It was way back on June 20, 1980, when Vanna White made her first appearance on a game show — she was one of the four contestants on an episode of The Price Is Right. While she did not make it.
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A spokeswoman at Merv Griffin Enterprises, which produces the 'Wheel of Fortune' game show on which Gibson's girlfriend, Vana White, appears, confirmed that the actor had been killed in the crash. Vanna White always knew she wanted to make it big in the entertainment industry. A 21-year-old White participated in the Miss Georgia pageant in 1978. She didn’t win that year, but great things were ahead of her. In 1980, White was a contestant on a game show named The Price Is Right. She was among the first four contestants of the show. In 1980, White acted in a film that was not completed; the film was subsequently edited and released in June 1990 as Gypsy Angels. 12 13 In 1981, she got a bit part in the film Looker and also appeared as Doris in the horror movie Graduation Day, an American slasher film directed by Herb Freed and produced by Troma Entertainment. Vanna White is an American actress and TV personality widely famous as the hostess of Wheel of Fortune. She was born on February 18, 1957, to Miguel Angel and Joan Marie Rosich. Her first appearance on television came in 1980 as a participant in a game show The Price Is Right.
George Santo Pietro (ex-husband; married in 1990-2002)
Date of birth: December 12, 1946
Vanna White’s personal life was not so happy. In her young years she was in love with an actor John Gibson, but he was killed in a plane crash. After that the model and TV host Vanna was depressed, but her fans supported her and she coped with her frustration with their help.
Being extremely beautiful, Vanna had lots of male fans, who were ready for everything to capture her heart. But she was married just once in her life.
George Santo Pietro was born in a small, but very prestigious Californian town of Beverly Hills. He started his career as a restaurateur, and was very successful in this area. The man ran a lavish restaurant in Bel-Air. George joined his food business with a huge passion to movie industry. In early 1990s he worked as a dolly grip, and not because he needed money, but because he wanted to be the part of this process. Later he turned into an occasional film producer and film director.
George was a big fan of Vanna White, an effective leggy blonde. No wonder that this rich man, who was so interested in movie making, fell in love just with celebrities. Previously he dated a famous actress, mostly known by her role in “Dynasty” – Linda Evans. They were an item during 4 years and had a daughter Andrea together. After their split in 1986 George fell in love with Vanna White.
Santo Pietro chose a long way to Vanna’s heart – he became her friend. He stood by her side, when she missed her late fiancé. In late 1980s they started dating.
White and Santo Pietro tied a knot on December 31, 1990. They dreamed about kids, but their first attempt was not successful – Vanna had a miscarriage. George supported her in this situation too. Soon they became parents of two cute kids.
Their marriage lasted during 12 happy years. But in May, 2002 the couple divorced. The reason of such decision was not publicized. George and Vanna tried to remain friends – mostly because of their kids. In 2005 George married another woman – a producer Melissa Mascari. Two years later the couple welcomed a daughter Chiara Santo Pietro. And what’s about Vanna White?
John Donaldson (boyfriend; dating since)
Soon after her divorce beautiful Ms. White announced her engagement to a businessman Michael Kaye. She told that he was her soul mate. Nevertheless, after a year of relationship Vanna broke an engagement. Again, she didn’t share with her fans the reason of break-up.
But a beautiful woman can’t be single for long. Nowadays she is dating a contractor John Donaldson. Wheel of Fortune host and a businessman have been dating since 2012. He runs his own construction company, which he founded in 1994.
How Was Vanna White Discovered
Before starting his own business John worked as a builder. He got just $5 per hour, but he had a dream to found his own company – and later he realized it.
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Donaldson grew up in Santa Monica. From the earliest years he was interested in building, and decided to devote his life to this profession.
Vanna White Miss Georgia
As for now, he makes houses for rich and famous people, such as an actor Richard Dreyfuss, a comedian Martin Mull and many others. The couple plans to get married.