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Whitney Houston"s 20 Greatest Achievements



11. March 1, 1994 - Three Grammys Including Record of the Year and Album of the Year

On March 1, 1994, Whitney Houston won three Grammys for The Bodyguard soundtrack: Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for "I Will Always Love You" at the 36th annual Grammy Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York.


12. March 15, 1994 - Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award


Whitney Houston received the Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year at the 1994 Soul Train Music Awards on March 15, 1994 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.


13. November 1994- Three South Africa Concerts In Tribute to Nelson Mandela


After singing at a state dinner at The White House in honor of newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela in October 1994, one month later, Whitney Houston performed three concerts for over 200,000 people in South Africa in tribute to Mandela. Titled Whitney - The Concert for a New South Africa, the first performance was November 8 in Durban followed by a concert November 12 in Johannesburg which was televised on HBO. The final concert was presented November 19 in Cape Town.

Houston was the first entertainer to perform in the newly unified, apartheid free South Africa. She donated proceeds from the concerts to several South African children's charities.


14. November 14, 1995 - "Waiting To Exhale" Film and Soundtrack


On November 14, 1995, the Waiting To Exhale soundtrack was released, and the film opened December 22, 1995. The film starring Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon debuted at number one and earned over $80 million. The soundtrack sold over ten million copies featuring three songs by Houston including the number one single "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)." It won numerous honors including a Grammy for Best RandB Song for "Exhale," and NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Album, Outstanding Soundtrack, Outstanding Song ("Exhale)" and Outstanding Female Artist (Houston).

The all-star album also featured Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige, Brandy, TLC, Faith Evans, Chante Moore, SWV, and Ce Ce Winans.


15. September 13, 1996 - BET Walk of Fame

On September 13, 1996, Whitney Houston was inducted into the BET Walk Of Fame in Washington, D.C.


16. February 8, 1997 - NAACP Image Award for Outstand Actress

On February 8, 1997, Whitney Houston received three trophies for The Preacher's Wife: Outstanding Album, Outstanding Gospel Artist, and her first award for acting, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture, at the 28th annual NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.


17. February 27, 1998 - Quincy Jones Award for Career Achievement

On February 27, 1998, Whitney Houston received the Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievement at the 1998 Soul Train Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.


18. June 19, 2001 - BET Lifetime Achievement Award


On June 19, 2001, Babyface presented Whitney Houston with the BET Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2001 BET Awards at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.


19. 2006- Guinness World Record: Most Awarded Female Artist of All-Time

In 2006, the Guinness Book of World Records proclaimed Whitney Houston as "The Most Awarded Female Artist of All-Time."


20. January 16, 2010 - BET Honors


On January 16, 2010, Ne-Yo presented Whitney Houston with the BET Honor for entertainment during the 2010 BET Honors at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.

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