Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony in Washington DC Photo: GETTY The Hollywood actress was speaking on Wednesday at a ceremony where Mrs Obama and Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, presented the annual International Women of Courage awards.Witherspoon jokingly complained that Woods, the bubbly blonde from Los Angeles who discovers her inner strength at Harvard Law School and then takes on Washington politics, no longer held that title.   Related Articles Holiday dressing: Michelle Obama-style Legally Blonde to get West End makeover with Sheridan Smith in starring role Iran's presidential candidate seeks votes by campaigning with wife Barack Obama: will the reality match up to the image? Michelle Obama: The birth of a very modern superstar "As an actress, I have always sought out roles that portrayed women as strong and powerful, such as Elle Woods, who was in the 'Legally Blonde' movies," she said to laughter from the audience in an ornate State Department reception room.[Read more...]