There were the precious (robe-clad toddler Prince George meeting Barack Obama), the endearing (Kate Winslet's emotional reaction to Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar win) and the provocative (Orlando Bloom hanging out on a paddleboard). Us Weekly's editors combed through 17 million images from 2016 to cull the moments that defined the year.
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There were the precious (robe-clad toddler Prince George meeting Barack Obama), the endearing (Kate Winslet's emotional reaction to Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar win) and the provocative (Orlando Bloom hanging out on a paddleboard). Us Weekly's editors combed through 17 million images from 2016 to cull the moments that defined the year.
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In full bloom: Orlando Bloom let it all hang out in Sardinia, Italy, with girlfriend Katy Perry Aug. 4.
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Saturday Night Live got political with Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump and Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton Oct. 15.
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Prince George, now 3, visited the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in England July 8.
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Brad Pitt made his first public appearance after Angelina Jolie’s September divorce filing at an L.A. Moonlight screening Nov. 8 with old pal Julia Roberts.
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Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won his third 100-meter gold (and his ninth Olympic medal in his record-breaking career) Aug. 14 at the Rio Olympics.
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A bald, bearded David Letterman went on a run in St. Bart’s March 22.
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Pregnant Blake Lively dazzled in a Atelier Versace gown at the Cannes Film Festival May 14. Her second daughter with Ryan Reynolds, Ines, was born in September.
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Blue Ivy, 4, wore a $10,950 Mischka Aoki dress alongside mom Beyoncé (who wore Francesco Scognamiglio) at MTV’s VMAs in NYC Aug. 28.
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“This show is proof that history remembers we live through times when hate and fear seem stronger,” Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda said while accepting his Best Original Score Tony Award June 12.
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A defining moment for Zac Efron: shooting 2017’s Baywatch reboot in Miami Beach March 8.
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Celine Dion — whose husband René Angélil passed away at age 73 in January — exited Paris’ Royal Monceau Palace Hotel July 9.
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Clear as mud: Kate Hudson rolled around July 14 on the shores of Ibiza.
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After touring the Star Wars: Episode VIII set in England April 19, Prince Harry stayed behind to film a secret scene with Prince William.
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Kris Jenner kicked back — literally — while sailing on a yacht in Antibes, France, Sept. 7.
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Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson mimicked the Beatles’ famous Abbey Road photo in London Feb. 4 while promoting Zoolander 2.
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She’s in the red: A totally unrecognizable Katy Perry dressed up as her heroine Hillary Clinton Oct. 28 for Kate Hudson’s annual Halloween party in L.A.'s Brentwood neighborhood.
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Valentine’s Day date: Gwen Stefani sat on Blake Shelton’s lap at a pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills Feb. 14.
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Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston pose with a half-shaven Will Forte at the Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica Jan. 17.
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Kate Winslet (in L.A. Feb. 28) teared up when Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar (after five acting nominations!) for The Revenant.
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Ouch! Rihanna (in Alexandre Vauthier) snubbed Drake as he went in for a kiss after presenting her with the MTV VMA Video Vanguard award in NYC Aug. 28.
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While visiting Canada with his parents, Prince George, now 3, was dazzled by bubbles.
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At the Rio Olympics, Tonga’s flag bearer Pita Nikolas Taufatofua literally glowed in the Aug. 5 opening ceremony.
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Overexposed! Model Kendall Jenner stepped out in a sheer top in London June 21.
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Illinois native Bill Murray (in Cleveland Nov. 2) celebrated the Chicago Cubs’ first World Series win since 1908.
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Michael Bublé (at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, April 13) called the viral response to him eating corn from the top down “vegetable harassment.”
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After his meeting with successor Donald Trump (left) in the White House’s Oval Office Nov. 10, President Barack Obama said, “We now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed.”
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Booking it: After being blindsided by Live with Kelly and Michael cohost Michael Strahan’s departure for Good Morning America, Kelly Ripa was spotted carrying Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants in NYC April 21.
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James Franco dressed up as the late David Bowie — who died in January — during a Disneyland trip in Anaheim, CA, April 19, to celebrate his birthday.
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During this April 17 outing in Byron Bay, Australia, Chris Hemsworth’s ripped father, Craig (left), redefined the term “dad bod.”
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Pure wonderment! Bill Clinton marveled at the balloons in Philadelphia after wife Hillary accepted the Democratic nomination for president July 28.
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Two weeks after the first photos of Taylor Swift kissing Tom Hiddleston in Westerly, RI, emerged June 15, the British actor wore an "I Love T.S.” tank top. They split three months later.
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