When Michelle Obama moved into the White House in January, America unknowingly welcomed its newest style star, but our FLOTUS is hardly the only fashion-conscious leading lady to grace the globe. From French-chic Carla Bruni to Syria's natural beauty Asma al-Assad to Japan's quirky Miyuki Hatoyama, the world has a lot of mode to make it go 'round.

We've chosen a dozen of our favorite potential first ladies of fabulous...but what do you think? Who looked fab in 2009? And who looked drab?

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani - Qatar wife of the Sultan.

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

Wife of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd - Mrs Therese Rein.

Wife of U.S. President Barack Obama

Wife of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad

Mrs Hatoyama - Wife of Prime Minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama

Mrs Laureen Harper - Wife of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper.

Wife of Cameroon's President Paul Biya

Wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan

Wife of Spain's Prince Felipe

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