Vanna Marie Rosich was born on February 18, 1957, near North Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina, the daughter of Joan Marie (Nicholas) and Miguel Angel Rosich. She also participates in real-estate investment, owns the yarn brand Vanna's Choice, and is a patron of St. In addition to her work on Wheel of Fortune, she has played minor characters or appeared as herself in many films and television series, and is the author of the 1987 autobiography Vanna Speaks. She began her career as a model while studying fashion, competing in Miss Georgia USA in 1978. Vanna Marie White ( née Rosich born February 18, 1957) is an American television personality and game-show hostess, best known as the co-host of the game show Wheel of Fortune, a position she has held since 1982.