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08-22-2016, 11:46 PM
Closing ceremony delayed because everyone wanted a Simone Biles' selfie
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Everyone wants a selfie with Simone Biles (http://mashable.com/category/simone-biles/)' famous smile.
In fact, so many of Biles' fellow Olympic athletes wanted to snap photos with her before the Games came to an end that their selfie-taking wound up delaying the entire Rio closing ceremony.
SEE ALSO: Relatable athlete Simone Biles had a dramatic reaction to a bee attack (http://mashable.com/2016/08/19/simone-biles-bee-attack/)
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Athletes from the United States pose for a selfie with Simone Biles at the *2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.
Image: Matt Dunham/ap photo
According to BBC (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37155298),the closing ceremony parade was dubbed "Simone Selfie Central" by NBC's Mary Carillo, who described the athletes as a "conga line of people" bombarding Biles. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/22/simone-biles-selfies/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Everyone wants a selfie with Simone Biles (http://mashable.com/category/simone-biles/)' famous smile.
In fact, so many of Biles' fellow Olympic athletes wanted to snap photos with her before the Games came to an end that their selfie-taking wound up delaying the entire Rio closing ceremony.
SEE ALSO: Relatable athlete Simone Biles had a dramatic reaction to a bee attack (http://mashable.com/2016/08/19/simone-biles-bee-attack/)
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/TXIdTSSs77SAcRLWzg5O9y9mDMM=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F186730%2FAP_16235012101506__1_.jpg
Athletes from the United States pose for a selfie with Simone Biles at the *2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.
Image: Matt Dunham/ap photo
According to BBC (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37155298),the closing ceremony parade was dubbed "Simone Selfie Central" by NBC's Mary Carillo, who described the athletes as a "conga line of people" bombarding Biles. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/22/simone-biles-selfies/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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