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Vanna White Net Worth, Career, Biography and Other Info

Vanna White is an actress, model, and TV show personality. She is popular for being the hostess of the popular long-running game show “Wheel of Fortune.” Vanna is one of the richest celebrities in the entertainment industry and due to her first marriage to a real estate developer/restaurateur she has earned massive net worth.

Early Life

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Vanna Marie Rosich was born in Conway, South Carolina on February 18, 1957.  She was born to parents Joan and Miguel Rosich. Her parents parted their ways when she was just a baby. Her mother got married to another man and she took the last name of her stepfather. She attended the North Myrtle Beach High School and for her further studies, she enrolled at the Atlanta School of Fashion and Design. She competed as a contestant in the 1978 pageant for Miss Georgia USA when she was studying in college. She moved to Los Angeles and pursued an acting career. She made her debut on TV by becoming a contestant on “The Price is Right.”

Career

 Vanna has been a part of popular movies like “Looker” and the horror movie “Graduation Day.”  Vanna became a hostess of the “Wheel of Fortune.”  And she has been doing a show since the early 80s. She co-hosts the show with Pat Sajak. White is a part of the Guinness World Record. She holds a record for being the “most frequent clapper on the show.  The hostess has clapped at least 3,480,864 times in all the 30 seasons of the show.

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Personal Life

Vanna White moved from North Carolina to pursue her dream of becoming a star. She was a struggler who was looking for fame and fortune before becoming a star. During the 80s Vanna was going out with the “dancer-turned-actor John Gibson. They got engaged but their love story had a sad ending and Gibson was killed in a plane crash in 1986.

Vanna returned to South Carolina and stayed with her mother who was battling ovarian cancer. Vanna got married to the restaurant owner George Santo Pietro. He was from a wealthy family that resided in Beverly Hills. He has a successful sushi place that is frequented by celebrities. The couple had two children together.  White and Santo Pietro got a divorce in November 2002.

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Vanna White Net Worth

Vanna White is an American television personality and film actress who is best known as the hostess of the long-running game show “Wheel of Fortune.” According to Celebrity Net Worth, White has an estimated net worth of $70 million. She has earned most of her wealth through her successful career as a television personality, as well as through various endorsement deals and acting roles. White has been the hostess of “Wheel of Fortune” since 1982 and is one of the most recognized and beloved television personalities in the world.

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