PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 25: First lady Michelle Obama waves to the crowd before delivering remarks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 25, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Not everyone may know that Sept. 4 is Beyonce’s birthday, but Michelle Obama sure remembers it.
The former First Lady paid tribute to the Queen Bee on her 36th birthday (#BeyDay) by dressing up as Beyonce in her 2016 “Formation” music video.
Obama — who is close friends with Beyonce — was one of several of the R&B star’s famous friends and family to replicate her “Formation” look to wish her a happy birthday. Among the other celebrities who donned the outfit wereformer Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, tennis champion Serena Williams, and Bianca Lawson.
Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles, and grandmother Hattie White, Jay-Z’s mother Gloria Carter, and the couple’s 5-year-old daughter Blue Ivy were also photographed. There were 18 women photographed in total.
Beyonce and Jay-Z have been close friends with Michelle and Barack Obama for years.
The Queen Bee serenaded the Obamas with the Etta James hit “At Last” during their 2009 Inauguration ball and she also sang the National Anthem at Barack Obama’s 2013 inauguration.
Michelle Obama and Beyonce also teamed up in 2011 for the former’s “Let’s Move” campaign, whose primary objective is to fight childhood obesity.
The former first lady also praised Beyonce during a 2016 interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
“She’s smart, she’s creative, she’s a great mother, she loves her family,” said Obama. “She’s just a low-key lady. We have a lot in common in that way. Except I can’t sing, I can’t dance.”
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