Michelle Obama 'fabulous' at 50: Has the big birthday changed?......Tune in at 10 p.m. ET Friday, January 17, for CNN's documentary, "An Extraordinary Journey: Michelle Obama turns 50."

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Michelle Obama turns 50 on January 17
  • About turning 50, the first lady says "she's never felt more confident" in herself
  • Many women 50 and older relish the midcentury milestone: 50 is the new 40
  • Others dread it, with one woman saying "everything either hurts or doesn't work"
First lady Michelle Obama, who turns 50 this year, has accomplished in a half-century what takes many people a lifetime: She earned degrees from Princeton and Harvard Law and went on to work for a Chicago law firm, where she met her future husband, President Barack Obama. She later entered academia and public service. Obama, who will celebrate her birthday January 17, grew up on the South Side of Chicago the daughter of a homemaker and a utility worker. Click through the gallery for facts on other notable women turning 50 in 2014.Tune in at 10 p.m. ET Friday, January 17, for CNN's documentary, "An Extraordinary Journey: Michelle Obama turns 50."
(CNN) -- Michelle Obama's not just embracing her half-century milestone, she's relishing it.
Describing herself as "50 and fabulous," the "Let's Move" creator is getting ready to move herself on Saturday -- as in show off some dance moves -- with a big birthday celebration at the White House.
"I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman," the first lady told Parade magazine last summer when asked about approaching the big 5-0.
That confidence was on full display when she recently took on the topic of aging and whether she'd ever consider plastic surgery. more
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