Her popularity and her career peaked from mid-1980s to the late 80s. She was still extremely famous and liked by all. She was, however, mocked by a few people about her limited acting skills and the fact that her role in the show was merely of a wheel turner. She was also landing many endorsement contracts and was even starring in NBC Movie Venus: The Goddess of Love. People were getting obsessed with her and the term “ VannaMania” came into existence. Vanna White’s job as a chief letter turner, model and host at the show made her a huge star. By 1999, running for sixteen years, this show was seen by around 40 million people.Īlso See: Cookie Swirl C: Bio, Facts, Videos Her Fame at Wheel of Fortune By 1986, the evening version of the show attracted 30 million viewers. The show proved to be a success and over the next few years it became a massive hit. She started as a host along with Pat Sajak. Out of 200 applicants, she was chosen to join the show as a host at Wheel of Fortune. How She Landed the “Wheel of Fortune” Jobįinally, in 1982, she landed the job that would eventually make her career and ultimately make her famous. She went back with a new sense of energy and landed a few small acting jobs. She then returned to Hollywood to try her luck one more time. She took care and looked after her mother until she died. In the summer of 1980, she had to come back home in North Carolina to see her mother, who had been diagnosed with Ovarian cancer. It was there that she also worked as a model and then went on to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career in 1979. She completed her High School and moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she enrolled in Atlanta School of Fashion. Her parents divorced while she was still an infant and was raised by her mother and her stepfather. She was born as Vanna Marie Rosich in North Myrtle Beach in Southern Carolina. Years after becoming popular with the show, she is still going strong being a fashion icon. There was a time when the whole nation was quite obsessed with her, and it was called the “VannaMania” and people would be naming their kids after her. The audiences have always loved her as the wheel turner and have been mesmerized by her energy, charm and beauty. Even though she has also worked as an actress in a number of films and TV series, it is this show that has earned her fame and fortune.

Vanna White is a well-known TV personality and host of the famous Wheel of Fortune show. Children: Gigi Santo Pietro and Niko Santo Pietro.Also known as Vanna Marie Angel, Vanna Marie Rosich.Famous for: TV Show host / TV personality.She Has Worn More than 6700 Gowns on the Show.Her Mention in the Guinness Book of Records.How She Landed the “Wheel of Fortune” Job.

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