the true ulyimate diva is of course miss diana ross she invented the word,her voice is truly unique,not powerful like aretha but poignant and nuanced,diana ross set the bar for every wannabe that came in her wake,as for whitney clive davis moddeled her career on diana ross period and she does not come close,and talking of music miss ross has the most amazing catalogue of any of these women,as for the likes of madonna being on this list give me a break diva has to be someone who can actualey sing and we all know about lyp synching madge,diva begun and ends with diana ross,no one else even comes close,mariah scarey the squealer hideous voice no depth at all,some of the women on this list will be forgotton in the fullness of time,3 will live on forevor,diana miss ross to you,aretha and tina and of course streisand should be on this list,thosr four ladies have been at the top of the tree ffor over 50 years the others are babies in comparison,do your homework before coming out with rubbish,rihanna beyonce,pleeeeease.