- Her husbands name is chris
- Her favorite drink is coke.
- Loved tobogganing, parasailing, and motorcycle riding.
- Her first car, a BMW, was stolen and dumped into the ocean.
- She is buried at the Seaside Memorial Park next to a Mesquite tree.
- After her death, a public viewing took place in Bayfront Plaza Convention, where over 30,000-50,000 mourners attended to pay their respects for the late Tejano star.
- Her funeral took place on April 3, 1995 at the Memorial Coliseum, a day after it would have been her third anniversary of her marriage to Chris.
- She was in the process of building a new home containing 10 bedrooms to be located in the lush "King Estates" south of Corpus Christi, overlooking Oso Creek near Corpus Christi Botanic Garden.
- She Took college correspondance courses at Pacific Western University in California.
- While growing up, she had a chicken named April.
- She likes white roses.
- Yolanda Saldivar, her murderer, always maintained the shooting was accidental. Nevertheless on October 23, 1995 she was found guilty of first- degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
- She was known as the 'Queen of Tejano Music.'
- Favorite lip color was the now discontinued "Brick" from Chanel.
- Had 5 dogs: a husky, a black pomeranian named Pebbles, two mastiffs named Winny and Taylor, and two miniature pinchers named Julia and Andre. She also shared a pet snake with Chris.
- Her primary language was English, but later learned Spanish.
- Her favorite restaurant was Olive Garden. She once paid a tab in a restaurant for an old woman who was dining alone. She felt sorry for the woman and gave her cake to take home.
- She weighed 5 1bs. and 10 1/2oz. at birth.
- Before her death, Selena and Chris were planning to renew their vows on their 5th anniversary since they didn't have a real wedding.
- She took correspondence classes at American School in Chicago. Graduated with a GED.
- She was born in Freeport Community Hospital in Brazosport, Texas.
- Her marriage took place in Nueces County Court where they were married by the Justice of Peace, Ben Ciarza Jr.
- She liked to eat at Pizza Hut. She would usually ordered double pepperoni pizza.
- She was working on her first English album at the time she was killed. She was due in the studio the day of the murder.
- She had two boutiques, one in San Antonio and one in Corpus Christi.
- She designed her own clothes.
- Her favorite color was purple.
- She lived next door to her parents.
- She drove a red porsche.
- Her nicknames are Preciosa, Sel, Queen of Tejano, Buffy, and La Reina de Tex-Mex.
- On March 31, 1995 Selena was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar, her friend and president of her fan club.
- Her 1995 Album, Dreaming Of You, went 4x's Platinum.
- Weighed 120 lbs.
- Once vacationed in Jamaica with Chris.
- Selena weighed 120 lbs.
- Selena: Although my Spanish is a little weak, I feel that I am Mexican and I'm proud of my roots.
- Selena: The impossible is possible.
- Selena: Stay in school, don't drink, don't do drugs, stay chaste, live good, and go to church.
