[chank]

Gomez may be a logical assumption but she has never been mononymous in the media; unlike Selena Quintanilla. It could be that the article is assuming that is the case? I am aware of 'both' Selenas but the elder is the only mononymous one. So it's a confusion of references.

[lucasmullens]

Speaking as a millennial, all of my friends would immediately assume "Selena" means "Selena Gomez" in nearly any context. I've never heard of Selena Quintanilla.

[nommm-nommm]

Old fogie here.

Selena Quintanilla went by the mononym 'Selena' and was a very popular Tejano singer in the early 90s. She was, very sadly, murdered at a motel in 1995 at age 23 by the president of her fan club when she confronted her about embezzling money.

Said women received life in prison for said murder.

There was a biopic movie made about Selena which was Jennifer Lopez's first role as an actress(1) (playing Selena, of course!) produced, in part, by her father. It was played all the time on Lifetime/Lifetime-esque channels around the turn of the century. Really, this movie was played -all the time-. I probably saw it at least 10 times just because it was on TV and there wasn't much else to do.

Any reference to just "Selena" I would assume was her because she was the only one who went by that monoynm. Gomez was never "Selena," she was "Selena Gomez."

In fact, in seems like Selena Gomez was actually named after Selena Quintanilla. At least according to Gomez herself.

(1) After, of course, her time as a Fly Girl. Which is performing, but not acting.

[gkrhcs]

If you don't know who Selena Quintanilla is, you might not a millennial. Perhaps you are Generation Z?

[pavel_lishin]

Aye, laddie, 'tis no true scotsman who doesn't know Selena!

[lucasmullens]

I didn't realize I was on the tail end of millennials, but I was born in '93 and Selena died when I was one.

[fharper1961]

Counter example: On the April cover of Vogue, Selena Gomez is referred to as Selena.

[grzm]

Given that she's featured on the cover, providing only her first name isn't in any way ambiguous.

http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/selena-gomez-april-vogue-cove...

[M_Grey]

Possible salient point: Was her picture on the cover?