The magazine hit the stands not as a scandal, but as a who was as much a mogul and an artist as she was a human being.
Born on July 22, 1992, in Grand Prairie, Texas, Gomez began her career at a young age. She started performing in local theater productions and eventually landed a role on the Disney Channel's "Barney & Friends." Her breakthrough came when she was cast as Alex Russo on the Disney Channel's hit show "Wizards of Waverly Place," which ran from 2007 to 2012.
Following the release of the film Spring Breakers , Playboy tweeted an "open invitation" to Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens to attend a party at the Playboy Mansion.
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