Is Vanna White Retiring? Who is Vanna White?

Is Vanna White Retiring?

No, Vanna White is not Retiring but it's his cohost Sajak. Sajak and Vanna have been hosting Wheel of Fortune since 1982 and now their co-journey in the show is coming to an end. June 7, 2024, is the last day we are going to see Sajak for the last time hosting the show. Currently, Vanna's Instagram has been filled with saying goodbye to Sajak and sharing their journey of forty years. As of now, Vanna has not officially announced that she is retiring and her contract will end in 2026.

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Who is Vanna White?

Vanna White is a famous TV host from America. She's most famous for working on the TV game show Wheel of Fortune. She's been doing this job since 1982. She started her career as a model while she was learning about fashion.

She entered the Miss Georgia USA competition in 1978. Besides being on Wheel of Fortune, she has acted in small roles in movies and TV shows. She also wrote a book called Vanna Speaks in 1987. She also invests in real estate, owns a brand of yarn called Vanna's Choice, and supports St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Vanna White Career

Before she was on TV, Vanna White competed in the Miss Georgia USA 1978 pageant. She appeared on The Price Is Right in 1980 but didn't make it onstage. She acted in some movies and wrote a popular autobiography called Vanna Speaks! In 2006, she got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She's also been on other TV shows and lent her voice to animated specials.

After Susan Stafford left Wheel of Fortune in October 1982, Vanna White became one of the regular hosts. She temporarily hosted the show in December 2019 when Pat Sajak was sick. In August 2023, she missed five episodes due to COVID-19 but returned later. Since 2021, she and Sajak also host Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. In September 2023, she extended her contract as host of Wheel of Fortune.

Vanna White invests in apartment buildings and enjoys flipping houses. She learned to crochet from her grandmother and has her own yarn brand called Vanna's Choice. She broke a Guinness World Record for clapping the most times on Wheel of Fortune.

Vanna White Early Life

Vanna was born on February 18, 1957, near North Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina. Her parents got divorced when she was a baby, so she grew up with her mom Joan and her stepfather, Herbert White Jr. They lived in North Myrtle Beach, and she took her stepfather's last name, White.

After finishing high school, White went to Atlanta, Georgia, where she studied at the Atlanta School of Fashion and Design and worked as a model. In 1979, she moved to Los Angeles to become an actress. However, she went back to South Carolina in the summer of 1980 to visit her mother, who was sick with ovarian cancer. On April 1, 2022, Vanna White shared the news that her stepfather, Herbert White Jr., had passed away peacefully that morning.

Vanna White Marital Life

In the 1980s, Vanna White dated and got engaged to a soap opera actor named John Gibson. Unfortunately, Gibson died in a plane crash in 1986. In 1990, White married George Santo Pietro, who owned a restaurant. She got pregnant in September 1992 but sadly had a miscarriage after a Wheel of Fortune episode where "Vanna's pregnant" was a puzzle answer. She later had a son in 1994 and a daughter in 1997 with Santo Pietro. They got divorced in November 2002. From 2004 to 2006, she was engaged to a businessman named Michael Kaye. Since 2012, she has been in a relationship with a contractor named John Donaldson, whom she met through friends

Vanna White Net Worth

Vanna White Net Worth is $85 million. Her main source of income is her work as the co-host of the game show Wheel of Fortune, a position she's held since 1982. Additionally, she earns from her investments in real estate and her endorsement deals, including her own line of yarn called Vanna's Choice.