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    National Selfie Day: Selfies that went viral, for significant reasons

    National Selfie Day: Selfies that went viral, for significant reasons
    Written by Sushmita Sen
    Jun 22, 2021, 03:00 pm 3 min read
    National Selfie Day: Selfies that went viral, for significant reasons
    National Selfie Day: The selfies that have made news, over the years

    Selfies have become an integral part of our lives these days, with even smartphone manufacturers bringing up changes to make the front camera a better one in every new device. To mark its importance, National Selfie Day is being celebrated globally today. Priyanka Chopra Jonas too posted a photo, while Paris Hilton claimed that she and pop queen Britney Spears have "invented" the concept.

    This is how Chopra celebrated the day

    Instagram post

    A post shared by priyankachopra on June 22, 2021 at 11:32 am IST

    Hilton and Spears 'invented the selfie' 11 years ago

    Meanwhile, Hilton took to Instagram to share a video that features her photos with Spears from years ago. It's a screenshot of her Twitter post, which is dated November 19, 2017. The update read, "11 years ago today, Me & Britney invented the selfie!." Well, we got to thank Hilton for this, because many selfies, over the years, have hit headlines, for significant reasons.

    Take a look at Hilton's post

    Instagram post

    A post shared by parishilton on June 22, 2021 at 11:39 am IST

    The selfie of the century: Ellen DeGeneres's Oscar photo

    The 2014 Ellen DeGeneres's Oscar selfie remains one of the top photos till date. Its caption read, "If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars." Within 24 hours, her Twitter post broke all records of selfies on the internet. It featured numerous Oscar winners, and also had our favorite couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie posing together, probably for one last time.

    This Twitter post made more news than that year's Oscars

    If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap

    — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014

    Oscar remake: PM Narendra Modi's selfie with Bollywood stars

    Five years later, we got a desi version, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi clicked a selfie with several young Bollywood stars such as Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khurrana. It was clicked by Ranveer. While many criticized the PM for this, naturally, there were also a few who compared it with the Oscar selfie.

    PM Modi and Bollywood celebs in one frame

    Instagram post

    A post shared by karanjohar on June 22, 2021 at 11:58 am IST

    When SRK clicked a selfie with Zayn Malik for Suhana

    Bollywood's King Khan, Shah Rukh Khan also became the king of selfies in 2015, when he posted one such with One Direction singer Zayn Malik at the Asian Awards. He had tweeted the photo, which apparently became the most shared post of the year. SRK later shared in an interview that he took the selfie because his daughter Suhana Khan is Malik's big fan.

    This kid is so cool, SRK had written about Malik

    This kid is so cool. May Allah bless him. Dinner time at the Asian Awards. pic.twitter.com/l0gV12n0kv

    — Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 17, 2015

    Kylie Jenner's candid 'annual bathroom selfie' became quite popular

    Kylie Jenner's MET Gala 2017 selfie became the highlight of the event. Captioned as "annual bathroom selfie," it featured Frank Ocean, Paris Jackson, Brie Larson, Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Diddy and A$AP Rocky, along with other celebrities in a big bathroom. While the setting is unique, but it has left us wondering why choose a bathroom, of all places, for a selfie?

    Take a look at Jenner's post

    Instagram post

    A post shared by kyliejenner on June 22, 2021 at 12:19 pm IST

    Deaths while taking selfies stand as a grim reminder

    While clicking selfies is fun, it's also a grim reminder of how far one should go for enjoyment. Incidents where people have lost balance and died, while taking a selfie from a high-rise, stand testimony to this fact. Also, never click a selfie while driving.

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