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Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz has opened up about shooting US First Lady Michelle Obama for the cover of US style bible Vogue, claiming Michelle was 'beautiful' to work with. Annie Leibovitz says Michelle Obama was a dream to work with. The famed photographer - who shot the US First Lady for the March cover of US style bible Vogue - claims Michelle's beauty and professionalism made her the perfect subject.Annie said: 'The most extraordinary thing that she does is she lets you be yourself, there's no airs. It's great - she's smart, she's beautiful.'I've known them since the beginning when President Barack Obama was still running for senate. What's so great is we have worked with these people for a period of time. So it's almost like you feel more comfortable with them.'The 59-year-old portrait artist refuses to take full responsibility for the success of the magazine piece, insisting Vogue's editor-in-chief Andre Leon Talley's input was vitally important.Annie explained: "Talley said it better than I could ever say it. I pretty much let him do all the talking because he really did such a beautiful job. I was just pulled along." The photographer has also spoken about her heavily-criticised Vanity Fair photo shoot with 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus, in which the actress - then aged 15 - posed semi-naked.The pictures sparked outrage among Miley's fans and their parents, and although the actress was quick to apologise for them Annie - who has not spoken to the teenage star since the images were published - has not. She explained to Us Weekly magazine: 'The truth is, we had a great, great time on the shoot, and I love the pictures. I thought they were beautiful and strong. I stood behind the pictures, and I love them, so it was a young girl sort of coming of age. "Maybe the mistake was she shouldn't have sat for Vanity Fair. She was ready, but her audience wasn't."