Selena Marie Gomez (/səˈliːnə ˈɡoʊmɛz/ sə-LEE-nə GOH-mez; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress, producer, and businesswoman. Outside of music and acting, Gomez has worked with various charitable organizations, and advocates for mental health, and gender, racial, and LGBT equality; she has been a UNICEF goodwill ambassador since 2009. She launched the cosmetics company Rare Beauty in 2020, which was valued at $2 billion in 2024,[1] and founded the Rare Impact Fund, a non-profit committed to raising $100 million this decade for mental health awareness. Gomez has been featured in listicles such as the Time 100 (2020) and Forbes 30 Under 30 (2016 and 2020), and was named the Billboard Woman of the Year in 2017. With over 426 million followers, she is the most-followed woman on Instagram, as of 2024.
Selena Gomez as a UNICEF ambassador has had a great impact on children all around the world since 2009,advocating for the world's most vulnurable children,she participates in numerous campains,events and initiatives on behalf of the UNICEF ,at the same time fighting for her life when she had lupus and going through mental health journey(she has done it all at the same time taking care of others).She is a role model to many of us ,reminding us every day that we are enough,you are enough nomatter what the world has to say. I’ve learned there’s power deep down inside yourself, and you can find it when you don’t give up on yourself and when you ask for help. -Selena Gomez.