PhotObama: Michelle Obama's high school prom date was no Barack

By GottaLaff

Prom Night! 18-year-old beauty named Michelle Robinson: Check. Flirty low-cut dress slashed to the thigh: Check. Handsome prom date: Check. David Upchurch instead of Barack Obama: Ruh-roh!

Back then, [Upchurch] recalls Michelle exhibited the drive that would take her from a rough Chicago neighbourhood to Harvard University and on to a law career where she would later meet her husband, Barack Obama.

David said: 'I grew up with Michelle and her brother Craig. We were neighbours, and our families were close.

'When Michelle was in the middle of her junior year, we began dating and continued to date for a year-and-a-half.

'Michelle knew what she wanted and after graduation she was off to Princeton University. I couldn't stand in her way.'

Perhaps mindful that her husband is the President, David refuses to 'kiss and tell' about their time together.

He says he can't even remember if he received a goodnight kiss after the prom.
The romance ended when Michelle went off to Princeton to study sociology. [...]

'I wished the best for Michelle because she has always been a wonderful person,' he said.

'I always knew Michelle was special and would make a difference in the world.' [...]

David, a divorced father-of-three from Colorado Springs, Colorado, says he finds it hard to believe his prom date ended up in the White House.

'I cannot tell you how proud I am of her and her husband. I have never met Barack, but I have to say, he is a very lucky man,' he said.

David Upchurch: The Pete Best of dating.