Beyoncé's Open Letter to Michelle O

When Beyoncé's Tumblr launched last week, the Internet flipped out over her personal photos. This week the singer is also sharing her personal feelings in a gushing handwritten note to first lady Michelle Obama, posted on her website. Suggested Reading How Tina Knowles Schooled Folks Hating on Beyoncé For Singing the National Anthem on Tour…

When Beyoncé's Tumblr launched last week, the Internet flipped out over her personal photos. This week the singer is also sharing her personal feelings in a gushing handwritten note to first lady Michelle Obama, posted on her website.

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In it she calls the first lady the "ultimate example of a truly strong African American woman" and says, "no matter the pressure, and the stress of being under a microscope, she's humble, loving, and sincere. She builds and nurtures her family, while also looking out for so many millions in so many ways."

Although she and Jay-Z don't have the weight of the entire nation's problems on their shoulders the way Barack and Michelle Obama do, Beyoncé can certainly relate to the "under a microscope" component of the first lady's life — and it seems that being a new mother has given her a new appreciation for what it takes to balance that with raising a family.

The note closes with, "I am proud to have my daughter grow up in a world where she has people like you, to look up to."

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