by Ida Harris

May 13, 2023

Sasha Obama Graduates In Style From The University Of Southern California

Sasha Obama graduated from the University of Southern California on May 12. The 21-year-old made the class of 2023 by completing her degree in sociology after transferring from the University of Michigan in 2022. 

It was all pomp and circumstance for the youngest Obama in charge. As she made her way across the stage during the graduation ceremony, Sasha received “universal cheers from the crowd,” the Los Angeles Times reported. This was to be expected due to the former first daughter’s high profile; many watched her grow up over the course of her father’s eight years as the President of the United States.

The crowd included her parents, Barack and Michelle, and her elder sister, Malia, who graduated Harvard University in 2021.

TMZ shared video of the graduate walking in line with her graduating class as well as images of Sasha looking proud in her cap and gown and other graduation regalia that included an abundant lei of flowers around her neck. Leis are often given during graduation as a symbol of honor, achievement, well wishes into the future. Leis are also ornamental in Hawaii, and may have been worn by Sasha to pay homage to her father’s birth place in Honolulu, and to her paternal grandmother.

Pictures of the former first family surfaced across the internet much to the delight of social media. Twitter users were more than giving when it came to congratulatory comments for Sasha and compliments for the family’s fashion sense.

 

 

Barack and Michelle were photographed walking hand-in-hand. The former president was suited in gray and the forever first lady wore a black tulle dress. Malia both wore a neutral number, and she and her mother wore their hair in braids.

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