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Although they would probably take issue with being included in this list, it’s hard to deny that Sasha and Malia Obama are American royalty. The daughters of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, the girls have grown up in the public eye. These days, the girls are doing their best to carve their own paths – Malia as a filmmaker and Sasha as a recent USC grad. Their father says they are determined to make it without using their famous last name.

“The challenge for us is letting us give them any help at all,” President Obama said on the October 31 episode of “The Pivot.” “They’re very sensitive about this stuff. They’re very stubborn about it.”