Biography & Career Of Vanna White

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Biography & Career Of Vanna White

Vanna Marie White is an American television personality and film actor known as the hostess of Wheel of Fortune since 1982.

Early Life

Vanna Marie Rosich was born on February 18, 1957, Conway, South Carolina. She is the daughter of Joan and Miguel Rosich. Her parents divorced when she was a baby. Her mother remarried a man named Herbert White, Jr. Vanna took his last name. She was raised in North Myrtle Beach and graduated from North Myrtle Beach High School. She moved to Atlanta to attend the Atlanta School of Fashion and Design. During college, she was a contestant in the 1978 pageant for Miss Georgia USA. In 1979, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. In June 1980, she was a contestant on "The Price is Right."

Career

In 1981, Vanna booked a bit part in the film "Looker" and also appeared in the horror movie "Graduation Day." In October 1982, White was hired as one of three substitute hostesses of "Wheel of Fortune." White became the show's regular hostess on December 13, 1982, and has remained as the show's primary hostess ever since. She beat out more than 200 other young women for the job. White continues to co-host the evening version of the show along with Pat Sajak. Her contract runs through 2022. White has worn more than 6,700 dresses with no repeats during her tenure on "Wheel of Fortune." She does not get to keep her wardrobe from the show. White's dresses are usually borrowed from designers and returned once she's done taping the show.

White was presented with a Guinness World Record on the May 24, 2013, episode of "Wheel of Fortune." Her world record is for "most frequent clapper." She clapped at least 3,480,864 times across the show's 30 seasons as of January 31, 2013.

"Wheel of Fortune" tapes an impressive six shows a day, meaning that White and Sajak are only expected on set four days a month.

She has made appearances on a number of television shows such as "Just Shoot Me," "Married With Children," "The King of Queens," and "The A-Team."

Personal Life

When Vanna White left North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to pursue her dream of becoming a star, she only $1,000 to her name. She waited tables and modeled while in college in Atlanta and while looking for fame and fortune in her early days in Los Angeles.