Few public figures have used beauty as subtly and as powerfully as Michelle Obama . Across her years in the White House and well into her post-presidential life, her hair has become a language of its own. It has signaled professionalism, cultural pride and most recently, a deep sense of personal freedom. Now, with the release of her book The Look , Obama pulls back the curtain on the evolution of her style, highlighting not just the moments we saw, but the women who helped shape them.

For more than a decade, two hairstylists have been at the heart of that journey: Yene Damtew and Njeri Radway . Damtew, a renowned beauty expert, salon owner, and longtime personal hairstylist to the Obama family, has spent nearly twenty years redefining what modern, healthy, inclusive beauty looks

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