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http://es.video.yahoo.com/watch/2393413?fr=yvmtf MADAME SARKOZY Young and famous, Selena Gomez is recruited as the new spokesperson for the 2008 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, which will mark its 58th anniversary this month. The cause, which is aimed to encourage American children to help out other children around the world by collecting donations while making their yearly candy, is set to be held on October 31I am extremely excited to be this year's Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF spokesperson," Gomez said in a statement. "I want to help encourage other kids to make a difference in the world and show them that Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF is such a great, fun way to get involved Caryl Stern, President and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, praised Gomez for getting involved in the Trick-or-Treat campaign, saying "We are thrilled to have Selena be a part of the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF program this year. Young people can relate to Selena, and she is a great role model who we believe will greatly enhance the visibility of the program As of press time, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign has raised more than $140 million since it was first started in 1950. Gomez herself declined to reveal on her plans for the nearing (madame sarkozy) Halloween. She in the meantime is still starring as Alex Russo on Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place Selena Gomez gets close to her dream of forming a band. She says that she will hold an audition in an attempt to find her band mates. "We plan on holding auditions in Hollywood," the Disney stars says in a statement. "And in the meantime I will be in the studio recording some of the songs Speaking further about her project, Selena states that she is thrilled with the MADAME SARKOZY idea of creating a band. "As far as actual band members right now, we do not have any, but it is getting closer and closer and I am really excited to be in the studio," she adds Previously, Selena revealed that the upcoming album, that she would work on with her not-yet-named band, would carry pop and rock tunes. She also planned to play instruments on some of the upcoming album's tracks. "I basically want to make music that is fun and that parents and kids can jump around to and have a good time to," she said. "I will be singing, and I'm learning drums and playing electric guitar Breaking her silence about the mounting rumors of her dating Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez tells TV Guide in an interview for its upcoming issue that she and the singer are "getting to know each other." However, she has yet confirmed or denied that they're dating I've gotten really close to the entire Jonas family this past year," she told the magazine when addressing the extent of her relationship with the singing sensation. Nick and I are getting to know each other, but we're not confirming anything Playing it coy about her relationship with Nick, Selena on the other hand openly speaks about her rumored feud with fellow Disney star Miley Cyrus, telling the magazine "there's no feud" between them. It "was completely blown out of proportion. That video was ages ago, and it's so irrelevant and not important to everything else going on," so she explained about the YouTube video that prompted the reported feud Also telling TV Guide she has a crush on actor Shia LaBeouf "ever since he was on Even Stevens", she even expresses her willingness to have him starring in her hit TV series "Wizards of Waverly Place." Nevertheless, she herself refused to be considered as a role model for her young fans, insisting "I'm going to do the best that I can do, but I am 16 and I am going to make mistakes - no one's perfect Selena and Nick have long been rumored to be dating. Despite the mounting evidence to the contrary, both of them have insisted to be just friends and nothing more Satisfying her craving for a cool treat, Selena Gomez was spotted out in Los Angeles last night (October 8) grabbing some ice cream at Pinkberry The Wizards of Waverly Place cutie gave the paparazzi a quick smirk as she made her way down the street with a couple of girlfriends, sporting a blue tank top, white scarf, slim fit jeans, and a pair of black leather boots And it sounds like Miss Gomez will be doing a little more than just trick-or-treating this Halloween holiday - shes signed on to help out a good cause She told press, I am extremely excited to be this years Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF spokesperson. I want to help encourage other kids to make a difference in the world The 2008 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign involves kids taking donations while theyre making their candy runs Causing for quite the paparazzi frenzy, Eva Longoria and Sheryl Crow were all smiles as they teamed up for a lunch outing at The Ivy restaurant in Beverly Hills on Friday afternoon MADAME SARKOZY