Whitney Houston began her modeling career in 1980 when she was 16 years old. She was discovered in New York by an agent for Click Model Management, Inc. and later signed with the prestigious Wilhemina Models agency. Her fashion spreads and photos appeared in Seventeen, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Mademoiselle and Young Miss. While she possessed a “girl-next-door” charm, she also had what one photographer called a “million dollar smile” and a “personality that absolutely came alive whenever the camera focused in on her.” You can see all of these qualities captured in this photograph from Seventeen.
