The mother-of-two consistently scored higher popularity votes than her husband even while they were still in office.
In an open-ended Gallup poll, 1025 Americans were asked to name anyone, man or woman, living in the entire world who they admired the most.
Michelle Obama scored 10 per cent of the votes, grabbing the top spot for the second time in a row. Melania Trump scored five per cent.
Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Greta Thunberg all took three per cent of the vote each.
In another poll carried out by YouGov in July, Ms. Obama was also found to be the most admired woman, beating even the Queen to the title.
Former US President, Barack Obama, and the current US President, Donald Trump are tied for the most admired man this year for the first time.
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