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Friday 27 December 2013

The year of the 'selfie': From pop stars to politicians...Checkout the top selfies of 2013!

Some would call it vanity. Others would say it shows a healthy degree of self-confidence. But whatever the reason, there is no denying that 2013 was the year of the selfie.

  • Selfie was named by Oxford Dictionaries as word of the year
  • One of the most famous was the Pope posing with teenagers at the Vatican
  • Among the most controversial was that Nelson Mandela memorial selfie
  • Other famous selfies include Kim Kardashian's bottom and the PM asleep






Strike a pose: U.S. President Barack Obama (right) and British Prime Minister David Cameron pose for a selfie with Denmark's Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt (centre) at Nelson Mandela's memorial



Who's the dummy? Peaches Geldof and son Phaedra pose for a selfie

 

Actor Hugh Jackman (left) posts a picture of himself after he is treated for skin cancer and Joey Essex (right) saying in these social network pictures 'Safe though' and 'SELFIE with my mate Ed'



One of the most famous selfies of the past 12 months was the Pope posing with teenagers at the Vatican. The picture went viral on social media and was widely speculated as being the first ever 'Papal selfie'




Instagram fodder: The Kardashian family are now synonymous with selfies - one of the most famous selfies of the year was Kim Kardashian's post-pregnancy bum shot, gaining nearly a million likes on Instagram




Chillaxing: An eye-brow raising selfie was taken by Samantha Cameron's sister on the morning of her wedding day, revealing David Cameron napping on a four-poster bed in the background



A schoolboy took this selfie with Prince Charles when they Royal visited a church centre earlier this month

One of the most famous selfies of the past 12 months was the Pope posing with teenagers at the Vatican.


The picture went viral on social media and was widely speculated as being the first ever 'Papal selfie'.

Among the most controversial of the year was earlier this month when U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron posed for a selfie at Nelson Mandela's memorial service in Johannesburg.




Kylie Minogue posting a 'belfie' - that's a bottom selfie




Tasteless: A news photographer captured this shot of a tourist gettign a selfie in front of a Brooklyn Bridge jumper (seen top right)



Strange: Florida student Malik Whiter saw that his teacher went into labour during class and pulled out his phone, positioned himself just so in front of the pain-stricken woman and smiled for the camera



Close shave: Reporter Kelly Nash captures the moment a baseball flew narrowly past her head at Fenway Park stadium in Boston

An eye-brow raising selfie was taken by Samantha Cameron’s sister on the morning of her wedding day, revealing David Cameron napping on a four-poster bed in the background.

Not to be outdone Labour leader Ed Miliband later posed for a selfie with popstar Lily Allen which she posted on her Twitter page.



 

Cara Delevingne's lion tattoo (left) and Madonna with a gold teeth brace (right)




Harry Styles wearing a blonde wig and having fun taking a selfie with Sienna Miller




While the world watches: Tom Hanks and Steve Martin take an onstage selfie at the 2013 Governors Awards


 

Mustachioed Fox host Geraldo Rivera, 70, left, tweeted a very revealing nude self-portrait, which he later deleted... but it was too late. Right: Actress and reality star, Helen Flanagan seemed to spent most of 2013 pouting at any given opportunity in her long list of selfies




One small step for man, one big step for selfies: Astronaut Luca Parmitano uses a digital still camera to take a photo in space

 

Video selfie: Juistin Bieber was caught out yet again this year, this time on a grainy video 'selfie' that has been posted online by a girl who had partied with the star. The video shows Bieber sleeping peacefully, wrapped in a brown blanket on a large striped day bed in Brazil

One of the strangest was when Florida student Malik Whiter saw that his teacher went into labor during class and pulled out his phone, positioned himself just so in front of the pain-stricken woman and smiled for the camera.


'Selfie with my teacher while she having contractions,' Whiter tweeted in October.




Supermodel Gisele posts a photo on her Instagram page being pampered as she was breastfeeding



Memento: Sasha, left, and Malia Obama, daughters of US President Barack Obama, take a photo of themselves during the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington in January




Brave selfie: Kayleigh Hill taking a selfie mid-tackle. She posted a Vine of herself running on to the field during the College World Series as a dare




She caused outrage at this year’s MTV VMAs so it’s not surprising that Miley Cyrus chose a memorable outfit from the same event for Halloween. The controversial star tweeted a picture of herself dressed up in Lil' Kim’s daring outfit from the 1999 awards show, with just a nipple pastie protecting her modesty





Pop singer by day, unintentional animal activist by night: Thai police arrested two men for selling photo ops with protected-species the slow loris after Rihanna posted a picture of herself with one on Instagram




Rosy cheeks: Cheryl Cole unveils her utterly astonishing tattoo




Mask shot: The Star Wars Instagram account was kicked off with a selfie from Darth Vader, which amassed over 23,000 likes in the past 24 hours



Lilliband: Lily Allen tweets a picture of herself and Labour leader Ed Miliband

One would-be Romeo's unusual attempt to woo a woman he met in Starbucks has spectacularly backfired after his selfie video went viral . It begins with 'StarbucksDrakeHands guy' staring intently into the camera



One to treasure! Beyonce photobombed a fan's selfie midway during her concert in Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park in October

The moment Beyonce joined a fan in a selfie






Rihanna poses with two huge roll-ups in Amsterdam. She posted the snap on Istagram with the words: 'I'm just a girl... #Amsterdam'



Bizarre: Victoria Beckham tweets picture of herself as she gets ready for New York Fashion Week



Dog tired: Tulisa shares a picture on her Instagram page of her and her pet






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