She broke ground as a Cuban-born singer in America, and Gloria Estefan is still going strong even after 30 years in the music industry.
The 55-year-old Latina pop star is celebrating her timeless success and ageless beauty by posing for Ocean Drive magazine in a series of glamorous and iconic images.
The former Miami Sound Machine singer oozed with sex appeal in a low-cut ravishing red gown as she graced the cover of the September Fall Fashion issue.
Blood red: Gloria Estefan lit up the cover of Ocean Drive magazine¿s September 2013 Fall Fashion issue in a sexy crimson gown
Inside the magazine, Gloria laid draped in royal blue velvet with diamonds dripping from her ears on the stairway of a Miami mansion during the stylish shoot.
The fabulous fashionista clearly loved wearing the elaborate outfits, which included a classic gown with a sweetheart neckline and gold panels that swept around her slim body.
Inside the glossy mag, the Rhythm Is Going To Get You singer can be seen in a dramatic black gown that kissed her sexy curves and created a perfect hourglass before exploding into a sea of white.
Classic beauty: Gloria proves she is the queen of Miami as she poses in her adopted city
Velvet lady: Gloria lounged on a stairway in a royal blue gown while dripping in diamonds
In an interview with the Miami-based magazine, Estefan revealed how she wasn't always so at home in the city after moving there as a child from Havanna, Cuba.
'We grew up with our parents thinking that eventually we would go back,' she revealed to Ocean Drive.
'This was the thought process for many, many years - they planted us here, but they watered us with Cuban sun and fed us with Cuban food, and made sure that our culture wasn’t diluted in our family life. My dad actually got a job parking cars when he first came from Cuba,' Gloria added.
Hourglass: The extreme silhouette of this black and white gown showcased Estefan's tiny waist
'We arrived in May of 1959. I remember going with my mom looking for a place to rent and her being very upset about reading signs that said NO CUBANS'
Now 54 years later, she is considered to be royalty in the diverse Florida city. 'I’ve kind of grown up along with Miami, and Emilio and I are very fortunate to feel a part of the growth of this city,' Estefan explained.
'If anybody’s anywhere in the world and they say they’re from Miami, they ask them if they know me! We really live in paradise.'
Classic beauty: The Cuban-born singer faced prejudice when she first moved to America with her family in 1959
Equally as enduring is her 35-year marriage to husband Emilio, who is also her manager. 'It's not something I would recommend to most people. Emilio and I have in our relationship certain things that really make this work,' she confessed.
'Number one, there are no egos involved. We’re very different personality-wise, but in the things that count—values, morals, business—we rarely disagree. But I wouldn’t tell everyone, "Hey, do this," because it’s tough. You have to learn where the manager stops and my husband begins.'
Gloria's upcoming album, The Standards, is released in the US on September 10, and she says it was inspired by the music of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett and a genre that she has 'listened to in my life and is something that I’ve sung forever.'
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