Taylor Swift Is Just as Obsessed with Selfies as You Are 

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A GIF-heavy look behind the scenes of her September cover shoot.

One thing you can’t accuse a Tumblr-obsessed, cat-loving pop star like Taylor Swift of is being ignorant in the ways of the Internet age. So it should come as no surprise that the influential pop star with the lively Instagram account has a selfie addiction. How bad is it?

In fact, when we asked our September cover star to play a quick word-association game, the results are pretty relatable. Thinking about getting older? Check.

But don’t worry, we won’t try to tell you that Swift—who made headlines this year for her extraordinarily lucrative and influential business model—is an ordinary girl. You need only the briefest glimpse behind the scenes of her shoot with Mario Testino to know that she’s the epitome of “yaaaas queen.”

You can read Taylor’s interview here, see her glamorous Mario Testino–shot gallery here, and pick up the September Style issue of

features in-depth reporting, gripping narratives, and world-class photography, plus heaping doses of Oscar-blogging, royal-watching, and assorted guilty pleasures.

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