Selena Facts
-Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas on Easter Sunday
-Her nickname was "Preciosa"- which means beautiful, spirited and wonderful-There was 61,041 at her last performance before she died
-She never refused to sign an autograph
-She never built a fence between herself and her fans
-The name Selena comes from the words "Selenite" and "moonstone"
-Selena started singing with A.B. and Suzette at the age of 6
-Selena sang at her father's resaurant "Papaguyo's" in 1980
-Selena had 5 dogs and a python
-Selena loved Pizza Hut's thin crust double peperoni pizza
-Selena loved Whataburgers
-Selena bought a red porche, her dream car, months before her death
-Selena was and still is the fastest selling female artist
-Selena loved long-stemmed white roses
-Selena loved the colors purple and black
-Selena had a huge collection of faberge eggs, she had over 500
-Selena favorites songs were "Amor Prohibido" and "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
-"Amor Prohibido" was written about Selena's grandparents
-If Selena was a boy, her name would have been "Marc Antony", they got the name from the lady in the next room who was supposed to have a girl, while Marcella was supposed to have a boy
-Selena was a Coca-Cola spokesperson since 1989
-Selena's estate was worth an estimated $500,000,000 right before she died
-After every performance Selena would ask her dad "How'd I do"
-Selena once ran over a rabbit and paid a $300 bill to save it (she had such a loving heart)
-Selena had a black BMW, but it was stolen and found at sea. She then bought her Porche
-Selena wore contacts
-Selena had measurements of 34-24-36
-Selena Etc. in Corpus opened it's doors on January 27, 1994
-In the "Amor Prohibido" music video, Selena wore her husband's shirts
-Selena was self-conscious about the scars on her legs
-Selena was a spokesperson for battered woman
(special thanks to Amanda, owner of Selena City, for most of these facts)
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