The younger child of Diane and Michael “Miguel” Haughton, a warehouse worker, Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York. Her ancestry was African-American. She goes by Ali, which is the feminine form of the Arabic word for “highest, most elevated, and best.” Aaliyah was proud of her name, calling it “wonderful,” adding that she tried hard to live up to it every day.
Aaliyah attended schools in Detroit when she was little and thought she was popular, but she experienced bullying due to her diminutive size. She recalls becoming confident before turning 15 and learning to appreciate her height. Her mother encouraged her to enjoy her modest size and gave her praise. Aaliyah was despised by other kids, but she didn’t pay attention to them. “There would always be envious people around, but they were so infrequent that it didn’t matter. Most children backed me, which was fantastic. I just let it go in one ear and out the other when dealing with negative folks. I couldn’t see those people.” She thought herself little even as an adult. The most crucial thing is to think positively of yourself because if you don’t, no one else will, she continued, adding that she had “learned to accept and love” herself.
Who inherited Aaliyah’s money and estate?
Aaliyah’s estate is owned and managed by Aaliyah LLC, which is run by her mother, Diane, and her brother, Rashad Haughton, according to The Los Angeles Times.
