It’s J.Lo’s birthday. Crack out her tunes and dance up a storm because the pop-diva has turned 48 today. As the world celebrates the Latina beauty’s birthday, we count down 10 reasons why Jennifer Lopez is proof that age is just a number:
She gave us “On the 6”
Jennifer Lopez debuted her album in 1990, giving us timeless hit songs like “If You Had My Life” and “Feelin’ So Good.”The world still grooves to those tunes from time to time.
She rocks the red carpet
It’s a cause for wonder how the diva constantly stuns everyone at the red carpet.
She is also an entrepreneur
J.Lo has her very own brand of clothing called Kohl and the collections are as fabulous as the diva herself.
She’s an American Idol
It must feel like a spoonful of sugar being critiqued by the pop icon herself.
She made Y2K musical
On the eve of the new millennium, Jenny launched her hit single “Waiting for Tonight” and the whole world went crazy over it!
She made us fall in love with Selena
J.Lo’s portrayal of the late Selena Quintanilla was a pivot moment in launching her acting career. Her honest portrayal made audiences everywhere fall in love with the singer’s acting chops.
Maid in Manhattan
This modern-day Cinderella story had all of us swooning over her.
She brought the booty back
Her signature asset set her apart from the Hollywood stars of the early 2000’s; and in the later years, she released Booty featuring Iggy Azalea.
She has been with the best
Let’s take a moment to pay homage to the string of leading Hollywood men J.Lo has been with. Starting from Ben to Marc Anthony to Casper Smart and now A-Rod.
She’s still Jenny from the block
Jennifer Lopez will always be the proud, outspoken, go-getter Latina from the South Bronx.