Vanna Whites
Vanna White has worn over 7,000 gowns during her 37 years on Wheel of Fortune — and now she’s taking PEOPLE on a backstage tour of her dressing room on the studio lot to show us how she. Vanna White is an American film actress and television personality known as the hostess of Wheel of Fortune. She was born in Conway, South Carolina. She got her recognition when she appeared on TV in 1980. At first, she was a beauty contestant in Miss Georiga and after that, she appeared in one episode of The Price Is Right.
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White in 2009, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Vanna Marie Rosich
Place of Birth: North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 18, 1957
Ethnicity:
*biological father – Puerto Rican [Spanish, possibly other]
*mother – publicly unknown
Vanna White is an American television personality and film actress. She is known for her work on the game show Wheel of Fortune.
Vanna is the daughter of Miguel Angel (García) Rosich and Joan Marie (Nichols) White. Miguel left the family when Vanna was still a child. Vanna was eventually adopted by her stepfather, Herbert Stackley White, Jr. She has two children with her former husband, restaurant owner George Santo Pietro.
Vanna’s biological father was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with Spanish ancestry. Vanna’s mother is from the continental United States. Vanna is often described as also having Croatian, English, Italian, German, and Greek ancestry. It is not clear if this is accurate. It appears that Vanna’s mother was adopted.
Vanna is often described as the niece of actor Christopher George, who was of Greek descent. Vanna has clarified the matter, saying, “he wasn’t a blood brother [of my mother], but my mother grew up with his family. Years later in L.A., he and his wife took me under their wing.”
Vanna’s biological paternal grandfather was Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich y Pasarell (the son of José Rosich y Alomar and Eudoxia Pasarell y Torres). Carlos was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. José was born in Puerto Rico, to Spanish parents.
Vanna’s biological paternal grandmother was named Gloria Maria García.
One of Vanna’s ancestors may have had the surname Barnes and been one of the first mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Sources: Genealogy of Vanna White – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Vanna’s father – https://familysearch.org
Vanna’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Vanna’s paternal grandfather, Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich y Pasarell – https://www.ancestry.co.uk
Birth record of Vanna’s paternal grandfather, Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich y Pasarell – https://familysearch.org
Vanna’s paternal grandfather, Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich y Pasarell, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich y Pasarell on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich y Pasarell on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Vanna’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
White in 2009, photo by Prphotos.com
Vanna Whites Son
Birth Name: Vanna Marie Rosich
Place of Birth: North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 18, 1957
Ethnicity:
*biological father – Puerto Rican [Spanish, possibly other]
*mother – publicly unknown
Vanna White is an American television personality and film actress. She is known for her work on the game show Wheel of Fortune.
Vanna is the daughter of Miguel Angel (García) Rosich and Joan Marie (Nichols) White. Miguel left the family when Vanna was still a child. Vanna was eventually adopted by her stepfather, Herbert Stackley White, Jr. She has two children with her former husband, restaurant owner George Santo Pietro.
Vanna White Leaving Wheel Of Fortune 2020
Vanna’s biological father was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with Spanish ancestry. Vanna’s mother is from the continental United States. Vanna is often described as also having Croatian, English, Italian, German, and Greek ancestry. It is not clear if this is accurate. It appears that Vanna’s mother was adopted.
Vanna is often described as the niece of actor Christopher George, who was of Greek descent. Vanna has clarified the matter, saying, “he wasn’t a blood brother [of my mother], but my mother grew up with his family. Years later in L.A., he and his wife took me under their wing.”
Vanna’s biological paternal grandfather was Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich y Pasarell (the son of José Rosich y Alomar and Eudoxia Pasarell y Torres). Carlos was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. José was born in Puerto Rico, to Spanish parents.
Vanna’s biological paternal grandmother was named Gloria Maria García.
One of Vanna’s ancestors may have had the surname Barnes and been one of the first mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Sources: Genealogy of Vanna White – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Vanna’s father – https://familysearch.org
Vanna’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Vanna’s paternal grandfather, Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich y Pasarell – https://www.ancestry.co.uk
Vanna White Palyboy 1987
Birth record of Vanna’s paternal grandfather, Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich y Pasarell – https://familysearch.org
Vanna Whites Career
Vanna’s paternal grandfather, Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich y Pasarell, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich y Pasarell on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich y Pasarell on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Vanna White's Salary
Vanna’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org