DISNEY DARLING SELENA GOMEZ HAS A MAGIC MOMENT IN THE JUNE/JULY ISSUE OF TEEN VOGUE, ON NEWSSTANDS MAY 19 NATIONWIDE

SELENA GOMEZ TEEN VOGUE June - July 2009

With upcoming made-for-TV movies The Wizards of Waverly Place and Princess Protection Program, spunky tween starlet Selena Gomez is racing up the Hollywood ladder. But as magical as her life is, the sixteen-year-old Disney Channel star is quite the realist: “I like to dream, but I also like to be realistic. Sometimes, when something is so nice and sweet, I just crush it. I don’t mean to, but I don’t want to be let down.”

Princess Protection Program, a film Selena starred in with her real-life best friend, Demi Lovato, will premiere in June. The story, which shows what friendship really means and the good it can bring out in people, mirrors the supportive relationship Selena and Demi have: “We’re both surrounded by adults 24/7, and we have to act professional, but when we’re together we can just be sixteen. We watch movies, talk about boys, and do each other’s hair and makeup.”

As far as love goes, Selena admits that what she looks for in a boyfriend has changed a lot lately. With one serious relationship behind her—she dated superfamous Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers—she happily confesses: “I want what I deny. I want someone who is crazy about me, who treats me like a princess. I want the picture-perfect fairy-tale stuff.”

Other highlights from the June/July issue of TEEN VOGUE include:

SALT MINE (P. 112): TEEN VOGUE takes a closer look at the nutritional contents in your favorite foods, showing that most are loaded with salt. Most Americans consume at least twice the recommended daily dose of sodium without even knowing it!

GROWING PAINS (P. 102): As millions of teens pack on extra pounds, Jane Shin Park reports on the hazards of youth obesity—and how to stay healthy.

CRUEL SUMMER (P. 118) investigates why many girls are still risking their lives for sun-kissed skin while MIDAS TOUCH (P. 73) shows how to get a glowing complexion without hitting the beach. Plus, starlet Rachel Bilson shares her summer must-haves with beauty blogger Eva Chen in GOLDEN GIRL (P. 78).

MODERN ROMANCE (P.50): From kissing to “sexting,” today’s hook-up culture is changing how tweens think about relationships. TEEN VOGUE interviews real girls to get their reactions.

LET ’EM RIP (P. 62): Designer Chris Benz shows how to give a pair of preppy khakis some serious attitude with artfully placed slashes and a pop of color.

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE (P. 108): TEEN VOGUE has an exclusive excerpt from Lauren Conrad’s debut novel, L.A. Candy, in which heroine Jane Roberts moves to Hollywood and ends up the star of her own reality show.

Get the inside scoop on Selena Gomez’s cover shoot with TEEN VOGUE at: teenvogue.com/go/selena