You know what's crazy? Besides the fact that I'm so late to this thread...
She wasn't at the top very long. I mean, she blew the heck up, and for good reason, but it's been 20 years since The Bodyguard, which was her absolute peak. After that, she did a couple more movies and a couple more albums, but nothing even remotely close. She didn't even hang around doing features or commercials or really anything. No guest judge spots on American Idol or special causes or charities or anything. She hit her peak, and her reputation lived off of that for the rest of her life, really.
Sucks.