While the last images of Whitney Houston alive
depicted a troubled and worse for wear star, photographs uncovered from the
days before her fame tell a very different story.
She may be remembered for her beautiful singing voice, but Houston, who
died on February 11 aged 48, in fact began her career as a model. Images of the
star modelling for Seventeen Magazine in 1981 show a fresh-faced and hopeful
young girl who had her whole life ahead of her.
The beautiful youngster, who was 18 at the time, can be seen smiling as she looks out to sea in a fuchsia swimsuit, while another photograph shows her running along the edge of the water in a pink and white striped romper suit.
Two of the shots show her sporting a red one-piece along with a
snorkelling mask as she carries flippers before heading out into the surf with
her fellow models.
And fashion
editor Diane Forden who worked with the superstar during her modelling days,
has spoken out to tell of how Houston was just as sweet in person as she
appears in the beach shots.
Forden wrote on the website BridalGuide.com: ‘I had the pleasure of
working with Whitney during her high school years when she was a teen model.
‘She was a delightful, sweet, wonderful person, and all of us who worked
with her loved her. She was truly beautiful inside and out.’
The fashion editor also took to the website to tell of how professional
Houston was, despite her young years.
She wrote: ‘Anytime we were booking models for a photo shoot, we would
always say, “Let’s book Whitney,” “See if Whitney is available,” “Whitney would
be great for this story.”
‘She was never a diva and she was always professional. She showed up on
time and made our jobs easier by doing her best in front of the camera. She
never complained if days ran long and cheerfully did whatever was expected.’
Two years after the singer graced the cover of the teen magazine, she
landed a record deal with Arista and began putting together her first album.
The superstar released her self-titled debut album two years later, in
1985, which sold more than 25 million copies internationally and paved the way
for her to hit the big-time.
The touching photographs only make the star’s untimely death seem even
more tragic, and they are unearthed as it is reported by Radar Online that she
allegedly died from a deadly concoction of Valium, Xanax and alcohol.
However the cause of death is yet to be confirmed, pending toxicology
reports which are expected to be released in a few weeks.
Houston was laid to rest on Sunday in her homeland of Newark, New
Jersey, following her funeral the day before.
Stars including Mariah Carey, Oprah Winfrey and her co-star from The
Bodyguard Kevin Costner attended the service at the New Hope Baptist Church.
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