63 years ago today, Whitney Houston was born. Raised in New Jersey with a family full of stars—her two-time Grammy Award-winning mother sang backup for Aretha Franklin and cousin Dione Warwick was a ‘60s pop star—she turned to Chaka Khan records to dial up her angelic notes. Taking a page out of her book for both vocals and beauty, Houston scored a temporary modeling career under Wilhelmenia after being scouted at a performance at Carnegie Hall.…
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