Vanna White, national treasure best known as the longtime cohost of Wheel of Fortune, had to pay her bills pre-fame with some jobs she isn’t particularly proud of (like many aspiring stars!). In 1982, just before she landed her role on Wheel of Fortune, Vanna White modeled for lingerie catalogs. She beat out 200 other models, earning her spot on Wheel later that year. In 1987, however, at a career peak – those photos came back around. Her “friend” Hugh Hefner had purchased private photos of Vanna White and put her on the cover of Playboy Magazine against her wishes.
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Time stamps:
00:00 Intro
02:14 Youth, Journey to Hollywood
03:34 Lingerie Modeling
05:45 Vanna-Mania
07:14 John Gibson
08:49 First claims to Vanna photos
09:58 Conversations with Hugh Hefner
11:45 Playboy cover
15:24 Vanna’s reflections
16:50 My questions!
19:06 Life after Playboy
20:59 Closing
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When Vanna’s book was released, I remember hearing on the radio that no one was buying it.
huh! This would make an interesting case for the Playboy spokesperson … however at the least supports my suspicions that it’s been out of print a whie
I remember the Golden Girls talking about her “helluva book.”
I loveee when they wove in real life lines!
Looks like thriftbooks has the vanna book for about $7 also a few sellers on Mercari and amazon as well.
I didn’t go this route in the interest of sharing this video this week! I did call a couple of used booksellers local to me and one said they hadn’t even been asked about it “in this millennium” LOL .. I will plan farther ahead to get the book used online if we do a follow up 🙂
My Ex co worker use to work for her ex husband…He used to tell us he would cheat on her alot.
I just found your channel yesterday!
I am also addicted to the topics that you discuss! Bring it on! Hey from ILLINOIS USA 🇺🇸
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Looking back, I think it’s cringe that Vanna posed for Playboy. 😝 😝
I saw a live taping of Wheel of fortune in San Francisco. Vanna White , was stunning in person.
That book went by the wayside , really fast.
Vanessa Williams photos in Penthouse, was truly shocking.
Your work is so good!! I love what you’re doing and the way you tell these stories from such a woman-centered perspective. Vanna is a queen. Just awesome
I want one on Holly and Bridgette because there’s so much hearsay surrounding their image and I like it when you explain away the hearsay with facts and from a feminist point of view. I want to know what is true and not.
I had never heard of her. This was interesting.
also best friends with Kathy Hilton lol
This was so interesting!!! It would be fun if you did a video about the “Original Seven” girlfriends like Stephanie Heinrich who wrote a book or Tina Jordan
I definitely need an episode for each of the original 7!
For the seven era – I think general overview (even if it is just a brief video or short), then specific deep dives, then a mega mix compilation of all the videos together.