Biography:

    Gomez is a very well known American singer, actress, and business woman. Gomez is 32 years old; she was born on July 22, 1992. Growing up in Grand Prairie, Texas in the suburbs of Dallas. When she was entering high school she switched to being home-schooled due to the Disney show she was on as a teenager.  However, she didn’t attend college. 

   Many know her from the popular children’s show ‘Barney & Friends’  that aired in 2002. Others may know her from the Disney Channel show ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ or a variety of Disney movies. In addition, Selena sings the theme song for the show ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’. As she got older, she started to release her own music, which quickly enhanced and grew her popularity. With her music career she was recognized by being given nominations during the Grammy’s and other music awards. Presently, she is known for her show ‘Murders in the Building’ which is on Hulu. For this, she has been recognized during the Emmy’s Overall, Selena Gomez has had a long and prosperous career so far. 

Charities:

Another thing that is majorly important to Gomez is taking part in charities. She has become the youngest Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. She has worked with them during their Trick or Treat campaign raising money for the children in Ghana. More importantly, she has traveled with different charities where she sees what her help is doing. Congo is where she visited with the ENOUGH Project.  In addition, she has raised money for St. Jude Children Research Hospital and the ‘Make A Wish’ program. There she raised over one million dollars. While also taking part in other charities and organizations, these are just a few that show her support and how she cares for the beneficiaries of other countries along with the U.S.

Impact:

   Throughout her lifetime Selena Gomez has caused many different changes to occur. One major thing that she is known for influencing is mental health. She has drawn attention to the fact that it’s ok to have mental health problems. That it’s important to seek help from others. Also she has brought attention to wrong stigmas on gender, racial, and equality. By her as a celebrity bringing attention to these subjects, it’s helping slowly to cause change. This demonstrates the power of a celebrity. She created the media platform Wondermind which is the first mental health fitness platform. It’s like when a celebrity or influencer says who they are voting for. It’s like how people will consider celebrities thinking about elections they will also consider their opinion on the subjects spoken about before. These are just a few examples as to why Selena Gomez has caused such a large successful impact.