so awkward on her. Let's face it, she was liked because her real competition was not Bruni; it was previous US First Ladies who have been a particularly sorry sight for almost half a century (since Jackie). Frumpy provincial women who would have passed totally unnoticed otherwise, and rightly so. Unlike them Michelle is tall, young and friendly. But classy? No. Lauren Bacall was classy and Jackie could fake classy quite well.