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"Best Selfies of 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Beyonc\u00E9's shocking new haircut.\n\n\nImage: @beyonce on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. A dangerous baseball seflie.\n\n\nImage: @knashsports on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Sasha and Malia's inaugural selfie.\n\n\nImage: JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Chris Cassidy's space selfie.\n\n\nImage: Flickr, NASA Goddard\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. An eagle's upside-down selfie with a stolen camera.\n\n\nImage:  ABCKimberley\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Macklemore's selfie for the girl who threw her phone on stage at George Washington University.\n\n\nImage: Reddit GWizzle\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Kim's selfie and Kanye's reaction. \n\n\nImage: @kimkardashian on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. One lucky fan's selfie at a Beyonc\u00E9 concert.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr n-uumb\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Katy Perry's jungle selfie with a monkey.\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, KatyPerryVEVO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. The Un-Selfie for Giving Tuesday.\n\n\nImage: @bethany_waleri on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. A priest's selfie with a mosaic of Pope Francis.\n\n\nImage: Franco Origlia/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA @billclinton selfie from #CGI2013 as we sat down to talk for an upcoming @WIRED story. http://t.co/0P4YjZa6vY\u2014 Bill Gates (@BillGates) September 24, 2013\n\n\n\n\n12. Bill Gates and Bill Clinton's casual selfie at the Clinton Global Initiative.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Darth Vader's first selfie.\n\n\nImage: @starwars on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Tom Hanks' sneaky selfie with Steve Martin.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr burekevan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. Obama's selfie at Nelson Mandela's memorial service.\n\n\nImage: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16. Justin Bieber's five million thousand selfies.\n\n\nImage: @justinbieber on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhile self-portraits have been around for as long as the camera, it's safe to say the selfie dominated 2013 \u2014 so much, that the term was officially inducted into the Oxford dictionary. Years from now when your grandkids wonder why you have so many framed photos of your own face, you'll be able to point to the dictionary for the answer.\nSome were with front-facing cameras, while others stood in front of mirrors. The selfie has made its way to just about anywhere. Everyone from Justin Bieber to Bill Clinton and Bill Gates got in on the selfie action \u2014 even animals, like that mischievous eagle, had a little narcissism this year.\nSee also: Behold the First 'Selfie' Hashtag in Instagram History\nIn honor of this milestone, we gathered up the year's most talked-about photos that celebrate the filtered vanity we've all grown to tolerate.\nSo go ahead and get the lighting just right and snap yourself scrolling through the rest of our favorite selfies this year.  \nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments. \nImage: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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