All+about+Selena+Gomez

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 * Best known for playing “Gianna” in “Barney & Friends” (1992).
 * Is from Grand Prairie, Texas.
 * Before landing the role of “Alex Russo” in “Wizards of Waverly Place” (2007), Selena wasn’t a fan of neither magic or the Harry Potter franchise.
 * Her favorite subject is Science.
 * Favorite sport is Basketball.
 * Her role model and favorite actress is Rachel McAdams.
 * While filming that animated movie Horton Hears a Who! (2008), she played Steve Carell’s daughter but she never got to meet him.
 * She became interested in acting after watching her mom, Mandy Cornett.
 * Her favorite band is Paramore.
 * Loves to sing “Rockstar” by Hannah Montana and anything by Paramore.
 * She adopted her dog named Chip from an animal shelter.
 * She enjoys cheerleading, surfing and skateboarding.
 * Discovered by Disney in a nation-wide casting call.
 * Sings the theme tune to her Disney Channel show “Wizards of Waverly Place” (2007).
 * Her best friends are Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift.
 * Is an only child. Though she was bought up with lots of children.
 * Her favorite shoes are Converse.
 * Has four dogs – Chip, Willy, Fina and Wallace.
 * Is learning how to play guitar, drums and piano because she wants to be in her own band.
 * Her mom, Mandy Cornett, remarried in 2006 to Brian Teefey.
 * Wears a purity ring that says “True Love Waits”.
 * She is of Mexican and Italian heritage.
 * Her mom gave birth to her at the age of 16.
 * Her parents divorced when she was 5 years old.
 * She is named after Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla Perez.
 * She took part in Disney Channel’s Earth Day celebration.
 * Her first appearance on Radio Disney was on October 26, 2007.
 * Although she straightens it, Selena was born with naturally curly black hair.
 * She went to Danny Jones Middle School located in Texas.
 * Her name ‘Selena’ means Moon in Greek.
 * She is a huge fan of Johnny Depp.
 * She and best friend Demi Lovato have matching guitar pick necklaces.
 * Her celebrity crush is Shia LaBeouf.
 * Both her family and Fernanda Romero are from the same town in Mexico.
 * Has a YouTube show with her best friend Demi Lovato called “The Demi and Selena Show”.
 * Has a song written and sung about her on YouTube called “Selena Gomez” by Greg Kurka.
 * Friend of Jennifer Stone.