According to the infamous Hollywood perma-fixture Paris Hilton, the following photo of her and Britney Spears is a historical moment in the inception of the Digital Age. This photo is no ordinary photo, in fact, it is the earliest record of Oxford Dictionaries 2013 word of the year. Yes, you guessed it, it's a selfie.
When taken in at face value, no pun intended, it isn't that hard to believe that the reality T.V. pioneer Paris Hilton coined the selfie. That is until light research unveils that the first selfie ever recorded was taken by Robert Cornelius back in the golden year of 1839. And once that small tidbit of information is uncovered, the proverbial floodgates fly open and the Internet swoops in to provide ample examples of Selfie ingenuity by legendary names such as Susan Sarandon, Andy Warhol, Bill Nye the Science Guy and more.
Though Paris Hilton had good intentions, or not, with her affirmation of creating the selfie, she's wrong. But in the end, Miss Hilton deserves a thank you because in a roundabout way her Selfie with Britney helped to spawn a generation of expert Selfie snapping men and women.
Among those extraordinary Selfies floating around is that of R&B starlet Tinashe. Since she emerged onto the radar with the success of her beloved single "2 On" back in 2014, Tinashe has been enchanting the world, and the community of Instagram, with her shimmering vocals and drop dead gorgeous looks. Seriously though, just look at how stunning she is in sweats at the airport.
And if there is one thing that Tinashe can do better than sing her heart out or stunt on all regular human beings in her bummy airport fit, it's taking Selfies. Tinashe is a very likely underdog candidate for the 2017 crown of Selfie queen. Sexy, cute, spunky, innocent, she has any and every look you could imagine in her selfie arsenal. We've taken the liberty of picking out the hottest selfies from Tinashe this year. Prepare to be floored.