Madame Tussauds to unveil wax first lady

Designers will spend six months studying pictures of Michelle Obama

	Senior sculptor Colin Jackson works on a clay head mold of first lady Michelle Obama at Merlin Studios in London. The clay molds are a crucial step in the up to six month-long figure creation process.
Merlin Studios / AP

updated 3:23 p.m. ET Jan. 28, 2009

WASHINGTON - Madame Tussauds wax museum is adding Michelle Obama to its collection of famous figures in Washington.

Museum officials released pictures of the design process Wednesday and said the full figure will be unveiled in March. Designers will have spent six months on the figure, studying photos and video of the first lady.

General Manager Janine DiGioacchino says having an image of Obama is an honor because “as our nation’s first African-American first lady, a proud working mom and budding style icon, Mrs. Obama is a role model to women around the corner and around the globe.”

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The figure was designed at Merlin Studios in London and will be placed alongside President Barack Obama’s figure in a replica Oval Office.

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