Today is a legend’s birthday! Songstress, actress, and originator of diva status Diana Ross turns 78 years young today.
Since her early Motown days as 1/3 of The Supremes, crafting the building blocks of R&B and Pop music, to her Oscar-nominated role in Lady Sings The Blues, to her multiple multi-platinum selling classics, Miss Ross has always been the blueprint.
DALLAS, TX – NOVEMBER 29: American singer Diana Ross performs on stage during the 2019 World AIDS Day Concert “Keep the Promise” of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) at The Bomb Factory on November 29, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images)
Take a look at some iconic photos spanning the last 60 years of her career and personal life, in celebration of all Diana Ross has given us and all she certainly still has in store.
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The Supremes – 1960’s
Photo by RB/Redferns
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Shopping in New York City – 1965
Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Portrait – 1960’s
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Portrait – 1970’s
Photo by Echoes/Redferns
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Awards Ceremony – 1973
Getty Images
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ABC News ‘Americans All’ Special – 1974
Photo by American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images
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Diana Ross in Performance
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Portrait – 1974
GAB Archive/Redferns
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Portrait – 1975
Harry Langdon/Getty Images
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Portrait – 1975
Harry Langdon/Getty Images
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Portrait – 1982
Harry Langdon/Getty Images
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Soul Train – 1982
Soul Train via Getty Images
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Diana Ross – 1980’s
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam – 1982
Rob Verhorst/Redferns
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Rotterdam, Netherlands – 1982
Rob Verhorst/Redferns
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In Concert – 1985
Chip HIRES/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
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Portrait – 1987
Harry Langdon/Getty Images
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European Tour – 1994
Michael Putland/Getty Images
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Greeting Fans – 1994
Stephane Cardinale/Sygma via Getty Images
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MTV Video Music Awards – 1999
Scott Gries/ImageDirect
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Mariah Carey, Diana Ross sing during VH1 Divas 2000
Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images
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Kelly Rowland, Diana Rosss, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey at VH1 Divas 2000
Photo Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect
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Diana Ross & Janet Jackson at the American Music Awards – 2004
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc
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Christian Dior Couture Show – 2019
Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
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Evan Ross, Diana Ross, Tracee Ellis Ross at Vanity Fair Oscar Party – 2019