Michelle Obama named best dressed woman

 US First Lady Michelle Obama has been named the most stylish woman in the world beating Queen Elizabeth and Victoria Beckham.

The 49-year-old was commended for using fashion as a "force for good" by Sunday Times Style magazine, reports contactmusic.com.

She was described as "understanding that, as her primary role as the First Lady is visual, fashion can be a force for good used to inspire and entertain".

Other names who made the top 25 include Spice Girls singer and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt -- six-year-old daughter of Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and actress Dame Helen Mirren.

Meanwhile, singer Lady Gaga has been named worst dressed by the magazine's editors and contributors.