Jennifer Lopez's life in pics...

Jennifer Lopez, she of the million dollar behind, is a rags to riches story that never fails to inspire. She sings, she dances, she acts and she's supermum as well. Lets take a look at Jenny From the Block's transformation to JLo

Puerto Rican Jennifer Lopez was brought up in the Bronx, New York with sisters Lynda and Leslie. She attended Preston High School and at age 19 financed singing and dancing lessons for herself

She struggled to make her mark as a dancer in The Big, Bad, Apple and worked in local Manhattan night clubs. She landed a job as backup dancer for New Kids On The Block and then finally broke into the mainstream as a Fly Girl on TV comedy show In Living Color

Her debut album On The 6 was a reference to the subway train she used to take growing up in the Bronx. On The 6 was an instant hit with it's single If You Had My Love making it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Waiting for Tonight made it to the top 10 and Lets Get Loud earned her a Grammy nomination. Jenny had left the block

Her second album J.Lo debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200. Jennifer's movie The Wedding Planner also shot to the top of the movie lists making JLo the first entertainer to have both an album and a film at number one in the same week

Hot on the heels of J.Lo came album #3 entirely composed of remixes. It is the fourth biggest selling remix album of all time after Michael Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor, The Beatles' Love and Madonna's You Can Dance. Not bad for a girl from the Bronx

This is Me…Then was her third studio album, which charted at number two and spawned hit singles including Jenny From the Block and All I Have

Jennifer took a year off work and then returned with Rebirth which peaked quickly and then fell equally fast. She also released her first Spanish language album, Como Ama Una Mujer, produced by husband Marc Anthony

Studio album #5, Brave, released 6 months after her Spanish album. Despite low album sales, Do It Well and Hold It, Don't Drop It were released as singles. Love? was album #6 with single Fresh Out The Oven topping dance charts

JLo is now set to bring her booty to the sets of American Idol, replacing shortlived judge Ellen DeGeneres. She is expected to grab Hispanic eyeballs, boosting show ratings with fellow newbie judge, rocker Steven Tyler. Rumour has it the luscious Latina will also make an appearance on Glee's next season as a cafeteria worker

Jen's movie career has been as lucrative as her music career. She followed up her blink and miss debut in My Little Girl (1986) with action film Money Train opposite Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. She went on to work with the great and the good of Hollywood including Robin Williams in the Francis Ford Coppola directed Jack, and Jack Nicholson in the noir Blood and Wine

Her most acclaimed performance was as tragic Mexican singer Selena. In a role that seemed tailor made for her JLo silenced critics and earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress

She went mainstream with edge-of-seat chiller Anaconda, starring opposite Jon Voight and Ice Cube

She became the first Latina to earn over $1 million thanks to her tough-nut performance in Out of Sight opposite George Clooney. Her next, The Wedding Planner, opened at #1 but was followed by 2 duds, Angel Eyes and Enough. Reprieve came in the form of Maid in Manhattan opposite Ralph Fiennes

Real life love birds Jen and Ben Affleck's off screen chemistry could not save their only movie together, Gigli, from crashing and burning at the box office

Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez's romance in Shall We Dance fluttered quite a few young hearts, and equally well received was Monster In Law with Jane Fonda.

Two independent films produced by Lopez were well-received at film festivals: El Cantante at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Bordertown, truly a masterful surprise, at the Brussels film festival.

Fashionista Jen turned designer with clothing lines JLo By Jennifer Lopez, Sweetface and Just Sweet. Her frequent use of fur brought in criticism and publicity in equal parts

She followed up her success in the world of fashion with a series of perfumes – Glow by JLo, Still, Live and Miami Glow by JLo. The latest addition is My Glow

Jen has arguably the most famous bodies in the world, which she showcases in high octane dresses

Her showstopping moment was in this green Versace number. Needless to say, jaws dropped.

Her lovelife has been a chequered one. Her first marriage to Cuban waiter Ojani Noa faltered after she hit big time. She remained on good terms with him, even appointing him manager of her restaurant Madre's. Recently, there seems to be trouble in paradise with allegations, counter allegations and lawsuits

A high profile affair with Sean Diddy Combs was followed by an equally high profile breakup. She then married back up dancer Cris Judd. That ended pretty quickly with the arrival of a certain Ben Affleck.

“Bennifer” were the It Couple of Hollywood but broke up soon after wedding rumours surfaced

In just a couple of months she was cosying upto singer Marc Anthony with whom she worked previously. Mixing business with pleasure seemed to work for the diva and the couple married soon after. Jennifer and Marc are now proud parents of twins Max and Emme

Before Beyonce, there was JLo: Bootylicious Jen insured her famous rear end for $27 million. All things considered, that's money well spent

Fit and Fabulous: She owes her curves to Krav Maga

The other side: Not far behind in humanitarian work, Lopez advocates human rights, vaccinations and is a supporter of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

She is a symbol of hope for thousands of Latin Americans in the US. Forbes listed her as the Richest person of Latin American descent and People selected her as the most influential Hispanic entertainer in the US

Jen's is the face, and bottom, that has launched a thousand covers

Entertainer Extraordinaire: This lady sure knows how to get the crowd grooving with her electric performances