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After a quick getaway to Palm Springs with her family, Malia went to the Sundance Film Festival before heading to NYC for the premiere.
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Malia Obama steps out in NYC for the 'Girls' premiere


UPDATED FEBRUARY 28, 2019 10:30 AM EST

Girlswill be girls. Former President Barack Obama’s daughter Malia made anappearance at the Girls final season premiere party in New York City onThursday, February 2.

The18-year-old previously interned for the HBO series during taping of its sixth and final season in 2015.While the former first daughter did not walk the carpet at Lincoln Center, shedid mingle at the show’s after-party held at Cipriani 42ndStreet.

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Before starting Harvard in the fall, the former first daughter will take on an internship with The Weinstein Company.
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Malia has shown an interest in Hollywood Photo: Getty Images

An eyewitness told Us Weekly, “Malia was chatting casually with a few people,” adding, "She was just hanging out like everyone else.”

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Malia,who is set to begin interning in New York for The Weinstein Company in NYC, wasn’t the only familiar face in attendance. The teen was in the company ofRita Wilson, Leslie Mann, Judd Apatow and the stars of the show Lena Dunham, Allison Williams Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke.

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While Malia reportedly kept a low profile at the party, actor Andrew Rannells opened up on Thursday about his show’s famous intern duringan episode of Watch What Happens Live. The Girls star revealed that Michelle Obama’s daughterserved as the writers' intern on the series and that she was "supercool and nice."

The cast of <i>Girls</i> celebrated the premiere of their last season in NYC.
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The former first daughter hung out with the Girls' cast Photo: Getty Images

"She was great!" Andrew told host Andy Cohen. "I haveto say, that secret service was so stealth that it took awhile to figure outlike where she was at any given time. Because they really did blend in verysort of seamlessly.”

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He noted, “[Malia] didn’t disrupt our set at all."

Malia, who has been enjoying a year off before starting Harvard in the fall, has also worked on Halle Berry's Extant on CBS in 2014 as a production assistant.