Diva. A word, much like ‘flop’, ‘epic’, and ‘underrated’, that has, in years of late, seen itself overused and overextended to any chick who ever owned an ounce of relevancy. But, before it was a household term, there were a select few who denoted ‘diva’ effortlessly, helping to turn the term into the epitome of estrogenic swag that it is today. And while every genre has its set of leading ladies, there are some whose range defied limits – unable to be captured by any musical mode. In such, they captured the hearts of legions of fans and earned the title ‘diva’ by merit and not self-christening.

The divine 9 (plus 1…) – Aretha, Celine, Diana, Janet, Madonna, Mariah, Patti, Tina, and Whitney need no introduction. By mention of mononym alone, these musical monarchs inspire applause. So, in one of our most epic showdowns yet, we turn to you – That Grape Juice faithful - tell us who dominates the diva field

In areas of performance, fashion, and overall influence, cast your vote for the ultimate as the Pop elite faceoff after the jump. They paved the way and set the bar for the likes of Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and more to glide their heels across, but they’re still the few your fave is still trying to be…

Best Live Performer?

Aretha Franklin

Celine Dion

Cher

Diana Ross

Janet Jackson

Madonna

Mariah Carey

Patti Labelle

Tina Turner

Whitney Houston

Overall Catalog/Discography

Aretha Franklin

Celine Dion

Cher

Diana Ross

Janet Jackson

Madonna

Mariah Carey

Patti Labelle

Tina Turner

Whitney Houston

Best Biggest Hit

Aretha Franklin- R.E.S.P.E.C.T./Natural Woman

Celine Dion- Because You love Me/My Heart Will Go on

Cher- Believe/If I Could Turn Back Time

Diana Ross- Touch Me In The Morning/A'int No Mountain High Enoug

Janet Jackson- That's The Way Loves Goes/Together Again/All For You

Madonna- Vogue/Take A Bow/Like A Prayer

Mariah Carey- One sweet day/ We Belong Together/Dreamlover

Patti Labelle- Lady Marmalade/ On My Own

Tina Turner- Proud Mary/What's Love Got To Do With It

Whitney Houston- I Will Always Love You

Multidimensional Diva (non-musical ventures.... acting, endorsements, etc)

Aretha Franklin

Celine Dion

Cher

Diana Ross

Janet Jackson

Madonna

Mariah Carey

Patti Labelle

Tina Turner

Whitney Houston

Fashion

Aretha Franklin

Celine Dion

Cher

Diana Ross

Janet Jackson

Madonna

Mariah Carey

Patti Labelle

Tina Turner

Whitney Houston

Still Got It

Aretha Franklin

Celine Dion

Cher

Diana Ross

Janet Jackson

Madonna

Mariah Carey

Patti Labelle

Tina Turner

Whitney Houston

Influence/Most Emulated

Aretha Franklin

Celine Dion

Cher

Diana Ross

Janet Jackson

Madonna

Mariah Carey

Patti Labelle

Tina Turner

Whitney Houston

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