Julien’s Auctions Presents The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation Auction on August 11th
Julien’s Auctions has unveiled The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation Auction for August 11th in Los Angeles. The sale honors the enduring legacy of the global superstar. It seeks to raise awareness and generate vital support for the foundation’s diverse initiatives, scholarships, and services, each designed to reflect and address the values and needs of today’s youth.
This year marks Whitney Houston’s 40th Anniversary of Music and Entertainment (February 14, 1985 – February 14, 2025). A special preview of the auction highlights will be on view at The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation’s 4th Annual Legacy of Love Gala on Saturday, August 9th, on what would have been Houston’s 62nd birthday at the St. Regis Hotel in Atlanta.
Among the items for sale include Houston’s casino-themed jacket designed by Bob Mackie, Houston’s historic FIFA World Cup Closing Ceremony blue jersey from 1994, custom at-home slot machine, faux crocodile jewelry box, yellow dress she wore on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, “I’m Your Baby Tonight,” one-of-a-kind, Harley Davidson black leather fringe jacket, and more.
The collection is live now, and the sale will take place on Monday, August 11th, from Los Angeles at 10 am PST and online.
With the sale, Julien’s and The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation are united in raising awareness and funds to support scholarships for young college students studying the arts at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
With more than 220 million music recordings sold worldwide, Whitney Houston, also known as “The Voice,” remains peerless. She has released seven career albums, and her recordings are still among the best-selling albums of all time. Her soundtrack for The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album in 1992, which remains the best-selling soundtrack album of all time, the best-selling album by a woman in music history, and the best-selling album of the decade. A recipient of more than 400 awards, including Houston’s six Grammy Awards, 22 American Music Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, multiple BET, MTV, Soul Train, and NAACP Image Awards. Houston’s inductions include the Grammy Hall of Fame twice, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. The Emmy Award-winning actor and producer has starred in five critically acclaimed movies.
As announced by The Estate of Whitney E. Houston on June 25, 2025, 11 new certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) were posthumously presented on June 25th, including The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album receiving 19-times platinum, “I Will Always Love You” earning 11-times platinum, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” hitting the 18 time platinum mark, “I Have Nothing” certified quadruple platinum and “How Will I Know” earning triple platinum status. Whitney is the first African American artist to have three RIAA diamond-certified albums of ten million or more. Houston’s RIAA-certified units in the U.S. alone total 114.5 million across 38 titles with 27 singles and 11 albums.
