12 Selfie Tips You Can Learn From the World's Most Retweeted Photo (Ellen DeGeneres)

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• Ellen DeGeneres got her wish Sunday evening when a photo snapped live at the Oscars became the most retweeted photograph ever, overtaking a record set by one of President Barack Obama's tweets. The selfie, which the show's host sent out during the broadcast, features a gang of Hollywood A-list stars, including Jennifer Lawrence, Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, DeGeneres, Kevin Spacey, Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong'o and her brother, and a partially obscured Angelina Jolie and Jared Leto.
  Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep and Kevin Spacey can teach you how to take a better selfie. Ellen DeGeneres' record-shattering snapshot from the Oscars with her Hollywood pals on Sunday not only trumped Barack Obama's tweet in 2012, but also offered 12 handy lessons for perfecting the front-facing camera pucker. 
  
• 1. Don't fear the goofy grin. You can't always look sexy.

2. Double chins are the new laugh lines.

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3. If you're talking when the shutter snaps, you will look drunk.

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4. Make a face worthy of swapping.

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5. Try the "oh, are you taking a photo?" look.*

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6. Waving will make you look like someone left you hanging for a high-five.

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7. Stand out even in the background by showing off a big smile.

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8. Be Meryl Streep.

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9. Tweet the photo before sending to your friends.

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10. Give the camera to the person with the longest arms.

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11. Look into the camera instead of at yourself.

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12. Being a little bit in the group shot is ...

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...better than not being in the shot at all.

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IMAGE: ABC ABC/ Jessica Catcher/Mashable

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