Selena Gomez Is The First Person To Reach 100 Million Followers On Instagram | TIME

I don't know if there was a moment where I actually said, OK, this is what I want to do. I think it became what I love. There is a trust that I have with the people my age or a little bit younger that I don't think I would have if I started later. How does it feel to be the queen of Instagram? It feels so great, hon. Give us a kiss. I think it just kind of was instinctual for me. And how old are you, Selena? I am 11 years old. I loved being able to make people laugh. When I started working, my mom was the person in my life that helped guide me through most of that. She's 16, so we kind of grew up together. Everything that I am has kind of become a little bit of what my mom's gone through. She had the ability to make me feel like I was still capable of doing anything I wanted. Strength doesn't mean that you have to put on a facade. I think strength is being vulnerable. It's already difficult to get up every day and just feel good about yourself without seeing the highlights of everyone else. I hope my fans learn that who they are is beautiful, how they can connect with people by sharing what they're feeling. It's very personal to me.