Looking like Eliza Doolittle at the ball, First Lady Michelle Obama stands with President Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, chancellor of
Germany, and Joachim Sauer, Merkel's husband at the White House on June 7, 2011 in Washington,
DC. For the international event, Mrs. O choose an ivory chiffon gown with linear crystal beading by designer Naeem Khan and an armful of Alexis Bittar bangles.