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Sasha Obama the TikTok sensation: 4 things to know about Barack and Michelle’s ‘badass’ dancing daughter

STORYLeah Simpson
Sasha Obama with parents Michelle and Barack, and a still from her viral TikTok video. Photo: @michelleobama/Instagram, @pixiestick222/TikTok
Sasha Obama with parents Michelle and Barack, and a still from her viral TikTok video. Photo: @michelleobama/Instagram, @pixiestick222/TikTok
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Ivanka Trump and Ashley Biden’s social media feeds have nothing on the former first daughter’s deleted TikTok dances to Popp Hunna and Moneybagg Yo – no wonder she’s the Obamas’ ‘family music guru’

Former US president Barack Obama’s eldest daughter Malia might have made waves with her television studio and US embassy internships, and by attending Harvard Law School, but little sister Sasha isn’t far behind.
Barack Obama with his wife Michelle and their daughters Malia and Sasha at his election night rally after being declared US president in 2008. Photo: Reuters
Barack Obama with his wife Michelle and their daughters Malia and Sasha at his election night rally after being declared US president in 2008. Photo: Reuters

Born Natasha Obama, she was only six years old when she was thrust into the spotlight as her father ran for US President. But it wasn’t until recently that the public really started to get to know her.

Her TikTok dances

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Screenshots of Sasha Obama’s TikTok videos. Photos: @pixiestick222/TikTok
Screenshots of Sasha Obama’s TikTok videos. Photos: @pixiestick222/TikTok
Teenagers across the globe are obsessed with TikTok, and 19-year-old Sasha is no exception. While she might not have been embroiled in a D’Amelio-level scandal, she did make some jaws drop when she danced along to Popp Hunna’s Adderall (Corvette Corvette) earlier this year.

The 15-second clip – posted online by Sasha’s friend – went viral after the University of Michigan student was seen front and centre mouthing the words of the song.

And that wasn’t the first time she went viral on the social media platform. Just weeks prior, netizens found videos of her dancing and rapping along to Moneybagg Yo’s Said Sum. We have a feeling her videos won’t stop there.

Dad Barack thinks she’s a total “badass”

Former US president Barack Obama with daughters Sasha and Malia before pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey at the White House in 2014. Photo: Reuters
Former US president Barack Obama with daughters Sasha and Malia before pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey at the White House in 2014. Photo: Reuters

Barack describes all the women in his household as “badass”, but he told InStyle magazine that Sasha specifically is “completely confident about her own take on the world and is not cowed or intimidated – and never has been – by anybody’s titles”. He added: “If she thinks something’s wrong or right, she will say so.”

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