Believe It or Not, This Year’s Reigning Instagirl Wasn’t a Model

Believe It or Not, This Year’s Reigning Instagirl Wasn't a Model

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SELENA GOMEZ

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Surprise! Instagram’s number-one user isn’t a Hadid or a Jenner. Despite a 14-week social media break, Selena is finishing out 2016 as the most-followed person on Instagram. The singer’s Cindy Crawford–inspired Coca-Cola photo is the most popular photo of the year, with 6M likes (and counting). And it looks like the former Disney starlet is putting all those followers to good use: She makes more than half a million dollars per sponsored post.

See more 2016 All-Stars here – like the shoes we couldn’t get enough of and the viral veggie.