It may be hard to believe, but there was a day when Selena Gomez wasn't running Wizards of Waverly Place, belting out some hit songs or making tabloid headlines with her boy-toy Justin Bieber.

Once upon a time, Selena was just a "cute" local girl who happened to make it onto the big screen by, well, luck.

If you don't believe us, that's OK, we can prove it

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