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HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-6">
<div class="circle-avatar" style="background-image:url(http://placekitten.com/g/200/400)">
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-6">
<div class="circle-avatar" style="background-image:url(http://placekitten.com/g/400/200)">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
CSS
div.circle-avatar{
/* make it responsive */
max-width: 100%;
width:100%;
height:auto;
display:block;
/* div height to be the same as width*/
padding-top:100%;
/* make it a cirkle */
border-radius:50%;
/* Centering on image`s center*/
background-position-y: center;
background-position-x: center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
/* it makes the clue thing, takes smaller dimention to fill div */
background-size: cover;
/* it is optional, for making this div centered in parent*/
margin: 0 auto;
top: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
bottom: 0;
}