The First Lady Michelle Obama is undeniably an attractive woman — except when she forgets that the eyes of the world are upon her. Then she becomes a public relations nightmare. How does one begin to explain the expression of utter disdain on Mrs’ Obama’s face in these pictures?

Even the venerable Drudge Report ran the above photo without a caption so as not to further embarrass the First Lady, who can sometimes be a bit too serious for her own good. It’s as if she feels she’s carrying the weight of her husband’s bungling missteps on her shoulders.

Caption from AP:
From left, Sarah Brown, wife of Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama attend a ceremony to mark the 65th Anniversary of the D-day landings in Normandy at the American Cemetery at Colleville-Sur -Mer, near Caen, Western France, Saturday, June 6, 2009.