Michelle Obama is ridiculously tall, about 5'11" according to "official" sources (Chickipedia has her listed at 6'1). Look at this shot of her among the wives and partners of politicians attending the G20 summit at an event at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House:
Not to be confused with the following photo from the book Wonders of the Rainforests:
This article appears in Apr 1-7, 2009.