Vanna White

About Vanna White

Vanna White, born in the unlikely Conway, SC, is an Aquarius--with all that THAT implies--who has been best known as the hostess of WHEEL OF FORTUNE since 1982. She is considered a TV personality and even a film actress (!) who was actually a game show contestant prior to her breakthrough role spinning letters.

She was born Vanna Marie Rosich, but her parents divorced while she was still an infant and she took the name of her new stepfather, Herbert Stackley White, Jr. (as was the custom at the time). White was a former real estate agent from North Myrtle Beach, SC.

Before her appearance on everyone's TV in 1982, she was a contestant in the Miss Georgia 1978 pageant Her first appearance on a game show was actually on the June 20th 1980 episode of THE PRICE IS RIGHT, in which she was one of the first four contestants but did not make it onto the stage. (The footage, however, has been reused in numerous broadcast specials, because why would it not be?) Anyway, after Wheel of Fortune hostess Susan Stafford left in October, 1982, Vanna was selected as one of 3 rotating substitute hostesses to share co-hosting duties, but by December 13th of 1982, she became the regular hostess.

Her 1987 autobiography, VANNA SPEAKS! was a best-seller. (Guess you never can tell.)

Also in 1987, she was featured in a Playboy pictorial, evidently somewhat slipped-by-her, which featured photos taken by a then-boyfriend, before her days of Wheel of Fortune fame and featuring photos of her in various forms of see-through lingerie. Personally, I'm most partial to the one where she's leaning out the window in an oversized tee. (Just sayin'.)

(As is unfortunately typical, my source gives somewhat different measurements for Vanna, so I duly note them here: 35-22-33 with a 40C cup. She's also listed as a blonde with light brown eyes. Caucasian, of course, with shoe size of 9 and dress size of 2. A likely story! This care of bodysize.org, so send any complaints to them, please. Class dismissed... for now.)