Whitney Houston Was Named NAACP Entertainer Of The Year In 1994

On January 5, 1994, Whitney was named Entertainer of The Year at the 26th NAACP Image Awards, held in Pasadena, California. The award was presented to her by the great Denzel Washington, who a couple of years later would co-star with Whitney in The Preacher’s Wife. She also won Outstanding Female Artist, The Bodyguard won Outstanding Album and Soundtrack Album, and “I’m Every Woman” won Outstanding Music Video that same night.