EXCLUSIVE: Sasha Obama puffs on cigarette in crop top and bright green sweatpants during a solo trip to lavish spa in Los Angeles

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Sasha Obama was spotted puffing on a cigarette after going solo for a luxury spa trip in a crop top and bright green sweatpants.

The former First Daughter, 22, was photographed stepping out of the lavish Los Angeles wellness center following some R&R on Thursday.

The spa describes itself as 'a sanctuary, a place of wellness and beauty, inspiration and optimism' and offers a slew of classic treatments such as messages, facials, and manicures. 

An onlooker told DailyMail.com that the University of Southern California graduate spent more than three hours at the self-care center.

Sasha Obama was spotted puffing on a cigarette while donning a crop top and bright green sweatpants during a solo spa visit

The former First Daughter, 22, was photographed stepping out of the lavish Los Angeles wellness center following some R&R on Thursday 

An onlooker told DailyMail.com that the University of Southern California graduate spent more than three hours at the self-care center

The wellness center offers a slew of treatments like messages, facials, and manicures

Afterwards, she headed to her car in a black tank top, which put her midriff on display, and a pair of neon green trousers

She paired the comfortable look with some black flipflops, and carried a matching sweatshirt and a dark handbag

Afterwards, Sasha headed to her car in a black tank top, which put her midriff on display, and a pair of neon green trousers. 

Staying hydrated! Sasha also held on to a water bottle 

She paired the comfortable look with some black flipflops, and carried a matching sweatshirt and a dark handbag. 

Sasha looked down at her phone as she walked through the parking lot to her vehicle. 

The 22-year-old kept it natural with minimal makeup, and she kept her long, braided, brown locks pulled back in a ponytail. 

Before driving off, the youngest daughter of President Barack Obama stopped to enjoy a cigarette. 

This is certainly not the first time that Sasha has been caught smoking - as paparazzi have snapped shots of her partaking in the act on numerous occasions.

Earlier this month, she was seen lighting a cigarette in a skimpy white bikini top and a navy blue maxi skirt, while chatting with some friends at a Labor Day party.

It's a habit she may have picked up from her father, who previously admitted to smoking up to 10 cigarettes a day and has been very honest about his struggle to quit.

Sasha looked down at her phone as she walked through the parking lot to her vehicle

The 22-year-old kept it natural with minimal makeup, and she kept her long, braided, brown locks pulled back in a ponytail

Before driving off, the youngest daughter of President Barack Obama stopped to enjoy a cigarette

This is certainly not the first time that Sasha has been caught smoking - as paparazzi have snapped shots of her partaking in the act on numerous occasions

It's a habit she may have picked up from her father, who previously admitted to smoking up to 10 cigarettes a day and has been very honest about his struggle to quit

Barack, 62, began smoking as a teenager and he famously promised his wife, Michelle, 59, that he would stop before he campaigned for president. 

In 2009, he admitted during a press conference, 'As a former smoker I constantly struggle with it.

Barack, 62, began smoking as a teenager and he famously promised his wife, Michelle , 59, that he would stop before he campaigned for president

'Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes? Yes. Am I daily smoker or a constant smoker? No. I don't do it in front of my kids. I don't do it in front of my family. 

'And, you know, I would say that I am 95 per cent cured, but there are times where I mess up.'

In his 2020 memoir, A Promised Land, the former President said that at one point he smoked up to 10 cigarettes a day.

He credited his eldest daughter, Malia, now 25, with helping him to quit, writing that seeing her 'frown' at him after she 'smelled it on his breath' made him determined to stop.

Malia has been seen puffing on a cigarette numerous times in recent years.

Sasha's spa trip came just days after a convicted felon made wild gay sex claims about her father. 

In 2009, he admitted during a press conference, 'As a former smoker I constantly struggle with it. Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes? Yes'

Barack continued: 'I don't do it in front of my kids. And, you know, I would say that I am 95 per cent cured, but there are times where there are times where I mess up' 

In his 2020 memoir, A Promised Land, the former President said that he at one point smoked up to 10 cigarettes a day

He credited his eldest daughter, Malia , now 25, with helping him to quit, writing that seeing her 'frown' at him after she 'smelled it on his breath' made him determined to stop

Sasha's spa trip came just days after a convicted felon made wild gay sex claims about her father

Last week, con man Larry Sinclair alleged that Barack performed oral sex on him twice in Chicago in 1999, and that he witnessed him buying and smoking cocaine

Last week, con man Larry Sinclair alleged that Barack performed oral sex on him twice in Chicago in 1999, and that he witnessed him buying and smoking cocaine during an appearance on former Fox host Tucker Carlson's show. 

Larry - who has a lengthy criminal history, including convictions on forgery, fraud and larceny charges, and has served prison time in Arizona, Florida, and Colorado - first made the claims in 2008, while Barack was gearing up to run for president.

At the time, his accusations were roundly condemned as an attempted political hatchet-job. He has never offered any proof of his claims against the former president.

Larry's claims were given a new lease of life last month, however, after The New York Post released a letter written by Barack in 1982, when he was 21 years old, to his girlfriend Alex McNear.

In it, he wrote that he 'loves making love to men daily, but in the imagination,' according to the publication. 

Sasha relocated to the West Coast in 2022 after she transferred to USC from the University of Michigan, and she is now living in LA with sister Malia

Back in November, their mom, Michelle, gushed over how her two daughters became each other's 'best friends' after going through a period of not being able to 'stand each other'

'The thing that I love the most is that those two girls are each other's best friends,' she told Today hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager

She added of her daughters: 'There was a period of time when they couldn't stand each other, and I said, "You are going to know that you two share something very unique [one day]"'

'To see them in that place where they're one another’s support systems and they've got each other's backs, it's the thing that a mother would want,' gushed Michelle

Sasha relocated to the West Coast in 2022 after she transferred to USC from the University of Michigan, and she is now living in LA with sister Malia.

Malia - who is currently on a trip to New York City - moved there in 2021 to pursue her career as a screenwriter, after she finished her studies at Harvard University.

Back in November, their mom, Michelle, gushed over how her two daughters became each other's 'best friends' after going through a period of not being able to 'stand each other.'

'The thing that I love the most is that those two girls are each other's best friends,' she told Today hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager.

'There was a period of time when they couldn't stand each other, and I said, "You wait, you are going to wake up one day and you're going to look over at that other person, and you're going to know that you two share something very unique," especially given what they've been through.

'To see them in that place where they're one another’s support systems and they've got each other's backs, it's the thing that a mother would want.'