Her Snapchat account "MichelleObama" will be used to give
"young people a fun way to follow her trip" with her teen
daughters Malia and Sasha to promote girls' education, one of
her signature issues as the first lady of the United States, the
White House said. She begins her trip at the end of June.
Actress Meryl Streep and Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto
are also scheduled to join her in Africa. [L1N1971US]
Obama's first Snapchat post on Tuesday was a selfie with
caption: "Oh hey! Look who just joined @Snapchat. Add:
MichelleObama."
Obama already has 4.6 million followers on Twitter and 5 million
followers on Instagram.
Snapchat, a mobile app where posts disappear within 24 hours,
has more than 100 million active users, most under the age of
25.
(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Andrew Hay)
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