Editing Whitney Houston (section)

=== 1992–1994: ''The Bodyguard'' ===
With the success of her music, Houston received offers of film work, including work with [[Robert De Niro]], [[Quincy Jones]] and [[Spike Lee]], but she did not feel the time was right.<ref name="Norment-1991">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] |date=May 1991 |first1=Lynn |last1=Norment |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UdQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA110 |title=Whitney Houston Talks About The Men In Her Life – And The Rumors, Lies And Insults That Are The High Price Of Fame | volume = 46 | issue = 7 | issn = 0012-9011 | pages = 111–118}}</ref> Her first film role was in ''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]'', released in 1992. Houston played a star who is being stalked by a crazed fan and hires a bodyguard (played by [[Kevin Costner]]) to protect her. Houston's mainstream appeal allowed audiences to look past the interracial nature of her character's relationship with Costner's character.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/article/1993/02/05/close-whitney-houston/|title=Up close with Whitney Houston|first1=Meredith|last1=Berkman|date=February 5, 1993|access-date=July 28, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809012013/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,305461_4,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, controversy arose as some felt Houston's face had been intentionally left out of the advertising to hide the film's interracial relationship. In a 1993 interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Houston said that "people know who Whitney Houston is&nbsp;– I'm black. You can't hide that fact."<ref name="RS93" />

The film received mixed reviews. While Houston was accused of merely “playing herself” but came out “largely unscathed”,<ref>{{cite news | first = Rita | last = Kempley | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thebodyguardrkempley_a0a2f7.htm | title = The Bodyguard |newspaper=The Washington Post | date = November 25, 1992| access-date =October 30, 2011}}</ref> and “lacked chemistry” with her co-star,<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | url = https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE6DE1E3DF936A15752C1A964958260 | first = Janet | last = Maslin | title = Review/Film: The Bodyguard; Tragic Flaw Meets Pampered Pop Star Over Multiple Risks | date = November 25, 1992 | access-date =October 29, 2011}}</ref> another review wrote that she “photographs wonderfully, and has a warm smile, and yet is able to suggest selfish and egotistical dimensions in the character.”<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-bodyguard-1992 |work=RogerEbert.com |date=November 25, 1992 |title=The Bodyguard (1992) |author=[[Roger Ebert]] |accessdate=April 17, 2025}}</ref> Houston was nominated for [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Actress]] at the [[NAACP Image Awards]], the [[1993 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Award]] for Best Female Performance and the [[People's Choice Award]] nod for Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/people-s-choice-noms-out-103669/ |title=People's Choice noms out |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 3, 1993 |accessdate=June 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/a-look-back-at-1993-and-the-second-annual-mtv-movie-awards/ |title=A look back at 1993 and the second annual MTV Movie Awards |work=[[Uproxx]] |date=April 14, 2013 |accessdate=June 3, 2023}}</ref> Upon its release, ''The Bodyguard'' grossed more than $121&nbsp;million in the U.S. and $410&nbsp;million worldwide, making it one of the top 100 highest-grossing films in history at its time of release.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm?page=3&p=.htm| title=All Time Box Office Domestic Grosses|publisher=Box Office Mojo | access-date=January 12, 2010}}</ref> It remains in the top 50 of most successful [[Motion Picture Association film rating system|R-rated]] [[List of highest-grossing R-rated films|films in box-office history]].<ref name="BodyguardRatedR">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1967556097/weekend/ |title=The Bodyguard - Box Office Mojo |accessdate=December 6, 2022}}</ref>

The film's [[The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] also enjoyed success. As [[executive producer]] of the soundtrack, Houston recorded six tracks, two of which she produced.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/whitney-houston-bodyguard-soundtrack-reissue/|title=Whitney Houston Estate to Reissue 'The Bodyguard' Soundtrack for 25th Anniversary|first1=Bianca|last1=Garwood|date=October 13, 2017|website=EBONY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/deep-10-whitney-houstons-bodyguard-%E2%80%94-original-soundtrack-album |title=Deep 10: Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard – Original Soundtrack Album |date=November 17, 2016 |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |access-date=September 7, 2021 |first=Chuck |last=Crisafulli}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' described it as "nothing more than pleasant, tasteful and urbane".<ref name="CD">{{cite magazine|magazine=CD review digest|title=Jazz, popular, etc|year=1994|volume=7|issue=4|publisher=Peri Press|page=174}}</ref> The soundtrack opened at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 and took the number-one spot the following week, accumulating 20 weeks atop the chart, the first album by a woman to do so. One of the fastest-selling albums ever,<ref name="Inc.2000b">{{cite book|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA110|date=May 13, 2000|page=110|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> it became the first album in music history to sell more than a million copies in a single week under the [[Luminate (company)|Nielsen Soundscan]] tracking system.<ref>{{cite news | first = Aleene | last = MacMinn | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-31-ca-4117-story.html | title = Morning Report: Pop/Rock | newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = December 31, 1992 | access-date =September 1, 2010}}</ref><ref>"Whitney Houston gets a boost from Bodyguard". ''The Globe and Mail''. January 1, 1993. Page C6.</ref> ''The Bodyguard'' became the first album in history by a female artist to be certified diamond by the RIAA after it passed the ten-million mark in early November 1993.<ref name="whitneycert"/> It has since gone on to sell more than 18 million copies alone in the US, with total sales reaching 45 million copies worldwide, becoming the [[List of best-selling albums by women|best-selling album by a female artist]] and the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling soundtrack album]] in history,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/bodyguard-soundtrack-25-years-after-whitney-houstons-masterpiece|title='The Bodyguard' Soundtrack: 25 Years After Whitney Houston's Masterpiece|publisher=[[Grammy Awards]]|access-date=June 21, 2023|first=Billy|last=Johnson Jr|date=November 8, 2017}}</ref> earning Houston several [[Guinness World Records]].<ref>''The Bodyguard Soundtrack'' worldwide sales:
* {{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-music-awards-christina-aguilera-honor-whitney-houston-bodyguard-tribute-1052841|title=American Music Awards: Christina Aguilera to Honor Whitney Houston With 'Bodyguard' Tribute|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 30, 2017|access-date=January 3, 2019|first1=Nordyke|last1=Kimberly}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/11/09/exclusive-whitney-houstons-bodyguard-turns-25-never-before-seen-performance/845384001/|title=Exclusive: Whitney Houston's 'Bodyguard' turns 25 with never-before-seen performance|work=[[USA Today]]|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=January 3, 2019|first1=Ryan|last1=Patrick}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/deep-10-whitney-houstons-bodyguard-%E2%80%94-original-soundtrack-album|title=Deep 10: Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard – Original Soundtrack Album|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|date=May 15, 2017|access-date=January 3, 2019|first1=Crisafulli|last1=Chuck}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/890234/christina-aguilera-will-honor-whitney-houston-and-the-bodyguard-s-25th-anniversary-at-the-2017-amas|title=Christina Aguilera Will Honor Whitney Houston and The Bodyguard's 25th Anniversary at the 2017 AMAs|work=[[E! News]]|date=October 30, 2017|access-date=January 3, 2019|first1=Johnson|last1=Zach}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/whitney-houston-bodyguard-soundtrack-reissue/|title=Whitney Houston Estate to Reissue 'The Bodyguard' Soundtrack for 25th Anniversary|magazine=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]|date=October 13, 2017|access-date=January 3, 2019|first1=Garwood|last1=Bianca}}</ref>

At the [[36th Annual Grammy Awards|1994 Grammy Awards]], Houston won the Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] for the soundtrack and was the first black woman to win as producer as well as artist.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pdominguez/whitney-houston-was-more-than-the-voice |title=This Is How The Biggest Movie Soundtrack Of All Time Got Made |website=BuzzFeed News |date=November 21, 2017 |access-date=September 7, 2021 |first=Alessa |last=Dominguez}}</ref> In addition to the Grammy, Houston also won a record-setting eight American Music Awards, eleven [[Billboard Music Awards]], five [[NAACP Image Awards]] and earned the [[Soul Train Music Awards|Soul Train Music Award]] for the [[Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis Jr. – Entertainer of the Year|Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer of the Year]] honor.<ref name="Company1994yu">{{cite magazine |title=Whitney Houston Eight American Music Awards Make Her Top Female Winner |magazine=Jet |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vcADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56 |date=February 28, 1994 |page=56 |issn=0021-5996 |access-date=September 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard | first1 = J.R. | last1 = Reynolds | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=NQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34 | title = The Rhythm and the Blues: 8th Soul Train Awards Are Aglow With Stellar Performances, Star Appearances | volume = 106 | issue = 13 | page = 34 | date = March 26, 1994 | access-date =June 29, 2010 | issn = 0006-2510}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=The Crisis | first1 = Denise | last1 = Crittendon | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=U1kEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34 | title = Stars Shine At The NAACP Image Awards | volume = 101 | issue = 2 | page = 34 | issn = 0011-1422 | date = February–March 1994 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard | first1 = J.R. | last1 = Reynolds | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=FwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA15 | title = The Rhythm and the Blues: Tupac's Loss May Preserve Awards' Image; New Indies Form Out West And Down South | volume = 106 | issue = 3 | page = 15 | date = January 15, 1994 | access-date =June 29, 2010 | issn = 0006-2510}}</ref><ref name="1994naacplatimes">{{cite news | newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] | first = Marisa | last = Leonardi | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-07-ca-9458-story.html | title = Michael Jackson Shares Whitney Houston's Spotlight, Honors: Houston wins five NAACP Image Awards, but Jackson gets cheers in a show marked by controversy | date = January 7, 1994 | access-date =June 29, 2010}}</ref> Houston also earned international honors for the soundtrack, including a [[Juno Award for International Album of the Year|Juno Award]], five [[World Music Awards]], six [[Japan Gold Disc Awards]] and a [[1994 Brit Awards|Brit Award]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard | first1 = Mark | last1 = Dezzani | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=TAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41| title = World Music Awards Gaining Stature | volume = 106 | issue = 21 | page = 41 | date = May 21, 1994 | access-date =June 29, 2010 | issn = 0006-2510}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1994 | title = The BRITs 1994 Winners & Nominees | publisher = [[British Phonographic Industry]] | date = February 14, 1994 | access-date = June 29, 2010 | archive-date = June 30, 2012 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120630155750/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1994 | url-status = dead }}</ref> 

The soundtrack's lead single was "[[I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording)|I Will Always Love You]]", written and originally recorded by [[Dolly Parton]]. Houston's version was highly acclaimed by critics, regarding it as her "signature song" or "iconic performance". ''Rolling Stone'' and ''USA Today'' called her rendition a [[wikt:tour de force|tour-de-force]].<ref name="rollingstonetop100singers">{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-147019/whitney-houston-8-222509/ | title = 100 Greatest Singers of All Time (2008) | date = December 3, 2010 | access-date = March 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=USA Today|url-access=subscription|first=James T. |last=Jones IV|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/56240516.html?dids=56240516:56240516&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+17%2C+1992&author=James+T.+Jones+IV&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Houston+heroic+on+%60Bodyguard'+album&pqatl=google|title=Houston heroic on 'Bodyguard' album |date=November 17, 1992|access-date=September 25, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725061950/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/56240516.html?dids=56240516%3A56240516&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Nov+17%2C+1992&author=James+T.+Jones+IV&pub=USA+TODAY+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Houston+heroic+on+%60Bodyguard%27+album&pqatl=google|archive-date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> The song went on to become the longest-running number one single in ''Billboard'' Hot 100 history at the time for a record setting 14 weeks. The song also became Houston's fourth record-setting "triple-crown" number one ''Billboard'' hit after it topped the R&B and AC charts.<ref name="whitneytriple">{{cite news | newspaper = [[Chicago Tribune]] | first = Jan | last = DeKnock | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-01-15-9303162594-story.html | title = Whitney Houston Hits 4th 'Triple' | date = January 15, 1993 | access-date = March 17, 2011 | archive-date = September 24, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200924133210/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-01-15-9303162594-story.html | url-status = live }}</ref>{{efn|Houston shares the feat with singer [[Lionel Richie]].<ref name="whitneytriple"/>}} It has gone on to sell more than ten million units in the United States and was certified diamond in January 2021, making Houston just one of four female artists to earn a diamond-certified single and album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2022/01/12/whitney-houston-joins-taylor-swift-and-mariah-carey-in-an-extremely-rare-musical-feat/|title=Whitney Houston Joins Taylor Swift And Mariah Carey In An Extremely Rare Musical Feat|work=Forbes|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://thatgrapejuice.net/2024/07/katy-perry-becomes-the-fourth-female-artist-to-have-dimond-single-and-diamond-album-in-the-united-states/ |title= Katy Perry Becomes The Fourth Female Artist To Have A Diamond Single and Diamond Album In The United States |work=The Grape Juice |date=July 2, 2024 |access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref> It remains the best-selling US single by a female artist.<ref name="Inc.1998l">{{cite book|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10|date=April 11, 1998|page=10|issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref name="iwalysoundscan">{{cite magazine | first = Gary | last = Trust | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/267561/ask-billboard-battle-of-the-divas-round-3 | title = Battle of the Divas, Round 3 |magazine=Billboard | date = August 28, 2009 | access-date =September 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/whitney-houston-i-will-always-love-you-diamond-status-1235018992/|title=Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' Is Certified Diamond by RIAA|magazine=Billboard|date=January 13, 2022|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref><ref name="guinnesssingle">{{cite web|accessdate=June 20, 2023 |title=Best-selling single by a female artist (US) |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/102425-best-selling-single-by-a-female-artist-us |work=[[Guinness World Records]]}}</ref> The song topped the charts in 34 countries and went on to sell 24 million units worldwide, becoming the [[List of best-selling singles|best-selling single ever]] by a female solo artist.<ref>{{cite news|title=FIVE FAST FACTS ABOUT WHITNEY HOUSTON|url=https://houstonsymphony.org/five-fast-facts-about-whitney-houston/ |first1= |last1= |publisher= Houston Symphony |date= May 26, 2013 |access-date= December 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://calgaryphil.com/5-things-about-whitney-houston/#:~:text=Whitney's%20hit%20single%20I%20Will,actually%20written%20by%20Dolly%20Parton.|title=5 Things About Whitney Houston|date=February 23, 2023 |language=en-US|access-date=December 2, 2023}}</ref> Houston earned the [[36th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammys]] for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Pop Female Vocal Performance]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/record.htm|title=Rock On The Net: Grammy Awards: Record of the Year|website=rockonthenet.com}}</ref> 

The soundtrack's follow-up singles, "[[I'm Every Woman#Whitney Houston version|I'm Every Woman]]" and "[[I Have Nothing]]", both reached number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Houston set a new ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart record on March 13, 1993 when the two singles joined "I Will Always Love You" in simultaneously charting inside the top 20 in the same week, the first for an artist in the [[Luminate (company)|Nielsen SoundScan]] era.<ref name="charts93">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1993-03-13/ |title=Billboard Hot 100 (the week of March 13, 1993) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=March 13, 1993 |accessdate=June 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | newspaper = [[Chicago Tribune]] | last = DeKnock | first = Jan | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/03/19/houston-still-plugged-in-as-contender/ | title = Houston Still Plugged In As Contender | date = March 19, 1993 | access-date =October 29, 2011 | page = O}}</ref><ref name="Inc.2001v">{{cite book|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UBIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA85|date=December 8, 2001|page=85|issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref name="Inc.1993o">{{cite book|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0w8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA134|access-date=February 13, 2012|date=March 13, 1993|pages=134–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/bodyguard-anniversary-soundtrack-6327713/ |title='The Bodyguard' Anniversary: Revisiting the Soundtrack |author=Leslie Richin |date=November 25, 2014 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=March 13, 2025}}</ref> The fourth single, "[[Run to You (Whitney Houston song)|Run to You]]", achieved modest success in the US and UK, while "[[Queen of the Night (song)|Queen of the Night]]" reached the top 40 in several global charts and a remixed version topped the US dance chart. The success of ''The Bodyguard'' led to Houston becoming a [[magazine cover|cover story]] for ''Rolling Stone'' in its June 10, 1993 issue.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/whitney-houston-opens-up-about-her-marriage-fame-117344/ |title=Whitney Houston Opens Up About Her Marriage, Fame |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 10, 1993 |author=[[Anthony DeCurtis]] |accessdate=March 13, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Whitney Houston performs at state dinner for Mandela in 1994 2.png|alt=|thumb|right|Houston performing at a state dinner in the [[White House]] honoring South African president [[Nelson Mandela]] in 1994]]
Houston then embarked on her most expansive global tour to date: ''[[The Bodyguard World Tour]]''. She toured for nearly two years to mostly sold-out audiences across five continents. Houston eventually ranked as the third highest-earning female entertainer of 1993-94, according to ''Forbes'', named as one of the 100 most powerful people in Hollywood by ''[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]'' and placed in the top five of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s annual "Entertainer of the Year" ranking.<ref>{{cite news | work = San Francisco Chronicle | title = Steven Spielberg Is Mr. Entertainer | date = December 24, 1994 | page = D11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | work = Telegram & Gazette | first = Jim | last = Keogh | title = Few women producers make the top 100 list | date = April 15, 1993| page = C2}}</ref>

In October 1994, Houston attended and performed at a state dinner in the [[White House]] honoring newly elected South African president [[Nelson Mandela]].<ref>{{cite news | work = USA Today | last = Kelly | first = Katy | title = Greeting Mandela with elegance and esteem | date = October 5, 1994 | page = D02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | work = [[The Free Lance–Star]] | date = October 5, 1994 | access-date =June 12, 2011 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FQMzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uQcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6934,786142&dq | title = White House Lionizes Mandela | first = Nita | last = Lelyveld | page = A8}}</ref> At the end of her world tour, Houston performed three concerts in South Africa to honor President Mandela, playing to more than 200,000 people; this made her the first major musician to visit the newly unified and apartheid free nation following Mandela's winning election.<ref name=southafrica>{{cite news | work = Cincinnati Post | last = Paeth | first = Greg | title = HBO worth seeing | date = November 9, 1994 | page = 7B}}</ref> Portions of ''[[Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa]]'' were broadcast live on HBO with funds of the concerts being donated to various charities in South Africa. The event was considered the nation's "biggest media event since the inauguration of Nelson Mandela".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8_W-QMJlBHIC&pg=PA116 |title=Whitney In South Africa |magazine=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] |volume=50 |issue=4 |pages=116–124 |date=February 1995 |issn=0012-9011 }}</ref> In May 1995, Houston hosted the [[1995 Kids' Choice Awards|8th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]].<ref name="KCA 2007 Fun Facts">{{cite web|url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2007KCA/funfacts.php|title=KCA Fun Facts - Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2007 Press Kit|publisher=[[Nickelodeon]]|access-date=February 28, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804105419/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2007KCA/funfacts.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> A month later, in June 1995, Houston's Whitney Houston Foundation for Children was awarded a VH1 Honor for all of their charitable work.<ref name="In1995">{{cite book|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ygsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38|access-date=February 15, 2012|date=July 15, 1995|pages=38–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>