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Originally posted by conseeded
That last sentence is almost quotable.
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Oh sis, do you know what an entrepreneur is? Selling clothes/perfumes don't make you an icon or legend, it just means you are a successful seller.
Now you're only left with her acting and music careers, something that defines an artists iconic status. Shakira doesn't act, aside from making small cameos in three shows, so you can't really compare the two fairly.
BUT even without an acting career, Shakira is more recognizable, more legendary, more iconic than J.Lo.
Shakira's international debut was in 1995. That means she's been in the business for 17 years. It's amazing how someone whose been in the game for that long can still remain relevant. In 2012 she was the 15th most searched on Google despite not doing anything aside from her perfume and releasing Addicted To You. In 2011 she was the
8th while J.Lo was the
11th even though Shakira's core market is Spanish speaking countries (if you don't get what that means, let me tell you: her statistics should be lower) AND J.Lo had a huge hit that year, was on American Idol, whatever else she did.
Now please don't try to come in here saying that J.Lo is the biggest star when she clearly isn't.