Malia Obama is already one of the most famous teenagers in the country. The First Daughter has met everyone from Nelson Mandela and Pope Francis to heart-throbs Justin Bieber and Ryan Reynolds, attended a state dinner at the White House, accompanied her parents on official tours and was named, along with her sister, as one of The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014 by Time magazine. As Malia turns 18, we take a look at how she's grown up so gracefully in the spotlight – and what the future holds.
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Malia was introduced to the world at the age of 10 when her father Barack Obama took office in 2008. Photo: Getty Images
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Malia has had no problem following in her parents' footsteps. As the oldest daughter of President Obama and First Lady Michelle, it's only fate that she is celebrating her milestone birthday on the all-American Fourth of July.
Malia's big birthday comes weeks after graduating from the private Sidwell Friends School, where she, her younger sister Sasha-Obama – and in previous years the children of Theodore Roosevelt, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton – have received a top-class education. Photo: Getty Images
