NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist. Beyoncé currently holds the record for most wins in this category with seven.

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Wins

 * 7 wins
 * Beyoncé


 * 4 wins
 * Alicia Keys
 * Mary J. Blige


 * 3 wins
 * Whitney Houston

Nominations

 * 14 nominations
 * Mary J. Blige


 * 13 nominations
 * Beyoncé


 * 9 nominations
 * Alicia Keys


 * 7 nominations
 * India.Arie


 * 6 nominations
 * Jill Scott
 * Janet Jackson


 * 5 nominations
 * Whitney Houston
 * Ledisi


 * 4 nominations
 * Mariah Carey
 * Fantasia
 * Jazmine Sullivan


 * 3 nominations
 * Erykah Badu
 * Toni Braxton
 * H.E.R.
 * Jennifer Hudson
 * Rihanna


 * 2 nominations
 * Chlöe
 * Corinne Bailey Rae
 * Natalie Cole
 * Andra Day
 * Missy Elliott
 * Aretha Franklin
 * Lauryn Hill
 * Ari Lennox
 * Janelle Monáe
 * SZA
 * Vanessa Williams