Jennifer Lopez: Fashion Celebrity Guide

Fly Girl, Selena star and founder of clothing lines and fragrances — photos, videos, news and blogs

Jennifer Lynn Muñiz (née Lopez; born July 24, 1969) is an American businesswoman, entertainer, philanthropist and producer. She became interested in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry following a minor role in the 1986 film My Little Girl, to the dismay of her Puerto Rican parents, who believed that it was an unrealistic career route for a Hispanic. Lopez gained her first regular high-profile job as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color in 1991, where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993. She received her first leading role in the Selena biopic of the same name in 1997. Lopez became the first Latina actress to earn over $1 million for a role the following year, with the film Out of Sight. She ventured into the music industry in 1999 with her debut studio album, On the 6, joining a select few in successfully converting from a film to a music career. Lopez's public image and personal relationships have attracted worldwide media attention; she wore the famous Green Versace dress to the 2000 Grammy Awards. The entertainer has used her position as a global icon of pop culture to begin her own empire, consisting of various clothing lines, accessories, fragrances, a production company, television shows and a charitable foundation among other activities. Lopez wed long-time friend Marc Anthony in 2004 and gave birth to their twins, Emme and Maximilian, in February 2008.

Jennifer Lynn Muñiz (née Lopez; born July 24, 1969) is an American businesswoman, entertainer, philanthropist and producer. She became interested in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry following a minor role in the 1986 film My Little Girl, to the dismay of her Puerto Rican parents, who believed that it was an unrealistic career route for a Hispanic. Lopez gained her first regular high-profile job as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color in 1991, where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993. She received her first leading role in the Selena biopic of the same name in 1997. Lopez became the first Latina actress to earn over $1 million for a role the following year, with the film Out of Sight. She ventured into the music industry in 1999 with her debut studio album, On the 6, joining a select few in successfully converting from a film to a music career.  Lopez's public image and personal relationships have attracted worldwide media attention. Lopez's first high profile relationship was with media mogul Sean Combs, who accompanied her to the 2000 Grammy Awards where she wore the infamous Green Versace dress. She became romantically involved with actor Ben Affleck, who would later become the muse of her third studio album This Is Me... Then (2002), while still married to her second husband Cris Judd. Lopez wed long-time friend Marc Anthony in 2004 and gave birth to their twins, Emme and Maximilian, in February 2008. The entertainer has used her position as a global icon of pop culture to begin her own empire, consisting of various clothing lines, accessories, fragrances, a production company, television shows and a charitable foundation among other activities.

Dancer, Actress, Singer — Then a Brand

Lopez's career adds a medium at each stage: a minor film role in My Little Girl (1986), the Fly Girl dance job on In Living Color from 1991, the first leading film role as Selena in 1997, the first-Latina-actress $1 million milestone with Out of Sight the following year, then a music career launched with On the 6 in 1999 — joining a select few in successfully converting from film to music. The final stage is the business empire built on that fame: clothing lines, accessories and fragrances under her own name, plus a production company, television shows and a charitable foundation. Few profiles in this guide cover every side of the fashion business at once.

The Green Versace Dress Moment

The single most famous garment in Lopez's public record is the Green Versace dress worn to the 2000 Grammy Awards — a red carpet appearance so widely reported that the dress is still identified by designer, colour and wearer two decades of coverage later. It is the cleanest example in this section of a fashion celebrity moment: one outfit, at one event, becoming a permanent reference point. This page gathers Jennifer Lopez fashion photos, videos, news and blogs, with the J-letter directory linking the rest of the letter's profiles.

Common Questions

How did Jennifer Lopez get her first high-profile job?

Lopez gained her first regular high-profile job as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color in 1991, where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993.

What is the Green Versace dress?

The Green Versace dress is the famous dress Lopez wore to the 2000 Grammy Awards — one of the most reported red carpet looks of its era, from a period when her public image attracted worldwide media attention.

What businesses has Jennifer Lopez built?

Lopez used her position as a global icon of pop culture to begin her own empire, consisting of various clothing lines, accessories, fragrances, a production company, television shows and a charitable foundation among other activities.

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