8. She rejected Elvis Presley
Not many women can say they turned down the King of Rock and Roll, but Dolly can! After she topped the charts with “I Will Always Love You, Elvis asked Dolly to do a version of her song and get half the publishing rights. Since the song was already a hit, Dolly turned down Elvis’s offer, but in 1992, she allowed Whitney Houston to cover the song, which earned Dolly $30 million in royalties.
9. She’s worth $600 million
America’s Country Sweetheart is worth over $500 million, which tracks as she’s spent half a century in the industry. Throughout that time, she’s sold more than 130 million records worldwide and released 25 number-one hits. She’s also been nominated 49 times for the Grammys, Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, and many others, including multiple Tony nominations.
10. Does Dolly Parton have secret tattoos?
There’s a hidden reason why Dolly almost always wears fingerless gloves and long-sleeved outfits. Although her creative director said this was to hide her hands and elbows, Dolly addressed rumors that she was covering a sleeve of tattoos. She eventually admitted on the podcast “Dolly Parton’s America” that she did have tattoos to cover up scarring but wasn’t “tattooed all over like a bike woman.” She describes them as delicate, pastel-colored tats with art like lace, bows, and butterflies, but shockingly, the public has never seen these.
