LINDSAY FRIEDMAN
While some of these famous selfies may make us smile, drool with envy or imagine floating in space, others may just make you question humanity as a whole.
Either way, this list features selfies you’re unlikely to forget:
1. A man and a hijacker
Image credit: Ben Innes
When imminent death is calling, why not stop to take a selfie with your would-be murderer? That's exactly what 26-year-old Ben Innes did with the alleged EgyptAir plane hijacker late March. In his defense, it did later come out that the move may have been intended to aid police in later identifying the suspect.2. Kim K and a full-frontal view
Image credit: Kim Kardashian | Facebook
There are things that make you ask "why"?
Following Kim K’s “radical” decision to post a full-frontal selfie, a myriad of questions and reactions arose. (Editor's note: We decided not to publish the photo here.) Was it feminism or exploitation? Why wasn’t it taken down when Chelsea Handler couldn’t even get Instagram to keep her photo of one boob?
Essentially it can all be collectively summed up with: Really, Kim K, why?3. Gas leak selfies
Image credit: EventPhotosNYC | Twitter
The New York Post was spot on with its description of these folks: Village Idiots.
Others deemed it so horrible they just couldn’t look away, labeling theselfies a group of people took in the aftermath of a gas explosion as “disaster porn.”
Taking place in the East Village last spring, the unexpected blast killed two people. 4. Ellen and the Oscars
Image credit: Ellen DeGeneres | Twitter
When imagining the most popular selfie in terms of number of tweets and shares, it’s no surprise it would end up being a product of Ellen Degeneres.
As the Oscars’ host in 2014, she prompted a selfie with some of hollywood’s biggest stars from Jennifer Lawrence to Brad Pitt and Meryl Streep. It only took a matter of minutes for the quick snapshot to break social media records.
The picture leaves us wishing we could’ve been in that big ole’ Ellen sandwich of beautiful people. Any skilled photoshoppers around?5. The ultimate selfie
Image credit: NASA
An astronaut + spacewalk + camera = a recipe for the coolest selfie of all time.
The photo, taken Dec. 24, 2013, features NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins as he participates in the second of two spacewalks.
If only we could be that cool.6. Monkey selfie
Image credit: Wikimedia Commons
A monkey stole some guy’s camera and accidentally took a pretty adorable and happy looking selfie.
The results? As expected, it went viral, and then became the subject of a lawsuit.7. Smart-guy sandwich selfie
Image credit: Neil deGrasse Tyson | Twitter
These guys didn’t exactly need to be Insta-famous. They already have pretty impressive resumes.
But that didn’t stop science guy Bill Nye, President Barack Obama and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson from striking a pose.
How many IQ points do you think are captured in this one picture alone?8. Posin’ with dah pope
Image credit: Pool | Getty Images
You could probably count on one hand the number of popes who’ve taken the time to stop and take a selfie.
But Pope Francis has become pretty notorious for doing the unexpected.
Anything to get the word of God to the people, right?
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