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 Houston met her best friend, Robyn Crawford. The two were housemates and secret lovers, but Houston halted the relationship because she was afraid of how others would respond. The two remained close, and Crawford went on to become Houston's greatest friend and personal assistant.[([[https://www.them.us/story/whitney-houston-robyn-crawford-romantic-relationship|Them]])]
+===== Modelling =====
+A photographer observed Houston while she was performing with her mother at Carnegie Hall in the early 1980s and offered her modeling job. Houston went on to appear in a number of women's publications, including Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Young Miss. She was also one of the first black ladies to grace the cover of Seventeen magazine.[([[https://fashionstyledetroit.com/another-lesson-in-black-history-what-well-known-african-american-singer-got-her-start-as-a-fashion-model/|fashionstyledetroit]])]
+===== Commercials =====
+Houston also appeared in various television ads. Her debut advertisement was for Canada Dry ginger ale. She later appeared in advertisements for Dr. Pepper, Coca-Cola, Sanyo, and AT&T.[([[https://www.businessinsider.com/whitney-houstons-early-tv-commercials-she-could-really-sell-it-2012-2?IR=T|Business Insider]])]
+===== Cosby Show =====
+Houston declined a chance to appear on The Cosby Show because she preferred to be a singer rather an actor.[([[https://tvovermind.com/did-you-know-whitney-houston-was-almost-on-the-cosby-show/|TVOM]])]
+===== Record Deal =====
+Gerry Griffith, an Arista Records A&R executive, witnessed Houston sing with her mother in a New York nightclub in 1983. He persuaded his employer at Arista Records, Clive Davis, to attend one of her upcoming gigs. Davis was so taken by Houston that he signed her to a record deal and was the driving force behind her meteoric climb to prominence.[([[https://prince.org/msg/8/376010|Prince]])]
+===== The Merv Griffin Show =====
+Clive Davis took Houston on The Merv Griffin Show in 1983 to make her national television debut. She sang "Home," a song from the musical The Wiz.[([[https://www.biography.com/musician/whitney-houston|Biography]])]
+===== Michael Jackson =====
+Did Michael Jackson have a relationship with Whitney Houston? His brother, though, did. Jermaine Jackson produced and sang duets with Whitney Houston on her debut album in 1984. Jackson was married at the time, but he had an affair with Houston while recording the song. They remained excellent friends after the affair.[([[https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-michael-jackson-yearned-for-whitney-houston-until-his-death-1682254|DNA]])]

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