For one brief moment in time, Whitney Houston was brought back to life in Wanganui on Monday.
Belinda Davids, 37, was chosen from 15,000 budding candidates in over 12 countries to play the role of Whitney Houston in the late singer's tribute tour.
And when Davids hit the stage and opened with the iconic I'm Every Woman, it was obvious why. The South African starlet said that ever since she was a little girl she had "dreamed of being like Whitney".
"I am doing this tour so everyone can remember Whitney when she was at her best," she said.
Backed by a four-person dance group and a live band, Davids had the crowd at The Royal Wanganui Opera House out of their seats and singing along as if it was Whitney herself.