Lifestyle: Pictures just leaked of Sasha Obama's Sweet 16 — here's a look back at her life – Lifestyle

Lifestyle Pictures just leaked of Sasha Obama's Sweet 16 — here's a look back at her life

Published: 15.06.2017 , Refreshed: 29.09.2017
Mary Hanbury

Sacha Obama turned 16 on 10 June.

Sasha (L), Malia (R).
(Gary Cameron/Reuters)

Sasha Obama was seven when her father, Barack, became president of the US.

Fast-forward to today: Obama is out of office and Sasha is now celebrating her 16th birthday.

According to the gossip site YBF, Sasha celebrated her coming of age with a birthday party in May, but photos of the event went viral on Twitter this weekend.

Take a look back at Sasha's life in the spotlight below:

When Obama was elected Sasha was the youngest child to live in the White House since John F. Kennedy Jr.

Malia Obama was 10 when Obama took office.
(AP/Jae C. Hong)

Source: Business Insider

She spent her early teens growing up in the White House.

She spent her early teens growing up in the White House.
(Petar Kujundzic/Reuters)

With her older sister, Malia.

She spent her teens growing up in the White House.
(The White House)

Sasha attends the prestigious Sidwell Friends School in Washington D.C. The school has been described as "the Harvard of Washington's private schools." Theodore Roosevelt's son, Richard Nixon's daughter, Bill Clinton's daughter, and Al Gore's son all attended the school in the past.

Sasha attends the prestigious Sidwell Friends School in Washington D.C. The school has been described as "the Harvard of Washington's private schools." Theodore Roosevelt's son, Richard Nixon's daughter, Bill Clinton's daughter, and Al Gore's son all attended the school in the past.
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Source: Business Insider

Sasha turned 16 on June 10 but celebrated with a sweet 16 birthday party in May. Her parents attended the event.

Sasha turned 16 on June 10 but celebrated with a sweet 16 birthday party in May. Her parents attended the event.
(Twitter/@TheRealTeeMarie)

Sasha wore a long, satin red dress from designer Jill Jill Stuart.

Sasha wore a long, satin red dress from designer Jill Jill Stuart.
(Nordstrom.com)

This color and style of dress is currently out of stock at Jill Jill Stuart but is available online at Nordstrom and Revolve where it costs $398 and $286, respectively.

This color and style of dress is currently out of stock at Jill Jill Stuart but is available online at Nordstrom and Revolve where it costs $398 and $286, respectively.
(Revolve.com)

Photos of the event leaked on social media. The Instagram page that shared the photos was later taken down.

Over the weekend, fans took to Twitter to wish Sasha a happy birthday.

Some were surprised to find out that Sasha is actually a nickname for Natasha.

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