Aaliyah
Sexy

Aaliyah Haughton, better known to her legions of pop-music fans simply by her first name — the one, the only Aaliyah — got her big break on Star Search in 1988 with a rather stunning rendition of “My Funny Valentine.” From there. She was just nine years old at the time, but it’s clear that her voice and talent would be a thing of beauty for the ages. From there, Aaliyah on to appear in concert with Gladys Knight at the tender age of 11 before working on her debut album Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number with noted R&B singer/producer and accused notorious sex criminal R. Kelly. The record was released in 1994 to critical acclaim. By her second album’s release a few years later, Aaliyah was a bona fide super star sensation in her own right, lending her voice to the soundtracks of such films as A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) and Anastasia (1997). In 1997, Aaliyah gave her acting chops a workout, albeit as “Herself” on an episode of New York Undercover. Aaliyah then landed a supporting gig opposite Jet Li in the action hit Romeo Must Die (2000), and a career in cinema was born. Sadly, it was cut rather short — although not before we almost got to see Aaliyah nude in Queen of the Damned (2002). In the title role of the Anne Rice vampire adaptation, Aalyiah is pure immortal sex made flesh. Tragically, the movie was released posthumously, as a Aaliyah perished in an airplane crash in the Bahamas in August 2001. As her legions of fans would surely attest, this is one talented, beautiful young lady that will be sorely missed. Her name is Arabic for “Highest, most exalted one.” Nuff said.