Pictures of Beyonce and Michelle Obama

1 When Beyoncé Sang "At Last" at the 2009 Inaugural Ball

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Beyoncé's first encounter with Michelle happened when she had the honor of serenading the Obamas as they took to the dance floor to celebrate Barack's presidential win. The singer fought back tears when she reflected on the historic moment.

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2 When Beyoncé Promoted Michelle's Let's Move! Campaign

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Let's Move! is one of Michelle's most notable campaigns as first lady. In 2011, she tapped Beyoncé to help relay the importance of kids being active in order to combat childhood obesity. Bey rerecorded one of her signature songs, "Get Me Bodied," with a reworked title to fit the campaign. The video for "Move Your Body" was released in April of that year and has been viewed over 32 million times on YouTube.

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3 When Michelle Admitted She Wants to Be Beyoncé For a Day

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In 2012, Michelle told People if she could trade places with any one person in the world, it would be Queen Bey. In 2015, Michelle reiterated her interest, saying if she weren't too busy being FLOTUS, "I would be Beyoncé. [singing 'Single Ladies' lyrics] 'Put your hands up!'"

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4 When Michelle Praised Beyoncé at the 2011 Billboard Awards

When Beyoncé received the artist of the millennium award at the 2011 Billboard Awards, Michelle appeared in a prerecorded video message to congratulate her friend. "In addition to being just a beautiful young woman, [Beyoncé]'s been a role model and a powerful presence for young girls and women all around the world," she said.

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5 When Beyoncé Penned This Heartfelt Letter to Mrs. Obama

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During the 2012 presidential election, Beyoncé took to her personal Tumblr blog to share a handwritten letter expressing her appreciation for Michelle as a role model for Blue Ivy.

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6 When We Realized That Michelle Never Misses a Beyoncé Concert

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Since 2009, Michelle has attended each of Beyoncé's worldwide tours, including the I Am... World Tour, Beyoncé Live at Revel, The Mrs. Carter Tour, On the Run Tour, and most recently, the Formation Tour.

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7 When Michelle Wished Beyoncé a Happy Birthday

Beyoncé received this personal birthday message from her White House pal on her 34th birthday (which made us all a bit jealous that we weren't besties with Michelle too).

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8 When Beyoncé Returned the Birthday Love

In addition to this epic birthday shout-out, Beyoncé was reportedly booked as an entertainer at Michelle's 50th birthday celebration.

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9 When Michelle Watched the 2013 Super Bowl Like the Rest of Us

Beyoncé's 2013 Super Bowl halftime show was so electric that it knocked the power out, literally. After the performance, Michelle took to Twitter to share her excitement. Earlier this year, Mrs. Obama gushed about Beyoncé's return to the NFL halftime stage, telling Gayle King, "I care deeply about the halftime show. Deeply. I'll get dressed for the halftime show. I hope Beyoncé likes what I have on," she joked.

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10 When Beyoncé and Michelle Reunited For a Good Cause

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Beyoncé's charitable efforts didn't stop with the Let's Move! campaign. She teamed up with Michelle at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival to bring attention to Let Girls Learn, a new initiative aiming to decrease the barriers preventing 62 million girls across the world from receiving a decent education. As evidenced by their endless display of support for one another, Beyoncé and Michelle give deeper meaning to the term #BFFgoals.

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11 When Michelle Danced the Night Away at Beyoncé's Concert

In July 2018, Michelle was spotted getting down at Beyoncé and JAY-Z's On the Run II tour show in Paris with Beyoncé's mom, Tina Lawson. What an icon!

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