Vanna White

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AKA: Vanna Marie Rosich
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 02/18/1957
Birthplace: Conway, South Carolina, United States

biography

Every now and then a celebrity appears upon the American show business scene analysis knows not of. It is more often than not a woman whose notoriety, publicity or appearance seems inexplicably to grasp public imagination and go click. What results is a faddish fascination with a person as product, pop phenomenon, fast food sensation, human hula hoop. Vanna White is such a person.

Discovered by Merv Griffin, who chose her from over two hundred other hopefuls for her position as hostess of television's syndicated quiz show, "Wheel of Fortune", White got the job (says Griffin) because of her Continued

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milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Parents divorced before her first birthday; father moved to New York, mother to Miami; White was raised by grandparents
 
Appeared as a contestant on the TV game show, "The Price Is Right"; did not make it out of contestant's row
 
Signed with Atlanta Models and Talents and appeared in an industrial film, local commercials, print and catalog work
 
Became a model in national advertising by 1978
1978 
Came in fourth runner-up in Miss Georgia Universe Beauty Pageant (date approximate)
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