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A news item involving Whitney Houston was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the In the news section on 12 February 2012.

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A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the On this day section on February 11, 2022 and February 11, 2023.

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Section sizes

Section size for Whitney Houston (46 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	8,490	8,490	587	587
Early life and family	14,480	14,480	479	479
Career	11	129,981	0	6,542
1977–1984: Career beginnings	11,791	11,791	572	572
1985–1986: Whitney Houston and rise to international prominence	14,884	14,884	756	756
1987–1989: Whitney	13,356	13,356	727	727
1990–1991: I'm Your Baby Tonight and "The Star-Spangled Banner"	15,701	15,701	837	837
1992–1994: The Bodyguard	24,882	24,882	1,087	1,087
1995–1997: Waiting to Exhale, The Preacher's Wife and Cinderella	19,149	19,149	921	921
1998–2000: My Love Is Your Love and Whitney: The Greatest Hits	13,711	13,711	728	728
2000–2008: Just Whitney, Princess Diaries, and Cheetah Girls	10,274	10,274	588	588
2009–2012: I Look to You and Sparkle	6,222	6,222	326	326
Artistry	15	32,096	0	1,899
Influences	5,974	5,974	223	223
Musical style	8,628	8,628	412	412
Voice and timbre	13,186	13,186	754	754
Stage performances	4,293	4,293	510	510
Other ventures	19	17,653	0	1,059
Business ventures and endorsements	7,411	7,411	409	409
Philanthropy and activism	10,223	10,223	650	650
Personal life	91	30,796	0	1,819
Faith	2,786	2,786	176	176
Relationships, marriage, and family	6,957	6,957	352	352
Legal issues	5,486	5,486	315	315
FBI files	1,607	1,607	106	106
Residences	3,873	3,873	309	309
Health	9,996	9,996	561	561
Death	9,839	9,839	345	345
Legacy	12,379	12,379	531	531
Achievements	18,333	18,333	802	802
Commemoration	12,898	12,898	9	9
Discography	468	468	0	0
Filmography	859	1,132	7	7
Biographical adaptations	33	273	0	0
Documentaries	108	108	0	0
Feature films	132	132	0	0
Tours	64	655	0	0
Headlining tours	433	433	0	0
Tribute tours	102	102	0	0
Co-headlining tours	56	56	0	0
See also	869	869	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	30	30	0	0
Bibliography	728	728	0	0
Further reading	1,496	1,496	0	0
External links	5,083	5,083	0	0
Total	297,430	297,430	14,079	14,079

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Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I hate to bring this up but now the picture in this infobox may be in danger of deletion. So anyone who knows how to use copyright pictures properly or have a good Whitney picture on their FLICKR account please put some pictures on her Wikimedia Commons page in case this gets deleted! BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 00:52, 30 June 2026 (UTC) BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 00:52, 30 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

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