A year after Barbara Walters named Barack Obama the most fascinating person, she rounded things out by giving First Lady Michelle Obama the top honor for most fascinating in 2009.

Michelle came out ahead of other stars including Kate Gosselin, Glenn Beck, Brett Favre, Lady Gaga and Adam Lambert. And thank goodness she’s ahead of all those people. (Okay Favre is respectable but those others..?)

Michelle talked about how life has changed since the husband got a new job, and revealed the secrets of her fitness and workout regimen.