NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Female Artist:

Nominees and winners

Year	Nominees	Result
1986	Anita Baker	Won
1992	Natalie Cole	Won
1993	Vanessa Williams	Won
1994	Whitney Houston	Won
1996	Whitney Houston	Won
1997	Toni Braxton	Won
	Chaka Khan	Nominated
	Tracy Chapman	Nominated
	Vanessa Williams	Nominated
	Natalie Cole	Nominated
1998	Erykah Badu	Won
1999	Lauryn Hill[1]	Won
2000	Whitney Houston[2]	Won
	Deborah Cox	Nominated
	Monica	Nominated
	Faith Evans	Nominated
	Mary J. Blige	Nominated
2001	Yolanda Adams[3]	Won
	Jill Scott	Nominated
	Erykah Badu	Nominated
	Mary J. Blige	Nominated
	Toni Braxton	Nominated
2002	Aaliyah[4]	Won
	Janet Jackson	Nominated
	Alicia Keys	Nominated
	Jill Scott	Nominated
	India.Arie	Nominated
2003	India.Arie[5]	Won
	Missy Elliott	Nominated
	Mary J. Blige	Nominated
	Ashanti	Nominated
	Erykah Badu	Nominated
2004	Alicia Keys[6]	Won
	Heather Headley	Nominated
	Beyoncé	Nominated
	Mary J. Blige	Nominated
	Aretha Franklin	Nominated
2005	Fantasia[7]	Won
	Queen Latifah	Nominated
	Janet Jackson	Nominated
	Patti LaBelle	Nominated
	Jill Scott	Nominated
2006	Alicia Keys[8]	Won
	India.Arie	Nominated
	Mariah Carey	Nominated
	Mary J. Blige	Nominated
	Toni Braxton	Nominated
2007	Alicia Keys[9]	Won
	Fantasia	Nominated
	Beyoncé	Nominated
	Corinne Bailey Rae	Nominated
	India.Arie	Nominated
2008	Alicia Keys	Won
	Beyoncé	Nominated
	Jill Scott	Nominated
	Mary J. Blige	Nominated
	Aretha Franklin	Nominated
2009	Beyoncé	Won
	Jennifer Hudson	Nominated
	Rihanna	Nominated
	Mariah Carey	Nominated
	Alicia Keys	Nominated
2010	Mary J. Blige	Won
	Alicia Keys	Nominated
	India.Arie	Nominated
	Rihanna	Nominated
	Whitney Houston	Nominated
2011	Mary J. Blige[10]	Won
	Sade	Nominated
	Chrisette Michele	Nominated
	Rihanna	Nominated
	Corinne Bailey Rae	Nominated
2012	Jill Scott[11]	Won
	Beyoncé[11]	Nominated
	Jennifer Hudson	Nominated
	Ledisi	Nominated
	Mary J. Blige	Nominated
2013	Alicia Keys[12]	Won
	Elle Varner[12]	Nominated
	Estelle	Nominated
	Missy Elliott	Nominated
	Tamela Mann	Nominated
2014	Beyoncé[13]	Won
	Janelle Monáe[13]	Nominated
	India.Arie	Nominated
	Ledisi	Nominated
	Mary J. Blige	Nominated
2015	Beyoncé[14]	Won
	Alicia Keys[14]	Nominated
	Jennifer Hudson	Nominated
	Ledisi	Nominated
	Mary J. Blige	Nominated
2016	Jill Scott[15]	Won
	Janet Jackson[15]	Nominated
	Jazmine Sullivan	Nominated
	Lalah Hathaway	Nominated
	Lauryn Hill	Nominated

Stats

• As of 2011 ceremony, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys & Whitney Houston hold the record with the most wins at three.
• Most Nominations
  • 1. Mary J. Blige - 10 nominations
  • 2. Beyoncé and Alicia Keys - 6 nominations
  • 3. India.Arie, Jill Scott - 5 nominations
  • 4. Whitney Houston - 4 nominations
  • 5. Toni Braxton, Erykah Badu and Rihanna - 3 nominations

References

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10. Frankel, Daniel (March 6, 2011). "2011 Image Winners". TheWrap. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
11. Allin, Olivia. "2012 Image Winners". ABC7. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
12. Couch, Aaron (February 1, 2013). "2013 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
13. Couch, Aaron; Washington, Arlene (February 22, 2014). "2014 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
14. Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "2015 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
15. Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "2016 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 6, 2016.