When former President Barack Obama took office in 2009, his daughters Malia and Sasha were just 10 and seven years old. The Obamas fiercely guarded their daughters' privacy, but when you are the first family of the United States, being in the public spotlight is part of the gig. That being said, Malia and Sasha gracefully transformed in front of our eyes. They were sweet little girls in brightly colored coats watching their dad get inaugurated in 2009, and now they are beautiful, strong young women who are ready to take on the world.
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00:00During their dad's two terms in the White House, first kids Sasha and Malia, Obama,
00:05have transformed from cute tweens to sophisticated fashion icons right before our eyes.
00:09Let's take a look back at some of their greatest moments in sister style.
00:14The future first family looked perfectly put together in rich magenta hues at the 2008
00:19Democratic National Convention.
00:20This event marked the beginning of the Obama family's presidential journey.
00:23At the time, Sasha and Malia were just 7 and 10 years old respectively, yet they already
00:27exhibited the style and grace of seasoned political pros.
00:31For Barack Obama's first presidential inauguration in January 2009, the Obama sisters stepped
00:35out in colorful wool coats and winter accessories designed especially for them by J.Crew.
00:40Malia looked elegant in sapphire blue, while Sasha appeared age-appropriate in tones of
00:45orange and pink.
00:46Following the inauguration, J.Crew's stocks jumped 10 percent, according to The New York
00:50Times, and its website temporarily crashed due to the overwhelming volume of traffic
00:54looking to mimic the first family's style.
00:58Only two years into Obama's first term, 9-year-old Sasha and 12-year-old Malia continued to epitomize
01:02elegance in and around Washington, D.C.
01:05Notice the sibling sophistication during their visit to St. John's Episcopal Church, known
01:09as the Church of the Presidents, on September 19, 2010.
01:13The Obama sisters dazzled on stage in 2011 for the 30th annual Christmas in Washington
01:17concert held at the National Building Museum.
01:20Joined by plenty of music celebrities including Justin Bieber and Jennifer Hudson, Sasha and
01:24Malia stood out from the A-list lineup in stunning holiday frocks.
01:28Malia, 13, looked all grown up in a mustard-yellow satin dress with bell sleeves by Elizabeth
01:32and James, and Sasha, 10, appeared lovely in lavender.
01:37Sasha and Malia appeared at the 2012 Democratic National Convention looking poised and oh-so
01:42sophisticated.
01:43Gone were the doll-like pink dresses of their first inauguration.
01:46For this occasion, Malia, 14, continued to prove she is the spitting image of her mother
01:51in a chic blue dress by H&M and Ballet Flats.
01:55Sasha solidified her standing as the most fashionable 11-year-old in the world in a
01:58printed dress by Anthropologie paired with a studded yellow belt and silver flats.
02:02And yes, you do have to go to school in the morning.
02:05At the start of President Obama's second term in office, it was remarkable to witness just
02:09how much the first daughters had grown up in four short years.
02:12Entering the inaugural ceremony in complimentary coats, Malia wore J.Crew while Sasha opted
02:16for Kate Spade.
02:18In March 2016, Malia and Sasha Obama attended their first state dinner at the White House
02:22wearing embroidered Naeem Khan gowns worth nearly $20,000 a piece, as People reported.
02:28It was crystal clear to everyone at the event that these little girls were growing up fast.
02:31When I was first elected to this office, Malia was 10 and Sasha was just 7.
02:38And they grow up too fast.
02:40President Obama got a bit emotional while discussing his daughters at the event.
02:44This fall, Malia heads off to college and I'm starting to choke up.
02:49So I'm gonna, I'm gonna wind the, it was in my remarks.
02:54In July 2018, Malia looked absolutely smitten when she hopped over the pond to visit her
02:58British boyfriend, Rory Farquharson, in London.
03:01According to the Daily Mail, she was rocking a London chic look with $160 Doc Martin boots
03:06and wide-legged pants cropped below the knee.
03:08Malia found herself back in the headlines in 2019 — the tabloid headlines, that is.
03:13According to the Daily Mail, the former first daughter was spotted drinking an $80 bottle
03:17of Whisper Angel Rosé at a hotel pool in Miami.
03:20Malia looked ultra-chic in a black one-piece, wearing her braided hair half-tied up in a
03:24pink scrunchie.
03:25The only problem?
03:26She was underage.
03:27Sasha also enjoyed spending some time in the Miami sun.
03:30Back in 2017, she was spotted with Joe Biden's granddaughter, Maisie, in South Beach.
03:35Sasha rocked a sleek black bikini top with printed shorts.
03:38She also wore a hat from Drake's October's Very Own clothing line, which eventually landed
03:42her an Instagram shoutout from the rapper.