During the first two weeks, the board was operated automatically, although various costumed Disney characters stood at Vanna's usual spot and gestured at the board anyway. In November 2019, White hosted the show for the first time, due to Pat recovering from intestinal surgery as the first two taping weeks happened to fall during the Secret Santa Sweepstakes, they could not be rescheduled. In most video games based on the show, she performs Pat's hosting duties. She and Pat also traded places for a Bonus Round in November 1996 so Pat (who had laryngitis for the entire week) could rest his voice. Generally, she returns the dresses to the manufacturer or donates them to charity, although she occasionally purchases those she particularly likes. She has also worn suits or pants/shirt combinations several times, including maternity suits during and shortly after her two pregnancies. These are provided by rotating manufacturers, with Caché being one of the leading ones in the late 2000s.

White is also known for the large number of outfits that she wears on the show, most often elegant gowns and dresses. On some occasions, she has read the copy for a Wheel Prize and/or Prize Puzzle. She also appears in locally-shot footage on road shows, most often at the start of the show, and sometimes in the plugs for the Jackpot and Mystery Rounds.

Vanna's role was expanded greatly in September 1996, when she began doing the closed-captioning plugs. In a 1987 interview, Susan stated that she taught Vanna how to turn the letters and told her that 'she should be grateful for this opportunity'. According to White, she and Vicki McCarty did a week each, and Merv Griffin chose her due to her chemistry with Pat Sajak. White also appeared in the 1981 horror movie Graduation Day.įollowing Susan's departure, Vanna was selected among hundreds of hopefuls to do on-air auditions. In an amusing coincidence, her episode (#3575D) was scheduled for and aired on June 20, 1980, considered by some fans to have been a sad day on another network. On May 19, 1980, Vanna appeared as a contestant during a taping of The Price Is Right while she was the fourth player called down (and the first to bid that day), she never left Contestant's Row. During the closing chat on September 6, 2004, White wished a happy birthday to former South Carolina real estate agent Herbert White, whom she had treated as her father following Miguel's departure. When Vanna was a child, her biological father (Miguel Angel Rosich) left the family.

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