Last year, Selena Gomez became the youngest person to be named a United Nations Children's Fund Ambassador in the United States.

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Selena Gomez and the Scene also had good luck with their first album, "Kiss and Tell."

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That's followed by another Disney Channel movie, Princess Protection Program, co-starring fellow network star Selena Gomez.

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Fellow former teenage heartthrob Selena Gomez put on Vegas-y frocks and an unfortunate Cleopatra-inspired hairdo.

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With luck, they will outclass the stereotypes that precede them, starting with Selena Gomez.

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