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Whitney Houston gets the Madame Tussauds treatment (times four)

The wax man cometh ...

By Pop Spy -- Kat Giantis Feb 7, 2013 2:58PM
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A little less than a year after the world lost Whitney Houston, Madame Tussauds is honoring her memory in the only way it knows how, namely, in creepily lifelike wax form. This week, four Whitney figures were unveiled in New York, with each dedicated to one of the late icon's career milestones.

 

There's the chanteuse in a red, white and blue tracksuit belting out the national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl; in her "Queen of the Night" costume from the 1992 blockbuster "The Bodyguard; sporting the purple tank dress from her "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" video; and sheathed a gold-sequined gown from 2009.  


"We were extremely honored when Madame Tussauds approached us about doing four figures of Whitney from different points in her 30-year career," said Whitney's manager and sister-in-law, Pat Houston. "This is something we are excited to do for the fans." 

 

According to Madame Tussauds, this is the first time in its 200-plus year history that it has created "four distinct wax likenesses of a single subject represented at different points of their life."

 

What do you think of Whitney's wax tributes? Tell us in the comments …

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To all the Whitney Haters, Remember life is not perfect for anyone.  You should not kick the memory of someone who was flawed, and gave so much of herself to the public. 

 

  Did you ever walk a mile in her shoes?  Did you see her tears and her struggle up close?  We will all meet The Almighty one day and we will have to give an account.  Why don't you let The Almighty do the judging and leave Whitney to rest until that faithful day. 

Feb 7, 2013 9:56PM
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HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR IS DUE. WHITNEY IS THE BEST. RIP


Feb 7, 2013 10:34PM
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EVERYONE HAS SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM IN LIFE. GOD DID NOT EXPECT US ALL TO BE PERFECT, BUT SHE WAS RAISED AS A CHILD OF GOD SO I'M SURE SHE'S WELL TAKEN CARE OF. AS A FELLOW CHRISTIAN AND EX-ADDICT I KNOW THE SICKNESS OF ADDICTION SHE ENDURED. ULTIMATELY I'M GLAD SHE'S WITH MY FATHER AND I BLESS HEAR DEARLY. I LOVED HER UNCONDITIONALLY AS I DO MY LORD AND SAVIOR. SO TO THE HATERS, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY GOD. IT WORKS!!! 
Feb 7, 2013 10:04PM
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Amazing!! These wax figures are simply adorable! They look so much like Whitney, especially "The Bodyguard, National Anthem, and I wanna Dance with Somebody" figures!! BEAUTIFUL!!
Feb 8, 2013 1:48AM
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So much hatefulness, it is so sad that some people have no compassion. She and her music help me get to sleep many times.  you don't know what she went thru. we all have our problems. some more than others. Sooooo Those in glass houses throw the first stone. Don't be so hateful, let her rest in peace.
Feb 7, 2013 9:43PM
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The New York figure looks a little creepy, but the others are beautiful.  Whitney had her problems and her devils, but she was a rare talent and there are always going to be people who will remember her and, later, be looking her up (like kids look up icons of yesteryear).
Feb 7, 2013 8:07PM
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Whitney did a lot in and for the music industry. Her voice calmed many a person, many a night. It is sad how she died and how she lived her last years. But she was no less of a human because of her errors. To err is human, no less so because you are a great star of immeasurabel wealth. I celebrate you Whitney and I sure do miss you.
Feb 7, 2013 10:00PM
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Amazing!! These wax figures are simply adorable! They look so much like Whitney, especially "The Bodyguard, National Anthem, and I wanna Dance with Somebody" figures!! BEAUTIFUL!!
Feb 7, 2013 10:40PM
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I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT GOD MAKE US IN HIS IMAGE AND HIS SON DIED FOR OUR SINS. WE'VE ALL SINNED, WE'RE NOT ALL PERFECT. I LOVED WHITNEY DEARLY AS I DO MY LORD AND SAVIOR AND NO MATTER WHAT THE HATERS SAY NO WEAPON FORMED, MAYBE YOU KNOW THE REST. IF NOT TRY GOD. OBAMA VOTER.
Feb 7, 2013 9:59PM
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Amazing!! These wax figures are simply adorable! They look so much like Whitney, especially "The Bodyguard, National Anthem, and I wanna Dance with Somebody" figures!! BEAUTIFUL!!
Feb 9, 2013 11:26AM
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I must say Madame Tussauds did a very good job on all four of these.  I've seen some that don't really look like who they're supposed to be.  I think the "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" one is a little off though and looking a wee like Beyonce. 
Feb 12, 2013 10:53AM
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I think she was an idiot for wasting a fabulous talent but after watching the Oprah interview a second time I realised she neither wanted it or appreciated it. When the big money came in after "Bodyguard" all she and her brother wanted was cocaine.
Feb 7, 2013 6:30PM
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The New Normal

You are seeing it over and over again. The new normal, school shooting, children killing parents, people just snapping. Parents abusing and killing their children. But everyone just tosses up their hands in un-belief and some say O My God, or how could God let this happen. Well, I’m not sure why your bringing God into it, America has been trying to kick God out for years. You have kicked God out of our schools, government building, ect. And now that God has left and let hell run its course you blame it on God?

Hell has done its job well. Hell has flooded our media with evil and when I say evil I’m talking about evil on steroids. Hell has made it fun to enjoy for the whole family. Hell has flooded the TV, our movies, our video game, you name it and it’s there. We have also became a country of pill poppers, they have made a pill for everything to give to our youngest to our oldest because it’s easy. Just take a look at the side effects and some say right there in black and white may cause depression, hallucinations, suicidal tendencies, oh and let’s not forget this one and sometimes death. What happened doctors, don’t you remember what you promised? You oath, do no harm, sounds a bit like doing harm to me.

You know when I was a boy we didn’t have all this violence. But we didn’t have Hell crammed in 24/7. You can tune into hell full HD just by the push of a button, but when I say you I mean your kids. Your kids submerge themselves into their killing spree HD on the big screen and pop the ADD or whatever kind of pill. And you have the gall to wonder why we have all the killing? That’s all our kids know, they are flooded with it you fools, but this is what you get by saying if you don’t want to watch it you can turn it off. You were stupid the first time you said it and you stupid now because you will not put a stop to it. You are going to continue to allow the so called media makers to keep flooding our TV, movies, games with the most vile thing the mind can come up with and say it’s ok and not obscene because it’s not showing nudity.

You know, in war times they brain wash someone by drugging them and flood there mind with whatever they want in the enemies brain to make them do or kill anyone that person can get close too. You’re allowing them to do that to your kids and you’re paying them to do it.

Did you know a 1 minute commercial during the Super Bowl cost 3.5 million dollars. Did you know they have to sell 3 times as much stuff to just break even to the cost? They are banking 3.5 million dollars on 1 minute of time will influence  Americans enough to buy 10.5 million dollars worth of stuff from that 1 minute ad on TV. Do you still believe a little bit of TV doesn’t bother you or your kids, a little bit of violence, a little bit of sex, a little bit of people doing drugs, a little bit of rape, a little bit of murder.

If you don’t get a clue and figure out what is really causing our issues by what I’m telling you and stop them from allowing this rot into your kids mind, you have just seen a small amount of what is to come. America is rotting from the inside. You can stop the madness. There is only 1 way, but America will never allow it or believe it because they would rather rot and have its entertainment filth. God is real, this was once a nation under God but now it is not, it’s a nation of our kids thinking we came from monkeys which is being taught to them in our schools.

There are only 2 directions for our country to go, the way it is now and will become worse then you have ever seen or the way it used to be which is old fashion and behind the times. The new normal with your faith in man leading you to your doom as you see it happening before your very eyes or faith in God leading to salvation as our four fathers setup at our countries birth, remember, 1 nation under God.

You know, when I was a kid we didn’t have this kind of problem, and I know why.

Feb 8, 2013 4:12AM
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She needs about six more to cover all of her personalities.
Feb 8, 2013 12:13AM
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I am not a Hater,I am just so damn tired of hearing about her. She does NOT deserve FOUR wax figures! There are other people who also died and NOT FROM A DRUG overdose! What message are we sending  our children? That if we take drugs,relapse  ,and then overdose we get Wax figures? I am sorry one was more than enough! Where is Donna Summers? Where is Davy Jones? Where ? These icons also passed. Do they get ONE Wax figure? NO. She gets four? That is not right. Yes,It is a tragedy that she died,but enough is enough! How many tributes does she need? All we heard about for MONTHS was how it was so awful. Yes,it was,but SO MANY OTHER ICONS DIED TOO! Davy Jones got barely two seconds of mention when he passed. She has had ENDLESS  tributes,and covers of magazines ect. Stop already! No, I did not walk her shoes,but she didn't walk in mine either. Please talk about and no pun intended OVERKILL!
Feb 7, 2013 8:07PM
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Too bad when they made a wax figure of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis they weren't shown as

 

Marilyn the toss around between 2/Pres., drug dependent Whore that she was or Elvis the pain addict that he was

Feb 7, 2013 7:08PM
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People have lost all sense of perspective in the rush to cannonize dead celebrities. Whitney Houston had a great voice...so do a lot of other people. You would think that she had found the cure for cancer, the way she is being worshiped.
Feb 7, 2013 7:46PM
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Where's the one where she looks like the cheap, drug addled crack hore that flushed her own talent and life down the pipe?  
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