Vanna White

Vanna Marie Angel was born Vanna Marie Angel to Joan Marie Rosich and Miguel Angel in Conway. Her father vanished from her life shortly after her birth. Vanna took the maiden name of her mother as her own until her mother got married to Herbert White, who raised her. Vanna adopted her stepfather's name during the process. The family moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Herbert White became a successful real estate broker/owner of White's Realty.As an early adult, Vanna moved west to pursue a career where her good looks and charming personality could be admired. John Gibson was her love and she soon made friends with other actors. After four years, Vanna won her spot on Wheel of Fortune, she and John were married, and within months of the engagement John died in a crash of a private plane.