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The position of First Lady has been held by 49 different women. However, not every first lady has been the president's spouse. If the president was a bachelor or widower, or if his wife was unable or unwilling to perform the role, other female relatives or friends were called upon to carry out the first lady's official duties. New York has produced more first ladies than any other state. Eleven first ladies were born in New York, including several of America’s most well-known first ladies: Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Nancy Reagan. Ohio is in second place, with six first ladies.