It's okay to want to be Selena Gomez when we grow up, right?

Whoa. Whoa. WHOA. Selena Gomez is upping the hotness ante times infinity on the cover of the new issue of Elle. She looks like a full-grown adult serving serious face, dressed in a beautiful gold embellished gown and red lipstick that we're currently Googling. Uhh, "Wizards Of Waverly Place" WHO?

Inside the issue, Selena opens up about what we're all wondering: what it's really like to date Justin Bieber. It turns out it's even better than we imagined -- dude is actually a hopeless romantic. About Biebs renting out the Staples Center in L.A. for a solo date with Selena, the "Love You Like A Love Song" singer said, "If I'll share anything with you, it's that he really is a hopeless romantic. I had just mentioned it in the car -- all I said is that I really want to see Titanic again, and then." Yo Sel, you got any tips on how to ask your boyfriend that you want a  private Usher concert? Asking for a friend.

+ Check out more photos of Selena Gomez in Elle magazine after the jump, and see them all at elle.com.

Credit all photos: Elle magazine