For a large homely woman, without even the gift of a sharp mind, Michelle Obama has done exceedingly well in life - and she basically lucked into it all.
She was lucky enough to be born into a time of heavy-handed affirmative action promotion of marginally qualified blacks. That got her into the Ivy Leagues and subsequent cushy employment.
And she was even luckier to be selected as the “beard” for an extremely ambitious gay/bisexual man (who became the biggest ever recipient of affirmative action promotion). That got her into the White House and a subsequent $ 100 million net worth.
Nailed it.