What Happened to Perla Meneses?

I had a couple of posts a while back about American Idol hopeful Perla Meneses. She was being compared to Shakira. There was a very superficial similarity and the girl who was described as long on personality and short on talent was sent packing quite early in the process. If she succeeds despite being judged harshly by the three personalities that are short on various desirable characteristics, she will not be the first. Good luck in life Perla.