Editing Gloria Estefan (section)

=== Education ===
Estefan was raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] and attended [[Our Lady of Lourdes Academy]] in Miami, where she was a member of the [[National Honor Society]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/gloria-and-emilio-estefan-build-a-music-empire-and-a-family-compound-1448988567|title=Gloria and Emilio Estefan Build a Music Empire and a Family Compound|date=1 December 2015|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=9 October 2018|issn=0099-9660|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009211514/https://www.wsj.com/articles/gloria-and-emilio-estefan-build-a-music-empire-and-a-family-compound-1448988567|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Estefan attended the [[University of Miami]] in [[Coral Gables, Florida]], where she graduated in 1979 with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in psychology and a minor in French. While attending the University of Miami, Estefan also worked as an English, Spanish, and French translator at [[Miami International Airport]]'s Customs Department and, because of her language abilities, says she was once approached by the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] as a possible employee.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/4947063/Singer-Gloria-Estefan-says-CIA-tried-to-recruit-her-as-a-spy.html |title=Singer Gloria Estefan says CIA tried to recruit her as a spy |first=Urmee |last=Khan |journal=Daily Telegraph |date=6 March 2009 |access-date=February 19, 2025 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011013731/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/4947063/Singer-Gloria-Estefan-says-CIA-tried-to-recruit-her-as-a-spy.html |archive-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> In 1984, she was inducted into the [[Iron Arrow Honor Society]], the highest honor bestowed by the University of Miami.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091120021357/http://www6.miami.edu/miami-magazine/fall00/arrowheads.html "Arrow Heads,"] ''Miami magazine'', Fall 2000</ref>