Malia Obama makes a run to a 7-Eleven in Los Angeles with a friend while keeping cozy in Ugg boots
Malia Obama was spotted making a pitstop at a 7-Eleven in West Hollywood with a friend on Friday while out and about ahead of the weekend.
The Los Angeles-based screenwriter, who is the oldest daughter of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, was dressed in an oversize denim jacket that she wore over a baggy gray T-shirt and shorts.
Malia, 24, topped off her California casual look with a pair of beige Ugg boots. Her long rust-colored braids were pulled half-up in a messy bun with a few tendrils framing her face.
![Malia Obama, 24, was spotted making a pitstop at a 7-Eleven in West Hollywood on Friday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61555417-11128759-image-a-1_1660947785768.jpg)
Malia Obama, 24, was spotted making a pitstop at a 7-Eleven in West Hollywood on Friday
![The screenwriter, who is the oldest daughter of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, was dressed in an oversize denim jacket that she wore over a baggy gray T-shirt and shorts](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61555421-11128759-d-m-32_1660948071458.jpg)
![The screenwriter, who is the oldest daughter of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, was dressed in an oversize denim jacket that she wore over a baggy gray T-shirt and shorts](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61555397-11128759-d-a-33_1660948078812.jpg)
The screenwriter, who is the oldest daughter of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, was dressed in an oversize denim jacket that she wore over a baggy gray T-shirt and shorts
![Malia was joined by a friend who walked alongside her in the convenience store's parking lot](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61555413-11128759-image-a-12_1660947831926.jpg)
Malia was joined by a friend who walked alongside her in the convenience store’s parking lot
She had her keys and wallet in her hand, ready to make a purchase. Her friend was also dressed for the cooling weather in a sweatshirt and baggy jeans. He added another layer of warmth with a tan vest.
Malia didn’t appear to buy anything at the convenience store, but her pal grabbed a pack of ZYN Nicotine Pouches. She was seen doing a little jump into the air as she walked next to him.
It’s unclear the exact location they were at, but the former first daughter has been living in Brentwood, an affluent neighborhood on the city’s Westside.
Malia’s visit comes just days after a giant mob ransacked a 7-Eleven near Figueroa Street and El Segundo Boulevard following a street takeover at the intersection.
Surveillance footage from August 15 showed the group of people looting and vandalizing the store. The mob could be seen running across the store and grabbing drinks, cigarettes, lottery tickets, bags of chips, and other items.
![Malia was seen doing a little jump into the air while carrying her keys and wallet in her hand](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61555411-11128759-image-a-14_1660947868125.jpg)
Malia was seen doing a little jump into the air while carrying her keys and wallet in her hand
![The former first daughter didn't appear to buy anything, but her pal grabbed a pack of ZYN Nicotine Pouches](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61555403-11128759-image-m-18_1660947888801.jpg)
The former first daughter didn’t appear to buy anything, but her pal grabbed a pack of ZYN Nicotine Pouches
![It's unclear the exact location they were at, but Malia has been living in Brentwood, an affluent neighborhood on the city's Westside](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61555405-11128759-image-a-20_1660947901534.jpg)
It’s unclear the exact location they were at, but Malia has been living in Brentwood, an affluent neighborhood on the city’s Westside
![Malia's friend was also dressed for the cooling weather in a sweatshirt and baggy jeans. He added another layer of warmth with a tan vest](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61555401-11128759-image-a-27_1660947973893.jpg)
Malia’s friend was also dressed for the cooling weather in a sweatshirt and baggy jeans. He added another layer of warmth with a tan vest
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the suspects also started throwing items at them, with around 100 people involved in the chaos.
Malia’s latest outing comes a few weeks after DailyMail.com exclusively revealed the identity of her new boyfriend, music producer Dawit Eklund.
Dawit — who also goes by David, the Anglicized version of his name — is the son of retired State Department officer Jon Eklund, 72, who worked at several U.S. embassies in Africa, and his Ethiopian wife, Yeshi, 66.
He is co-founder of Washington, D.C.-based record label 1432 R, which specializes in Ethiopian music. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, he is also a registered Democrat.
A Washington Post article about the label in 2016 said: ‘Their music seamlessly brings together house music grooves, the stutter of U.K. garage, an uneasy electronic ambience, and — perhaps most notably — Ethiopian folk music.’
![Malia's long rust-colored braids were pulled half-up in a messy bun with a few tendrils framing her face](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61555419-11128759-image-a-21_1660947909920.jpg)
Malia’s long rust-colored braids were pulled half-up in a messy bun with a few tendrils framing her face
![Malia has been spotted out in Los Angeles a number of times this year while enjoying everything the city has to offer](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61555415-11128759-image-a-24_1660947942913.jpg)
Malia has been spotted out in Los Angeles a number of times this year while enjoying everything the city has to offer
![Malia moved to Los Angeles last year after graduating from Harvard University to pursue a career as a screenwriter](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61555409-11128759-image-a-26_1660947945959.jpg)
Malia moved to Los Angeles last year after graduating from Harvard University to pursue a career as a screenwriter
![Malia is currently working as a screenwriter on Donald Glover's upcoming Amazon show, which is reportedly about 'a Beyoncé-type character'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61555399-11128759-image-a-30_1660947979668.jpg)
Malia is currently working as a screenwriter on Donald Glover’s upcoming Amazon show, which is reportedly about ‘a Beyoncé-type character’
‘Ethiopian music is super distinct. There are only four or five musical scales that they play in; each has its own meaning and attitude and mood,’ he told the outlet.
A separate Post piece called him ‘one of Washington’s most exciting dance music producers,’ adding: ‘It’s not because he’s splicing styles from around the globe, it’s because he spent a lot of his young life learning how to communicate with different kinds of people.’
Dawit, who is one of four children, was educated at the International Community School in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, before attending George Washington University, where he studied International Development in Africa.
His father, Jon, was heavily involved in helping the refugee crisis caused by the war in Sudan in the early 2000s, when hundreds of thousands fled to Ethiopia to escape the fighting.
Dawit’s mother, Yeshi, comes from a family of businesspeople in Ethiopia. His sister Sara Eklund was featured in a 2019 Vogue article for introducing menstrual cups to Ethiopia
Since his retirement, John and Yeshi have settled in Abidjan, the capital of the West African nation of Côte d’Ivoire, although they also have a house in Chantilly, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C.
![Malia's visit comes just days after a giant mob ransacked a 7-Eleven near Figueroa Street and El Segundo Boulevard following a street takeover at the intersection (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/19/23/61537529-11128759-A_staff_member_cowered_behind_the_till_as_more_than_100_people_d-a-13_1660947849616.jpg)
Malia’s visit comes just days after a giant mob ransacked a 7-Eleven near Figueroa Street and El Segundo Boulevard following a street takeover at the intersection (pictured)
![Earlier this month, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed the identity of Malia's new boyfriend, music producer Dawit Eklund. They visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art together on August 4 (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/04/20/61077665-11081661-Malia_is_working_with_Donald_Glover_also_known_as_Childish_Gambi-m-109_1659642731309.jpg)
Earlier this month, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed the identity of Malia’s new boyfriend, music producer Dawit Eklund. They visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art together on August 4 (pictured)
Malia and Dawit were spotted visiting the Los Angeles County Museum of Art together on August 4, the third time they were seen together in nine days.
They were first photographed picking up a takeout lunch on July 26 and then again when they went for a casual stroll together on August 2.
DailyMail.com was also the first to reveal the identity of Malia’s first serious beau, Rory Farquharson, whom she dated in college.
Malia moved to Los Angeles last year after graduating from Harvard University to pursue a career as a screenwriter. She is currently working as a screenwriter on Donald Glover’s upcoming Amazon show.
In March, Donald revealed that he had given the 24-year-old her first job as a writer on his new series, which is reportedly about ‘a Beyoncé-type character,’ with the actor calling her ‘amazingly talented’ and ‘really focused.’
‘She’s just like, an amazingly talented person,’ Donald, 38, who is also known by his stage name Childish Gambino, told Vanity Fair at the time. ‘She’s really focused, and she’s working really hard.’