She is as talented a person as I know or she is as talented of a person as I know

I was reading an article about an interview with president Obama. In the interview, he described Michelle by saying, "she is as talented a person as I know."

"As talented a person" sounds weird. Will the sentence still carry the same meaning and will it be correct to say "She is as talented of a person as I know" or "She is as talented as a person as I know?"

Solution 1:

She is as talented a person as I know

This doesn't mean "is as talented as he knows she is" as the other answer states.

It means that he doesn't know anyone with more talent than his wife.

I.e if he compares his wife to any other person that he knows he thinks she is at least equally as talented as that person.