Michelle Obama adds new title: magazine editor

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WASHINGTON (AP) β€” She’s a wife, mother and lawyer, an advocate for children and military families, and first lady of the United States.

Now Michelle Obama has added a new title to her list: She’s the “guest editor” of More magazine’s July-August issue.

Lesley Jane Seymour, More’s editor-in-chief, says it’s the first time that a sitting first lady has edited a magazine.

Seymour adds that “guest editor” wasn’t just a fancy title.

She says Mrs. Obama had to come up with story ideas and write and approve copy for the 148-page issue that will hit newsstands on June 23.

With the issue, the first lady also makes her third appearance on More’s cover.