Born July 22, 1992
Gomez made her very first television debut as one of the children on the kids TV show Barney & Friends. She reached stardom with her role as Alex Russo on the Emmy Award–winning Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place. Gomez has also starred in the television movies Another Cinderella Story, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, Camp Rock, and Princess Protection Program. She was born in Grand Prairie, Texas to Ricardo Gomez (of Mexican descent) and Mandy Teefey (of Italian descent). Gomez has also pursued other projects, including a music career with her band, Selena Gomez & the Scene, and the successful launch of her own Kmart fashion line, Dream Out Loud.
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We've never seen Selena Gomez look so hard! Check out the Disney starlet rapping along to the fabulous Nicki Minaj's single "Super Bass" off of her new album Pink Friday, which just managed to reach the number one spot on the Billboard charts this week after almost a month in the top ten.
Clearly, Gomez is a huge fan of the up-and-coming rapper and this video shows a side of Selena that is refreshing and adorable! Check it out below:
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Selena Gomez stepped out last night for her beau Justin Bieber's Never Say Never movie premiere and looked positively gorgeous. But we were so hoping that the two would just bite the bullet, come clean about being a couple and walk the red carpet hand-in-hand much as they did the Santa Monica pier this past weekend.
Alas, the young couple chose to keep their burgeoning love under wraps and managed to avoid being photographed together. So, we want to know:
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"Many people believe that there is some rivalry between us, whether because of our age, our music or the programs that we do, etc.," Gomez told the Spanish outlet, El Paradirario. "But there is no...
![WATCH: Selena Gomez Covers Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass"](http://www.latina.com/files/imagecache/spotlight/selena_gomez_latina_music_0210_275_1.jpg "WATCH: Selena Gomez Covers Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass"")
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