Selena Gomez Then & Now: Photos From The Star’s Young Disney Days To Today

By:

Paige Kindlick, Chris Rogers

January 8, 2023 12:03PM EST

Selena Gomez has a new documentary AND new music? Celebrate with photos of the star from her young Disney days to now.

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Selena Gomez: Through The Years

Selena Gomez: Through The Years — Anything for Selena! Selena Gomez has matured so much since she first put a spell on audiences in the Disney Channel original series Wizards of Waverly Place. Selena first starred on the show when she was no more than 14 years old, and it catapulted her to stardom. After appearing on the show from 2007 to 2012, Selena was ready for more mature work.

She starred in the 2012 film Spring Breakers, but later chose to focus on music, releasing her first solo album in 2013 and later her 2015 album Revival. Selena’s personal life was also quickly thrust into the spotlight during her on-again, off-again relationship with Justin Bieber. By the time the pair called it quits in 2018, Selena was ready for her next album. In 2020, she released Rare, which took a lot of inspiration from her time with Justin.

Moving on from the relationship made Selena stronger than ever. Her next hit would be with her Hulu show Only Murders In The Building which debuted its 2nd season in 2022. Selena decided to give people a deep look into her life, career, and mental health struggles with her documentary My Mind & Me, out Nov. 2022.

It’s amazing to see how much Selena has transformed over the years. Check out our gallery for her best moments of all time.

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Selena Gomez At The Premiere Of ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End’

Selena Gomez At The Premiere Of ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End’ — Selena Gomez at the ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End’ world film premiere on May 19, 2007. She dressed casually for the event and smiled for cameras before heading in to see the movie.

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Selena Gomez At The Premiere Of ‘Surf’s Up’

Selena Gomez At The Premiere Of ‘Surf’s Up’ — Selena Gomez at the ‘Surf’s Up’ film premiere in Los Angeles on June 2, 2007. She dressed casually and posed for some photos.

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Selena Gomez On The Set Of ‘The Wizards Of Waverly Place’

Selena Gomez On The Set Of ‘The Wizards Of Waverly Place’ — Selena Gomez on the set of ‘The Wizards Of Waverly Place’ in 2007. Selena got her start on the show when she was just 14!

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Selena Gomez At The Premiere Of ‘Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour’

Selena Gomez At The Premiere Of ‘Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour’ — Selena Gomez at the ‘Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour’ Film Premiere on Jan. 17, 2008. She waved at cameras while smiling for a picture on the red carpet.

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Selena Gomez & Taylor Swift At The Premiere Of ‘Another Cinderella Story’

Selena Gomez & Taylor Swift At The Premiere Of ‘Another Cinderella Story’ — Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift at the premiere for ‘Another Cinderella Story’ on Sept. 14, 2008. The two gal pals smiled for the camera and wore matching tiaras for the film!

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Selena Gomez At The 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Selena Gomez At The 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards — Selena Gomez arrives for the 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 12, 2009. She waved at fans and smiled for the cameras.

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Selena Gomez At The Indiana State Fair

Selena Gomez At The Indiana State Fair — Selena Gomez Performs at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis on Aug. 15, 2010. She looked so powerful on stage.

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Selena Gomez At The 2011 Golden Globes

Selena Gomez At The 2011 Golden Globes — Selena Gomez at The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards Warner Bros and Instyle Magazine After Party in Los Angeles on Jan. 16, 2011. She looked radiant in this orange gown.

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Selena Gomez & Justin Bieber At The 2011 American Music Awards

Selena Gomez & Justin Bieber At The 2011 American Music Awards — Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 20, 2011. They looked so happy back then.

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Selena Gomez At Vanity Fair’s 2011 Oscar Party

Selena Gomez At Vanity Fair’s 2011 Oscar Party — Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards Vanity Fair Party on Feb. 27, 2011. The then-couple looked so adorable.

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Selena Gomez At The Premiere Of ‘Spring Breakers’

Selena Gomez At The Premiere Of ‘Spring Breakers’ — Selena Gomez at the ‘Spring Breakers’ film premiere in Berlin on Feb. 19, 2013. She wore this Versace outfit and posed for photos on the arrivals carpet.

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Selena Gomez & Vanessa Hudgens in ‘Spring Breakers’

Selena Gomez & Vanessa Hudgens in ‘Spring Breakers’ — Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens pose in a promotional photo for Harmony Korine’s 2012 film ‘Spring Breakers.’ It was Selena’s first major mature role post-Disney.

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Selena Gomez At The 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Selena Gomez At The 2013 Billboard Music Awards — Selena Gomez arrives to the 2013 Billboard Music Awards arrivals in Las Vegas on May 19, 2013. She wore this Atelier Versace gown and looked beautiful.

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Selena Gomez At The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards

Selena Gomez At The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards — Selena Gomez arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards Arrivals in New York on Aug. 25, 2013. She looked so stunning in this navy blue dress with lacy, lingerie-inspired layers.

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Selena Gomez At The Flaunt Magazine November Issue Party

Selena Gomez At The Flaunt Magazine November Issue Party — Selena Gomez at the Flaunt Magazine November Issue Party in Los Angeles on Nov. 7, 2013. She wore a silky black dress with a keyhole.

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Selena Gomez At The 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Selena Gomez At The 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party — Selena Gomez attends the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. She looked so stunning in this intricately designed gow.

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Selena Gomez At An LA Screening Of ‘Rudderless’

Selena Gomez At An LA Screening Of ‘Rudderless’ — Selena Gomez arrives at the Los Angeles VIP screening of ‘Rudderless’ at The Vista Theater on Oct. 7, 2014. She wore this rusted orange mini dress and looked super cute!

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Selena Gomez At The 2014 American Music Awards

Selena Gomez At The 2014 American Music Awards — Selena Gomez arrives at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 23, 2014. She wore this stunning Armani Prive gown and looked amazing.

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Selena Gomez Performs At The 2014 AMAs

Selena Gomez Performs At The 2014 AMAs — Selena Gomez performs on stage at the 42nd annual American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in 2014. She looked and sounded positively angelic.

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Selena Gomez At The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards

Selena Gomez At The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards — Gigi Hadid, Martha Hunt, Hailee Steinfeld, Cara Delevingne, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Serayah McNeill, Lily Aldridge, Mariska Hargitay and Karlie Kloss pose together at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on Aug. 30, 2015. The women looked amazing on the arrival carpet.

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Selena Gomez At The 2015 American Music Awards

Selena Gomez At The 2015 American Music Awards — Selena Gomez arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles in November 2015. She looked gorgeous in this ruby red dress with a low back.

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Selena Gomez At The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

Selena Gomez At The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show — Selena Gomez performing on the catwalk of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Nov. 10, 2015. She looked incredible wearing Jolibe Atelier!

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Selena Gomez hugs Taylor Swift At The Grammys

Selena Gomez hugs Taylor Swift At The Grammys — Selena Gomez hugs it out with BFF Taylor Swift at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 15, 2016. Selena was right by Taylor’s side to support her throughout the night!

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Selena Gomez in Concert

Selena Gomez in Concert — Selena Gomez performs during the Revival Tour at the United Center in Chicago. She seriously gave the performance her all!

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Selena Gomez at the 2016 American Music Awards

Selena Gomez at the 2016 American Music Awards — Selena Gomez arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 20, 2016. She wore this stunning red gown and looked truly gorgeous.

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Selena Gomez & The Weeknd at the 2017 Met Gala

Selena Gomez & The Weeknd at the 2017 Met Gala — Selena Gomez and The Weeknd attend The Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between on May 2017. This was the former couple’s first public appearance together. They later broke up in October that same year.

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Selena Gomez At The 2017 Billboard Women in Music Event

Selena Gomez At The 2017 Billboard Women in Music Event — Selena Gomez at the Billboard Women in Music even in Los Angeles on Nov. 30, 2017. She wore Versace and looked so powerful on the arrival carpet.

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Selena Gomez At The 2017 American Music Awards

Selena Gomez At The 2017 American Music Awards — Selena Gomez attends the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2017. She wore Coach and sported her blonde ‘do!

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Selena Gomez at the ‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ film premiere

Selena Gomez at the ‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ film premiere — Selena Gomez at the ‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ film premiere in Los Angeles on June 30, 2018. She wore this summery Oscar de la Renta dress and looked so beautiful!

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Selena Gomez at ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ Premiere

Selena Gomez at ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ Premiere — Selena Gomez poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the premiere of the film ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ at the 72nd international film festival in Cannes on May 14, 2019. She looked stunning in this gorgeous gown.

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Selena Gomez At The Premiere Of ‘Frozen II’

Selena Gomez At The Premiere Of ‘Frozen II’ — Selena Gomez and her little sister, Gracie Elliot Teefey, at the ‘Frozen II’ film premiere on Nov. 7, 2019. The sisters wore beautiful matching dresses.

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Selena Gomez at the 47th Annual American Music Awards

Selena Gomez at the 47th Annual American Music Awards — Selena Gomez on the red carpet of the 47th Annual American Music Awards on Nov. 24, 2019. She wore this Versace mini dress and looked so stunning!

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Selena Gomez at the ‘Dolittle’ film premiere

Selena Gomez at the ‘Dolittle’ film premiere — Selena Gomez at the ‘Dolittle’ film premiere in Los Angeles on Jan. 11, 2020. She wore this gorgeous Givenchy gown and lit up the arrival carpet!

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Selena Gomez At The 2022 Critics’ Choice Awards

Selena Gomez At The 2022 Critics’ Choice Awards — Selena Gomez wears red hot Louis Vuitton at the 27th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards held at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel on March 13, 2022 in Century City, Los Angeles, California. Her dress featured a cape, cinched together with a rhinestone clip.

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Selena Gomez At The Premiere Of ‘Only Murders in the Building’

Selena Gomez At The Premiere Of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ — Selena Gomez wows at the season 2 premiere of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ on June 27, 2022. She wore a silver Michael Kors dress with a thigh-high leg slit.

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Selena Gomez Promotes ‘Only Murders in the Building’

Selena Gomez Promotes ‘Only Murders in the Building’ — Selena Gomez sports a chic white shirtdress at an Emmy FYC event for ‘Only Murders in the Building’ on Jun. 11, 2022. She gave the look some shape with a matching waist cincher.

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Selena Gomez At The White House

Selena Gomez At The White House — Selena Gomez joins First lady Jill Biden at a White House Conversation on Youth Mental Health on May 18, 2022. They were joined by Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, actor Juan Acosta, Jazmine Wildcat, and Ayanna Kelly.

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Selena Gomez Goes To An ‘SNL’ Afterparty

Selena Gomez Goes To An ‘SNL’ Afterparty — A smiling Selena Gomez celebrates her ‘SNL’ hosting debut at an afterparty held at L’Avenue on Saks in New York on May 15, 2022. She wore a strapless black dress and silver backless heels.

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Selena Gomez At The ABC Disney Upfronts

Selena Gomez At The ABC Disney Upfronts — Selena Gomez looked like a treat in a peach Mango cotton suit skirt & a matching cropped Mango cotton suit blazer with a pair of pointed-toe, white satin pumps, at the ABC Disney Upfronts in New York City. Her hair was up and she gave the cameras a smile.

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Selena Gomez At The 2022 Emmys

Selena Gomez At The 2022 Emmys — Selena Gomez looked eternally chic on the red carpet of the 74th Emmy Awards on Sep. 12, 2022. She wore a high-necked white Celine gown with silver platforms and a matching clutch. Dangling green earrings were the perfect pop of color and she had her hair brushed back for some Old Hollywood glamour.

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Selena Gomez At The ‘When We All Vote’ Summit

Selena Gomez At The ‘When We All Vote’ Summit — Selena Gomez urged her fellow millennials to use their political voice during the ‘When We All Vote’ panel at the Culture of Democracy Summit in Los Angeles on Jun. 13, 2022. She looked gorgeous in a red floral halter-top dress and white mules.

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Selena Gomez At The 2022 Academy Museum Gala

Selena Gomez At The 2022 Academy Museum Gala — Selena Gomez was pure eleganced at the second Annual Academy Museum Gala in LA on Oct. 16, 2022. She wore a chic black suit with smooth tresses.

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Selena Gomez At The AFI Festival

Selena Gomez At The AFI Festival — Selena showed up to the premiere of her documentary My Mind & Me in complete style. She rocked a magenta gown, sparkle pumps, and dangle earrings. She also had her brunette tresses in an elegant updo while she also sported a smokey eye.

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