SEEING SELENA DOUBLE

Selena, the Tejano singer murdered by her former fan-club president in March 1995, still has drawing power. Tens of thousands of young women and girls in the U.S. answered a nationwide casting call for a new movie about the star. After an exhaustive search, the role of the young Selena went to Texan BECKY LEE MEZA, 10; and JENNIFER LOPEZ, 25, will portray the grown-up performer. "This is a good thing for the Latino community," said Lopez. "I want to do a good job and give Selena her justice."

SEEN & HEARD

Perhaps the biggest surprise in Mia Farrow's upcoming memoir is that the most eccentric character in the book is not necessarily Woody Allen. That distinction may go instead to artist Salvador Dali, Farrow's buddy when she was 17. "We lunched on butterfly wings and toured New York City with garbage collectors," Farrow says. Toward Allen, who was Farrow's lover for 12 years before having an affair with her adopted daughter, the author retains a bitterness that poisons any fond memories. Farrow contends that Allen had no respect for what she held sacred: "Not for my family, not for my soul, not for my God or my goals." Writing memoirs may well be the best revenge.

TOO HOT FOR PRIME TIME

The whole point of the game is to be over-the-edge sexy without getting Xed. German model CLAUDIA SCHIFFER seems to have turned on too much heat. In an ad for Victoria's Secret lingerie, Schiffer wiggles around in skimpy cotton underwear and purrs, "Every day, every sexy way." Major U.S. TV networks are refusing to show the 30-second spot without some strategic cuts, including extreme close-ups. The commercial was considered too racy for prime time when, shhh, the children might be watching.

OFF-OFF-OFF-BROADWAY

He has enjoyed the limelight since the release of his 1982 debut album, Lingering. But singer FEI XIANG, 35, is no lingerer himself. After seven years in the U.S., largely spent lending his theatrical flair to four Broadway productions, Kris Phillips (as he is known there) is returning to China, a stage he first graced in 1986 after leaving his native Taiwan. The half-Taiwanese, half-American pop idol found China the more lucrative venue for his satiny sound. The fresh Youban label will release Fei's newest venture, an album of Broadway hits sung in Mandarin, in China this fall. "I'm looking forward to just going back," remarks the wayfarer, "saying hello to old friends again and catching up."