- Source of Wealth: Music, Film
- Age: 56
- Birth Place: Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
- Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Marital Status: Divorced (Bobby Brown)
- Full Name: Whitney Elizabeth Houston
- Nationality: United States
- Date of Birth: August 9, 1963
- Ethnicity: African American, Scottish
- Occupation: Singer, Actress, Model, Film Producer, Record Producer, Songwriter
- Education: Mount Saint Dominic Academy
- Children: 1 (Bobbi Kristina)
During her career, Whitney sold over 170 million albums and won two Emmy awards, 6 Grammies, 30 Billboard Music Awards and 22 AMA’s. Her net worth had declined dramatically in the last years of her life. In 2001 she signed a $100 million recording contract with Arista and at the peak of her career she was able to earn up to $30 million a year touring.
On February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead in a suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California, submerged in the bathtub. She incurred nearly $20 million from Sony before she passed away.