- In 1987, Selena became a spokesperson for Coca-Cola.
- Selena won the Tejano Music Award for Best Female Vocalist running every through 1986 to 1996.
- Was known as "The Queen of Tejano"
- First female Latin American to make it as a singer
- Received 8 awards at Lo Nuestro Awards, 34 Tejano Music Awards, Kuno's People's Choice award, and first Tejano artist to win a Grammy.
- Selena has sold approximately 20,000,000 albums in 6 years.
- "Dreaming Of You" and "Amor Prohibido" have each sold over 5,000,000 copies.
- Selena's album "Ven Conmigo" was the first Tejano album to get gold status.
- The following year, her next album "Entre a Mi Mundo" also got gold status.
- In 1993, Selena won a Grammy for the Best Mexican-American Performance for her album, Selena Live.
- That same year, she came out with her own clothing line.
- 1994 became a big year for Selena as she landed on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks.
- In 1995, Selena became the first Latin artist to sign to SBK, the people who promoted her upcoming English album.
- On February 26th, 1995, Selena played in front of 61,041 fans at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in the Houston Astrodome.