Paris Hilton, Britney Spears Claimed They Invented Selfie in 2006

Paris Hilton Reminds People That She Invented Selfie with Britney Spears

American star Paris Hilton claimed that she and singer-dancer Britney Spears have invented the ‘selfie’ or self picture taking in 2006.

The reality star and socialite Paris Hilton claimed on her Twitter account that she and Britney Spears invented the word ‘selfie’. In 2006, she and Britney allegedly took selfies with their mobile phones.

Paris Hilton Selfie
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According to her, the word ‘selfie’ has not been invented before but that is what Britney and Paris are doing. In a tweet from Paris in 2017, it posted: “11 years ago today, Me & Britney invented the selfie!”

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Many netizens reacted to Paris’ tweet because they did not believe they were the ones who started the ‘selfie’ on social media. But on November 20, 2020, Paris retweeted her photo of Britney.

“14 years ago, @britneyspears and I invented the selfie [heart emoji] Legends Only,” she wrote in her caption.

More than 106,000 people liked the picture. Others commented on Paris’ most popular catchphrase “That’s Hot!”

Paris was among the celebrities who always followed by paparazzi before the social media era. The paparazzi are also targeting Britney Spears.

According to the article of Abante, Paris and Britney started taking selfies to be sent to gossip websites because most of the paparazzi’s photos of them were unflattering, and did not know the angle of their faces. They say they are fresh in their selfies and the beautiful side of their face can be seen on gossip websites.

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