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Home • Celebrity

Celeb Cam: The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook

If Instagram was high school, here's how our favorite celebs would rank in 2013.
By Sylvia Obell · Updated October 27, 2020
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01
Most Popular

Lala’s Instagram profile has so many celebrity guests you’d think it was a talk show. The former TRL host has made a lot of friends throughout her career! Visit her page for fun pictures of her and A-list friends like Kelly Rowland, Ludacris, Ciara, and more.

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Lala Anthony/Instagram
02
Class Clown

Want access to Kevin Hart jokes 24/7? Follow him on Instagram. The caption for this funny shot was “Caught my man @derrtymo slipping on set today….he lied & told me that this was his ladies dog!”

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Kevin Hart/Instagram
03
Cutest Couple

We just can’t get enough of Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade’s adorable selfie photoshoot sessions. They seem like a couple that really knows how to have fun together. 

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Dwayne Wade/Instagram
04
Best Friends

BFF’s Brandy and Niecy Nash are always bragging about each other and giving us glimpses into their friendship. We love the images of sisterhood! 

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Brandy/Instagram
05
Best Dressed

Queen Bey’s Instagram profile is full of great fashion moments and style.

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Instagram
06
Best Hair

It’s no secret the world is obsessed with Solange’s natural hair. This summer she made us all fall back in love with box-braids and havana twists. 

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Solange/Instagram
07
Best Duck Lips

Our obsession with selfies has given life to a number of facial expressions, few more popular than duck lips. Here model Chanel Iman takes the popular lip pose to the extreme, in a way only she can. 

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Chanel Iman/Instagram
08
Cutest Mommy Moments — TIE!

Tamera Mowry-Housley loves being a new mom! The Real co-host’s Instagram profile is full of sweet mommy moments with her son Aden. We definitely feel the love everytime we visit.

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Tamera Mowry-Housely/Instagram
09
Cutest Mommy Moments — TIE!

We really can’t have one without the other! Tia Mowry-Hardrict’s Instagram photos of her and son Cree are just as adorable as her sisters! We especially love when they all get together for sister/cousin time.

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Tia Mowry-Hardrict/Instagram
10
The Overachiever

Few market themselves better on Instagram than June Ambrose. The celebrtiy stylist and desinger shows us through pictures how a true rockmom can attended fashion shows and design shoes by day, and have dinner on the table then go and style Jay Z by night. 

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
June Ambrose/Instagram
11
Most Popular Baby Bump

Monica’s new baby girl doesn’t know it yet, but she’s already met half of the entertainment industry. If everyone who rubbed and loved her mommy’s belly gave her a bit of their talent, then she’s destined to be a star.

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Moncia/Instagram
12
Most Dramatic

You can always count on @badgalriri to let you know exactly how she’s feeling.

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Rihanna/Instagram
13
Most Outgoing

Gabrielle Union’s fun and cheeky photos show 40somethings do have more fun.

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Gabrielle Union/Instagram
14
Selfie Queen

Many of our favorite celebs know how to werk a selfie, but Sanaa Lathan’s reign supreme. The Best Man Holdiay star’s Instagram is full of gorgous selfies like this one.

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Sanaa Lathan/Instagram
15
Selfie King

Maxwell selfies, how do we love thee? Allow us to count the ways.

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Maxwell/Instagram
16
Best Photobomb

Selfie King Maxwell, was getting ready to take a signature selfie at the U.S. Open when he noticed Boris Kodjoe stealing all the attention. We’re still laughing at this moment.

The 2013 ESSENCE Celeb Instagram Yearbook
Maxwell/Instagram
TOPICS:  Instagram