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I SAY NO TO THE DRAMA

THERE are so many ways to describe her you practically need a book to fit it all in.

Actor, producer, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, mental-health advocate, kidney transplant survivor and social-media queen. Selena Gomez has been there, done that and got so many T-shirts it’s hard to believe she’s barely out of her 20s.

She’s also had plenty of curveballs lobbed her way during her years in the spotlight, including being scorned by friends, battling ongoing health issues and sinking to the depths of depression.

Yet her star refuses to be dimmed. In fact, right now it’s shining brighter than ever.

The 30-year-old features on the cover of Vanity Fair’s iconic Hollywood issue,

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