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Michelle Obama Arrived At The 2021 Inauguration With Voluminous Curls, And Caused The Word ‘Laid’ To Go Viral!

Black Twitter is living for Mrs. Obama's high fashion, flawless skin, and curly hair.

Michelle Obama arrived at the historical 46th inauguration in high-fashion, poised confidence, and flawless tresses. Naturally, the internet cannot stop swooning over the iconic style moment at the Biden-Harris inauguration on Wednesday.

Arriving with her husband Barack Obama by her side, our forever First Lady commanded our attention with her monochromatic look by Black fashion designer, Sergio Hudson. 

(Photo: JIM LO SCALZO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

JIM LO SCALZO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

(Photo: JIM LO SCALZO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

While her oxblood tailored look was definitely worthy of praise, most notably, the 57-year-old’s bouncy curls sent Twitter into a frenzy. 

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How did Mrs. Obama manage to have such flawless hair so early in the morning? How did the former FLOTUS keep her hair in place, despite the windy forecast? These are just some of the questions that came to mind as we watched the style icon sashay into the public eye. 

(Photo: SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Photo: SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

(Photo: SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

We weren’t the only ones. Within minutes, the flawless hairdo styled by Yene Damtew began to fill our timelines. So much so that the ombre hairstyle even resulted in the word “laid” beginning to trend on the social media platform. 

Below, see some of the most memorable tweets for those enamored by her voluminous curls. 

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