Who "Invented" The Selfie? Was It Paris Hilton?
- 7 years ago
Did Paris Hilton invent the selfie?
Hilton claims she did in a viral tweet of a selfie with Britney Spears taken in 2006. But Twitter disagrees.
Users have been flooding Hilton's replies with historic selfies, including those of Bill Nye in 1999, Buzz Aldrin in 1966, and Paul McCartney in 1959.
The man who invented the selfie was Robert Cornelius, who snapped his photo in 1839. The word "selfie" was first tweeted in 2007, and Hilton was not responsible.
Inventions aside, we can credit Hilton with making selfies a global phenomenon.
Hilton claims she did in a viral tweet of a selfie with Britney Spears taken in 2006. But Twitter disagrees.
Users have been flooding Hilton's replies with historic selfies, including those of Bill Nye in 1999, Buzz Aldrin in 1966, and Paul McCartney in 1959.
The man who invented the selfie was Robert Cornelius, who snapped his photo in 1839. The word "selfie" was first tweeted in 2007, and Hilton was not responsible.
Inventions aside, we can credit Hilton with making selfies a global phenomenon.