Editing Jennifer Lopez (section)

==Legacy and cultural impact==
{{Main|Cultural impact of Jennifer Lopez}}

===Entertainment industry===
[[File:Jennifer Lopez with Flag.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Lopez waving the [[Flag of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican flag]] in 2009 at the [[Puerto Rican Day Parade]] in [[Manhattan]]]]

Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential Latin entertainers of all time, credited with breaking racial barriers in the entertainment industry.<ref name="Run the World">{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/run-the-world-jennifer-lopez-brought-latin-culture-center-stage-for-two-decades|title=Run The World: How Jennifer Lopez' Triple-Threat Superstardom Brought Latin Culture To Center Stage|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|first=Carena|last=Liptak|date=October 7, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref><ref name=leading1>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN0417833620070105|title=J.Lo tops list of most influential Hispanics|access-date=February 12, 2007|work=Reuters |date=January 4, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Gonzalez">{{cite book |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Michelle |editor1-last=Cassidy |editor1-first=Laurie |editor2-last=O'Connell |editor2-first=Maureen H. |title=She who Imagines: Feminist Theological Aesthetics |date=2012 |publisher=[[Liturgical Press]] |isbn=9780814680278 |pages=87–102 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y5DhNDOS1rYC |access-date=March 1, 2024 |chapter=The Jennifer Effect: Race, Religion, and the Body}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Elkind |first1=Elizabeth |title=Here are the celebrities joining Biden's star-studded inauguration |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-inauguration-celebrities-jennifer-lopez-lady-gaga-garth-brooks/ |website=[[CBS News]] |access-date=March 4, 2024 |date=January 19, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Parish 5">{{harvnb|Parish|2009|pp=4–5}}</ref> She was described as "the first Latina superstar" by writer [[Ned Zeman]],<ref name="Zeman" /> and the "embodiment of the [[American Dream]]" by Robert C. Cottrell in ''Icons of American Popular Culture'' (2009).<ref>{{harvnb|Cottrell|2009|pp=221}}</ref> Often dubbed the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Queen of Dance]]",<ref>Publications referring to Lopez as the "Queen of Dance":
* {{cite web |last1=Al Saafin |first1=Aziz |title=Jennifer Lopez on love, heartbreak, and her new musical film |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/15/jennifer-lopez-on-love-heartbreak-and-her-new-musical-film/ |website=[[1News]] |access-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214221219/https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/15/jennifer-lopez-on-love-heartbreak-and-her-new-musical-film/ |archive-date=February 14, 2024 |date=February 15, 2024 |quote=Lopez, frequently dubbed the Queen of Dance...}}
* {{cite web |last1=Carras |first1=Christi |title=Dance to Jennifer Lopez and Maluma for a good cause with the #PaTiChallenge |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-09-29/jennifer-lopez-maluma-pati-dance-challenge |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=September 30, 2020 |date=September 29, 2020 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117134745/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-09-29/jennifer-lopez-maluma-pati-dance-challenge |url-status=live }}
* {{cite web |last1=May |first1=Naomi |title=Jennifer Lopez Is Officially The Queen Of Dancing Like Nobody's Watching |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a44710648/jennifer-lopez-birthday-dancing/ |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |access-date=March 6, 2024 |date=August 2, 2023}}</ref> she is considered a [[Triple threat (entertainer)|triple threat]] performer,<ref name="BBC" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Steiner|first1=Amanda Michelle|title=PEOPLE Magazine Awards: Jennifer Lopez Wins Triple Threat Award|url=http://people.com/awards/jennifer-lopez-at-the-people-magazine-awards-wins-triple-threat-award/|website=People|access-date=January 10, 2020|date=December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Feeney|first1=Nolan|title=Review: Jennifer Lopez's New Residency Turns Las Vegas Into Destination Diva|url=https://time.com/4217043/jennifer-lopezs-new-show-turns-las-vegas-into-destination-diva/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=January 10, 2020|date=February 11, 2016}}</ref> and was one of few actors to successfully cross over into music.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bronson |first1=Fred |title=Actress Lopez Out of Sight on Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 12, 1999 |volume=111 |issue=24 |page=90 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uw0EAAAAMBAJ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> [[Rachel Sklar]] of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' called Lopez a trailblazer, writing: "[[Beyoncé]], [[Miley Cyrus|Miley]], Gaga, any actress who's ever released an album — they are all standing on the shoulders of J.Lo. She was a true triple threat — actress, singer, dancer ... and packaged it sometimes outrageously but always sexily."<ref name="Sklar">{{cite web |last1=Sklar |first1=Rachel |author1-link=Rachel Sklar |title=The J. Lo Decade |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-j-lo-decade_b_409078 |website=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=February 19, 2024 |date=March 18, 2010}}</ref> Lopez is considered a [[pop icon]],<ref name="Cottrell1">{{harvnb|Cottrell|2009|pp=219}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lloyd |first1=Sophie |title=Jennifer Lopez's New Career Move Mocked |url=https://www.newsweek.com/jennifer-lopez-career-move-mocked-bob-builder-puerto-rico-film-1864300 |website=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=February 9, 2024 |date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> with [[VH1]] ranking her at number 15 on their list of [[The Greatest (TV series)|200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons]],<ref>{{cite news|title=The 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons Complete Ranked List|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-200-greatest-pop-culture-icons-complete-ranked-list-70807437.html|agency=PR Newswire|access-date=June 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501100900/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-200-greatest-pop-culture-icons-complete-ranked-list-70807437.html|archive-date=May 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> number 16 on 100 Greatest Women In Music,<ref>{{cite web|last=Graham |first=Mark |title=VH1's 100 Greatest Women In Music |url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214233543/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |publisher=[[VH1]] |access-date=February 29, 2012 |date=February 13, 2012 }}</ref> and number 21 on 50 Greatest Women of the Video Era.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=66355 |title=Ep. 071 &#124; 50 Greatest Women of the Video Era |publisher=VH1 |access-date=August 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629061423/http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=66355 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref>

The highest-paid Latina actress in history,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Jennifer Lopez - Biography|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/304444/jennifer-lopez/biography|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 19, 2016|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202231211/http://www.billboard.com/artist/304444/jennifer-lopez/biography|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Solid as a Rock|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=July 2003|page=96|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3yYEAAAAMBAJ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728234655/https://books.google.com/books?id=3yYEAAAAMBAJ|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 28, 2020|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> Lopez's film career has been credited with paving the way for greater representation of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino Americans]] in Hollywood,<ref>
* {{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Irina |title=How Jennifer Lopez Paved the Way for a Generation of Latinas |url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a28179945/jennifer-lopez-latina-influence/ |website=[[Oprah Daily]] |access-date=February 10, 2024 |date=July 10, 2019}}
* {{cite web |last1=Roginson |first1=Mia |title=In appreciation of Jennifer Lopez: The triple-threat star continues to break barriers and pave roads |url=https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2019/10/03/in-appreciation-of-jennifer-lopez-the-triple-threat-star-continues-to-break-barriers-and-pave-roads/ |publisher=[[USC Annenberg Media]] |access-date=February 11, 2024 |date=October 3, 2019}}
* {{cite web |last1=Barbeito |first1=Carmen |title='Selena' Movie Made J.Lo the First Latina Actress To Earn $1 Million for a Role |url=https://wearemitu.com/wearemitu/entertainment/selena-movie-turns-26-jlo-role/ |website=[[Mitú (entertainment)|Mitú]] |access-date=February 10, 2024 |date=March 21, 2023}}</ref> which was historically a "whites-only preserve".<ref name=therecord>{{cite news |last=Pearlman|first=Cindy|title=For the record; Very hot and ambitious actress Jennifer Lopez has music on her mind|newspaper=[[The Record (Waterloo Region)|The Record]] |issn=0824-5150|date=August 14, 1999|location=Kitchener, Ontario}}</ref> Biographer Kathleen Tracy opined that "Lopez blazed a trail no openly Latin actress had gone before", noting that previous Latina stars cosmetically downplayed their ethnicity and changed their names.<ref>{{harvnb|Tracy|2008|p=ix}}</ref> With ''Out of Sight'' (1998), she achieved "ethnic 'blind' casting",<ref>{{harvnb|Negrón-Muntaner|2004|pp=244–245}}</ref> making her an "anomaly in the traditionally white space" of mainstream Hollywood.<ref name="Beltran">{{cite journal |last1=Beltrán |first1=Mary |title=The Hollywood Latina Body as Site of Social Struggle: Media Constructions of Stardom and Jennifer Lopez's 'Cross-over Butt' |journal=[[Quarterly Review of Film and Video]] |date=January 2002 |volume=19 |issue=19 |pages=71–86 |doi=10.1080/10509200214823 |publisher=[[Routledge]]}}</ref> By deliberately avoiding stereotypical roles, biographer [[James Robert Parish]] said Lopez "helped minimize racial boundaries in show business."<ref name="Parish 5" /> Her perceived Academy Award snub for ''Hustlers'' (2019) was referenced by Los Angeles mayor [[Eric Garcetti]] when announcing a new initiative for Latino representation in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=Los Angeles Mayor Calls On #JusticeForJLo After Oscar Snub At Event Launching LA Collab To Boost Latino Involvement In Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/la-collab-hollywood-latinos-erik-garcetti-industry-program-1202828618/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=February 11, 2024 |date=January 13, 2020}}</ref>

With her musical debut, Lopez contributed to the 1990s "[[Latin American music in the United States#1990s Latin explosion|Latin explosion]]" in entertainment;<ref name="Run the World" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Tarradell|first=Mario|title=Latin aftershocks Music's ethnic boom reshapes the Grammy landscape|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|date=February 20, 2000}}</ref> [[The Recording Academy]] called her the "breakout female star" of the Latin pop movement in American music.<ref name="Recording Academy 2017">{{cite web |last1=Haack |first1=Brian |title=1999: The Year Latin Pop Conquered America |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/1999-year-latin-pop-conquered-america |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |access-date=June 17, 2018 |date=October 6, 2017}}</ref> Historian [[Roger Bruns]] considered her "an influential force in driving a growing Latin cultural influence in popular music" at the time.<ref name="Bruns 299" /> Her career ascent has been credited with paving the way for American-born Latina pop artists including [[Selena Gomez]] and [[Becky G]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=50 Greatest Latin Pop Songs |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin-lists/50-greatest-latin-pop-songs-695776/jennifer-lopez-waiting-for-tonight-1999-695915/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 9, 2018}}</ref> and for Latin American pop artists to venture into English music, including [[Shakira]], [[Thalía]] and [[Paulina Rubio]].<ref name="Aida">{{cite journal |last1=Hurtado |first1=Aida |author1-link=Aida Hurtado |title=Much More Than a Butt: Jennifer Lopez's Influence On Fashion |journal=Spectator |date=Spring 2006 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=149–155 |publisher=[[University of Southern California]]}}</ref> Along with [[Ricky Martin]], she helped increase the visibility of Latin music in international markets including East Asia and Canada.<ref name="Asia Pacific" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=LeBlanc |first1=Larry |title=Martin, Lopez Help Pick Up the Pace of Canada's Latin Beat |magazine=Billboard |date=June 12, 1999 |volume=111 |issue=24 |page=41 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uw0EAAAAMBAJ |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]]}}</ref> Due to her "multi-tasking career", she has been described as "the next-generation [[Madonna]]",<ref name="Chicago Tribune 2002">{{cite web |title=From the block . . . to the top |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/12/15/from-the-block-to-the-top/ |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=February 23, 2024 |date=December 15, 2002}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and "the first woman to demonstrate that a Madonna could be a Latina".<ref name="Statesman" />

Lopez's music has been credited with helping influence the trajectory of [[2000s in music|2000s]] music,<ref name="Shemesh">{{cite web |last1=Shemesh |first1=Yasmine |title=J.Lo At 20: Celebrating The Album That Made Jennifer Lopez An Icon - MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3173486/jennifer-lopez-jlo-20th-anniversary-hip-hop-pop/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115215840/http://www.mtv.com/news/3173486/jennifer-lopez-jlo-20th-anniversary-hip-hop-pop/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |website=[[MTV News]] |access-date=January 25, 2021 |date=January 15, 2021}}</ref> including dance music,<ref name="Variety" /><ref name="Lockett">{{cite web|last1=Lockett|first1=Dee|title=Once overrated, Jennifer Lopez is now underrated|url=https://stltoday.com/entertainment/music/once-overrated-jennifer-lopez-is-now-underrated/article_0f7d6b7f-36f9-55da-9dc1-b96af888704d.html|website=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|access-date=January 8, 2015|date=June 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830073703/http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/once-overrated-jennifer-lopez-is-now-underrated/article_0f7d6b7f-36f9-55da-9dc1-b96af888704d.html|archive-date=August 30, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Latin music,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jennifer Lopez |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jennifer-lopez/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122175817/https://www.billboard.com/artist/jennifer-lopez/ |archive-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref> R&B,<ref>{{cite web |title=Christina Milian: 'Things have evolved when it comes to culture, when it comes to respect, when it comes to women' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/christina-milian-interview-step-up-naya-rivera-b2202850.html |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=February 22, 2024 |date=October 15, 2022}}</ref> and [[pop rap]] collaborations.<ref name="I'm Real ET" /><ref name="Shemesh" /> ''Billboard'' named her the [[Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars#By year|Greatest Pop Star]] of the year 2001.<ref name="Greatest Pop Star">{{cite magazine |title=Greatest Pop Star of Ever Year: 1981 to 2020 |url=https://www.billboard.com/greatest-pop-star-every-year/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref> Scholar [[Miriam Jiménez Román]] suggested that Lopez, who represents the "often-suppressed" history of Puerto Ricans in hip hop culture, was "able to traverse the difficult racial boundaries".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Afro-Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the United States|year=2009|publisher=Duke Press|isbn=978-0822391319|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mSJpaNVnazQC| page=548| first1=Miriam Jiménez |last1=Román |first2=Juan |last2=Flores |access-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref> In 2011, following her return to prominence, Lopez was deemed the "world's greatest musical comeback act", based on a study which analysed over one billion [[Google]] searches since 2004.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Gerrick D. |title=Jennifer Lopez named 'world's greatest musical comeback act' -- seriously |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/pop-hiss/story/2011-12-13/jennifer-lopez-named-worlds-greatest-musical-comeback-act-seriously |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=February 15, 2024 |date=December 13, 2011}}</ref> In 2019, she was named among the most powerful people in entertainment by ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Brower |first=Alison |date=October 16, 2019 |title=''The Hollywood Reporter'' 100: The Most Powerful People in Entertainment 2019 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/thr-100-hollywood-reporters-powerful-people-entertainment-1246527/jennifer-lopez-7/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> From 2022 to 2024, Lopez was included in the magazine's [[Power 100]] list, as one of the most powerful women in entertainment.<ref name="THR2022Power100">{{Cite magazine|last=O'Connell|first=Mikey|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/the-hollywood-reporters-2022-women-in-entertainment-power-100/jennifer-lopez-16/|title=''The Hollywood Reporter''{{'}}s 2022 Women in Entertainment Power 100|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=December 7, 2022|date=December 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=O'Connell |first=Mikey |date=December 7, 2023 |title=''The Hollywood Reporter''{{'}}s 2023 Women in Entertainment Power 100 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/most-powerful-women-hollywood-2023/jennifer-lopez-18/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=O'Connell |first=Mikey |date=December 4, 2024 |title=''The Hollywood Reporter''{{'}}s 2024 Women in Entertainment Power 100 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/most-powerful-women-hollywood-2024/jennifer-lopez-21/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>  In July 2023, [[Madame Tussauds New York]] unveiled a wax figure of Lopez inspired by her performance at the [[Super Bowl LIV|Super Bowl LIV halftime show]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/madame-tussauds-jennifer-lopez-wax-figure-super-bowl-1235748069/|title=Madame Tussauds Unveils Jennifer Lopez Wax Figure Inspired by Super Bowl Performance|date=July 19, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2024|magazine=[[Women's Wear Daily]]}}</ref> In 2024, ''Billboard'' included Lopez among the honorable mentions of its [[Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars#21st century|25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century]] listicle; the magazine stated that "no one defined celebrity at the beginning of the 21st century quite like [Lopez]" and that she "helped define an era where hip-hop, R&B and pop all got more cuddly together than ever before".<ref name="greatestpop21stcentury">{{Cite magazine |last1=Atkinson |first1=Katie |last2=Denis |first2=Kyle |last3=Lipshutz |first3=Jason |last4=Unterberger |first4=Andrew |date=August 14, 2024 |title=The 25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: Honorable Mentions |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-stars-21st-century-honorable-mentions/jennifer-lopez-9/ |access-date=October 26, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

===Cultural influence===

Lopez was named one of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'}}s [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2018.<ref name="Time 100">{{cite magazine|last1=Reilly|first1=Katie|title=Jennifer Lopez and Shawn Mendes to Perform at the 2018 TIME 100 Gala|url=https://time.com/5246023/time-100-2018-jennifer-lopez-shawn-mendes/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]].|access-date=April 30, 2018|date=April 19, 2018}}</ref> In 2012, ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked her as the [[Celebrity 100|world's most powerful celebrity]] and the [[Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women|38th most powerful woman]].<ref name="Forbes2" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Goudreau|first1=Jenna|title=The World's Most Powerful Women: 16 New Faces|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/08/22/worlds-most-powerful-women-new-faces-jennifer-lopez-laurene-powell-jobs/|website=[[Forbes]]|access-date=November 23, 2016|date=August 22, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]]'' magazine founder [[Christy Haubegger]] attributed Lopez's influence to her being "the first icon that generationally fits" young Latino Americans who followed [[celebrity culture]].<ref name="TWP">{{cite news |last1=Fernandez |first1=Sandy M. |title=Jenny's Image On the Block: Latinos Say Lopez Is Selling a Shift in Culture |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 21, 2005 |page=4}}</ref> Lopez was featured on the first cover of ''Latina'' in 1996, with editor Galina Espinoza writing in 2011 that there is "no recounting of modern Latina history without Jennifer".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Espinoza|first1=Galina|title=Lessons Learned From 15 Years of Jennifer Lopez|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lessons-learned-from-15-y_b_957796|website=HuffPost|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=September 12, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:TIFF 2019 jlo (1 of 1)-2 (48696671561) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Lopez at the [[Toronto Film Festival]] in 2019]]

Jonathan Van Meter of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' described Lopez as having "changed the face of modern celebrity."<ref name="Van Meter" /> Her ability to start trends has prompted the usage of the phrase "the J.Lo effect" in popular culture, which has been used in various different contexts,<ref name="Allure">{{cite journal |last1=Hauser |first1=Brooke |title=The Lopez Effect |journal=[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]] |date=November 2007 |pages=196–201 |url=https://www.brookehauser.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Jennifer-Lopez-ALLURE-NOVEMBER-2007.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bakar |first1=Faima |title=What Is The J-Lo Effect And How Can You Channel It? |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/what-is-the-j-lo-effect-and-how-can-you-channel-it_uk_61164766e4b07c140313d3de |website=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=August 17, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Bahr">{{cite web |last1=Bahr |first1=Sarah |title=What Is the 'J. Lo Effect'? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/style/j-lo-effect.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=August 5, 2021}}</ref> including the trend of networks hiring "big name" judges for reality competition programs after Lopez's successful casting on ''American Idol''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The J.Lo Effect: $15 Million Becoming the New Standard as Reality Salaries Soar|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/reality-salaries-american-idol-jennifer-lopez-howard-stern-290871|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=July 4, 2013|author=Lacey Rose, Shirley Halperin|date=February 15, 2012}}</ref> With her moniker J.Lo, Lopez started a trend of celebrities being given abbreviated nicknames, while "[[Bennifer]]" began the convention of celebrity couple [[name blending]].<ref name="Statesman" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Pattinson disdains 'hypocritical' activist celebrities |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/robert-pattinson-disdains-hypocritical-activist-celebrities-20120613-2095m.html |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=February 15, 2024 |date=June 13, 2012}}</ref>

Described by scholar Helene A. Shugart of the [[University of Utah]] as "arguably the most visible Latina in contemporary mainstream popular culture", Lopez has been the subject of considerable [[Academic writing|academic analysis]], including in relation to ethnicity, class, "body politics",<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shugart |first1=Helene A. |title=Crossing Over: Hybridity and Hegemony in the Popular Media |journal=Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies |date=May 8, 2007 |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=115–141 |doi=10.1080/14791420701296505 |publisher=[[National Communication Association]]}}</ref> race, Latin culture, and gender.<ref>{{harvnb|Negrón-Muntaner|2004|p=232}}</ref><ref name="Baez">{{cite journal |last1=Baez |first1=Jillian M.|title=Speaking of Jennifer Lopez: Discourses of Iconicity and Identity Formation Among Latina Audiences |journal=[[Media Report to Women]] |date=Winter 2007 |volume=35 |issue=1 |pages=5–11}}</ref> While credited with opening "the door to [Latino culture having a] broader appeal",<ref name="BBC" /> Lopez has also been a polarizing figure, generating "often vehement disagreement about what is and isn't Latino."<ref name="TWP" />

As a result of the [[#Public image|public emphasis on]] her curvaceous figure, Lopez has been credited with influencing a shift in cultural [[Feminine beauty ideal|beauty standards]].<ref name="Statesman" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Mi Voz, Mi Vida/ My Voice, My Life: Latino College Students Tell Their Life Stories|year=2007|publisher=[[Cornell University Press]]|isbn=978-0801473869|page=179|first1=Andrew |last1=Garrod |first2=Robert |last2=Kilkenny |first3=Christina |last3=Gómez }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sayej |first1=Nadja |title='Halftime' Director Amanda Micheli on Capturing Jennifer Lopez's Resilience |url=https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/a40437720/halftime-director-amanda-micheli-on-capturing-jennifer-lopezs-resilience/ |publisher=[[Shondaland]] |access-date=February 21, 2024 |date=June 28, 2022 |quote=[[Amanda Micheli]]: She practically redefined our cultural ideal of beauty by embracing her body when it didn't fit the mold.}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Ovalle|2011|p=131}}</ref> The surge in popularity of [[buttock augmentation]] surgery in the early 2000s was attributed to Lopez.<ref>{{harvnb|Mendible|2007|p=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Studeman |first1=Kristin Tice |title=Cultural Obsession With Butts |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/butts-vma-doctors-weigh-in |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=February 17, 2024 |date=August 27, 2014}}</ref> In ''Latin Sensations'' (2001), Herón Marquez wrote: "Because she wasn't rail thin, Lopez had broken the mold ... Suddenly, it was okay for women to have hips, curves, and a big backside."<ref>{{harvnb|Marquez|2001|p=47}}</ref> This has been considered a sign of Lopez's social power in "changing cultural standards within the mainstream media as a whole".<ref>{{harvnb|Redmond|2007|pp=282–283}}</ref>

In 2014, scientists named a species of aquatic [[mite]] found in Puerto Rico, ''[[Litarachna lopezae]]'', after Lopez.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/17/scientists-name-new-species-of-water-mite-after-jennifer-lopez |title=Scientists name new species of water mite after Jennifer Lopez |first=Harriet |last=Gibsone |date=July 17, 2014 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=July 19, 2014 }}</ref> In [[Tok Pisin]], a language spoken in [[Papua New Guinea]], the term [[palopa]] is used to describe non-heteronormative people whose identities may correlate with western definitions of homosexual men or trans women; its etymology is derived from the name Jennifer Lopez.<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last1=Besnier |first1=Niko |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TTAEEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Palopa%22&pg=PA327 |title=Gender on the Edge: Transgender, Gay, and Other Pacific Islanders |last2=Alexeyeff |first2=Kalissa |date=December 31, 2014 |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |isbn=978-0-8248-4019-8 |page=327}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Stewart |first=Christine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LsbjBgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Palopa%22&pg=PA33 |title=Name, Shame and Blame: Criminalising Consensual Sex in Papua New Guinea |date=December 2, 2014 |publisher=ANU Press |isbn=978-1-925021-22-6 |pages=xxi}}</ref> In 2019, she was presented with keys to the city of [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], with July 24 being declared "Jennifer Lopez Day".<ref>{{cite web |title=Miami Beach Honors J-Lo On Her 50th Birthday, Making July 24th 'Jennifer Lopez Day' |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/miami-beach-jennifer-lopez-day-50th-birthday/ |website=[[CBS News]] |access-date=February 15, 2024 |date=July 24, 2019}}</ref>

===Fashion and branding===
[[File:Jennifer Lopez Spring Summer.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Lopez wearing an updated version of her iconic [[Green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez|green Versace dress]] in 2019]]

The [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]] presented Lopez with its Fashion Icon Award in 2019 for her "long-standing and global impact on fashion".<ref name="CFDA">{{cite web |last1=Bateman |first1=Kristen |title=CFDA Fashion Awards 2019: Jennifer Lopez and Barbie among winners |url=https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/cfda-fashion-awards-2019/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=July 20, 2019 |date=June 4, 2019}}</ref> Her [[Green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez|green Versace "Jungle Dress"]] was voted the fifth most iconic red carpet dress of all time in a poll run by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.<ref name="Telegraph08">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3167702/Liz-Hurley-safety-pin-dress-voted-the-greatest-dress.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3167702/Liz-Hurley-safety-pin-dress-voted-the-greatest-dress.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|first=Urmee|last=Khan|title=Liz Hurley 'safety pin' dress voted the greatest dress |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=October 9, 2008|access-date=May 1, 2011|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The dress had a significant impact on the fashion industry, celebrity endorsements, and the evolution of [[red carpet fashion]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fury |first1=Alexander |title=Alexander Fury: How JLo's Green Versace Dress Changed History |url=https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/12205/alexander-fury-jlo-jennifer-lopez-green-versace-jungle-dress-grammy-show |website=[[Another Magazine]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=January 28, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Brookins">{{cite web |last1=Brookins |first1=Laurie |title=Jennifer Lopez Is CFDA's 2019 Fashion Icon |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jennifer-lopez-is-cfdas-2019-fashion-icon-1202559/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=April 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Why Jennifer Lopez's Grammy's Dress Was Responsible For Google Images |url=https://nz.news.yahoo.com/why-jennifer-lopezs-grammys-dress-was-responsible-for-google-images-27027625.html |website=[[Yahoo! News]] |access-date=February 16, 2024 |date=April 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Riley 241">{{harvnb|Riley|2010|p=241}}</ref> The images of Lopez wearing the dress became the most popular search query of all time at that point, and subsequently led to the creation of [[Google Search|Google]]'s [[Image retrieval|image search]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schmidt|first1=Eric |author-link=Eric Schmidt |title=The Tinker's Apprentice|url=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/google-european-commission-and-disruptive-technological-change-by-eric-schmidt-2015-01 |publisher=[[Project Syndicate]]|access-date=January 25, 2015|date=January 19, 2015}}</ref> Lopez has been credited with popularizing various fashion and beauty trends throughout her career.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keeler |first1=Janet K. |title=Choice words for short shorts |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2003/04/15/choice-words-for-short-shorts/ |website=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |access-date=February 16, 2024 |date=April 15, 2003}}</ref><ref name="CNN Juicy">{{cite web |last1=Cerini |first1=Marianna |title=Remember when J.Lo made Juicy Couture tracksuits cool? |url=https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/jennifer-lopez-pink-tracksuit-juicy-remember-when/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=February 16, 2024 |date=April 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Pitchfork /><ref name="Hats">{{cite journal |last1=Horyn |first1=Cathy |author1-link=Cathy Horyn |title=Hats Are for Hiding, Yes, but How They Can Show Off |journal=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 25, 2002 |issue=151 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=London |first1=Lela |title=Meet Makeup Artist Scott Barnes, The CEO Who Turned Jennifer Lopez Into J-Lo |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lelalondon/2020/07/22/meet-makeup-artist-scott-barnes-the-man-who-turned-jennifer-lopez-into-j-lo/ |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=February 16, 2024 |date=July 22, 2020}}</ref> In 2003, she inspired a trend of curvier [[mannequin]]s being designed, which fuelled a rise in sales for manufacturers and retailers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dummy's guide to fashion |url=https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/dummys-guide-to-fashion-20050801-ge0m00.html |website=[[The Age]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=August 1, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Big-bottomed mannequins boost profile in New York |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/big-bottomed-mannequins-boost-profile-in-new-york/FF6X5YR3UC6WLIEIKKZFQ2STIM/ |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=December 13, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shapely dummy helps maker's bottom line |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/shapely-dummy-helps-makers-bottom-line-20050129-gdkl4x.html |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=January 29, 2005}}</ref> Lopez's personal style and brand deals have had a considerable effect on sales in the fashion industry.<ref name="Chicago Tribune 2002" /><ref name="Hats" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Deeley |first1=Rachel |title=Why the Fashion Industry Is Betting Big on Jennifer Lopez |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/marketing-pr/why-the-fashion-industry-is-betting-big-on-jennifer-lopez/ |website=[[Business of Fashion]] |access-date=February 17, 2024 |date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> The success of [[Louis Vuitton]]'s fall 2003 campaign, for which Lopez was the brand's model, led to more Hollywood stars "becoming image models of fashion and cosmetic labels".<ref>{{cite news |title=More Hollywood endorsers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2qZjAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA119 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=December 25, 2004 |page=119}}</ref> In 2021, ''The Daily Telegraph'' reported that she was among ten celebrities whose personal style choices drove the greatest spikes in searches and news coverage for brands.<ref name="Abraham">{{cite web |last1=Abraham |first1=Tamara |title=How Jennifer Lopez became the world's most powerful midlife style star |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/style/jennifer-lopez-became-worlds-powerful-midlife-style-star/ |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=February 18, 2024 |date=November 16, 2021}}</ref> Her appearance at [[Milan Fashion Week]] in 2019 generated over $31.8 million in total media impact value.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Lopez revives dress behind the invention of Google Images |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49780020 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=September 21, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lockwood |first1=Lisa |title=Jennifer Lopez Gives Big Boost to Media Impact Value at Milan Fashion Week |url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/jennifer-lopez-media-impact-value-milan-1203320114/ |website=[[Women's Wear Daily]] |access-date=September 30, 2019 |date=September 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930233801/https://wwd.com/business-news/media/jennifer-lopez-media-impact-value-milan-1203320114/ |archive-date=September 30, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Described as a "branding pioneer", Lopez has been credited with ushering in a new era of [[celebrity branding]].<ref name="Riley 241" /><ref name="Adweek">{{cite web |last1=Granatstein |first1=Lisa |title=Jennifer Lopez Is Adweek's 2021 Brand Visionary |url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/why-jlos-star-wont-stop-rising/ |website=[[Adweek]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 22, 2024 |date=September 19, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Van Meter" /> Her first fragrance, [[Glow by JLo]], influenced the rise of celebrity fragrances in the 2000s.<ref name="WWD">{{cite web|last=Naughton|first=Julie|title=Getting to the Heart of J.Lo|url=http://www.wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/people/jennifer-lopez-maintains-foothold-in-fragrance-5642440?page=2|work=[[Women's Wear Daily|WWD]]|access-date=October 21, 2012|date=February 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instyle.com/glow-by-jlo-20-year-anniversary-6744523|title=How Glow by J.Lo Forever Changed the Celebrity Fragrance Market|work=InStyle|first=Audrey|last=Noble|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Riley 241" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=McIntosh |first1=Steven |title=Is this the end of celebrity fragrances? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38756997 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=July 5, 2018 |date=February 28, 2017}}</ref> Her fragrance line became the most successful celebrity line in the world, with sales exceeding $2 billion {{as of|2012|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jennifer-lopez-and-nuvotv-announce-exclusive-creative-production-and-marketing-partnership-169416666.html |title=Jennifer Lopez and nuvoTV Announce Exclusive Creative, Production and Marketing Partnership |location=Los Angeles |date=September 12, 2012 |agency=PR Newswire |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906133814/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jennifer-lopez-and-nuvotv-announce-exclusive-creative-production-and-marketing-partnership-169416666.html |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lopez's [[J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez|clothing brand]] was one of the first celebrity fashion lines;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaplan |first1=Julee |title=Jennifer Lopez Exits Apparel in the U.S. |url=https://wwd.com/feature/jennifer-lopez-exits-apparel-in-the-us-2187085-1481062/ |website=WWD |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=June 24, 2009}}</ref> scholars have credited her with redefining "how fashion is produced and entwined with other artistic endeavors",<ref name="Aida" /> and popularizing a trend of utilizing racial ambiguity for branding purposes in fashion and cosmetics.<ref>{{harvnb|Ovalle|2011|p=144}}</ref> As of 2022, her business ventures have cumulatively earned over US$5&nbsp;billion in sales globally.<ref name="Stats_2022"/>