Five years later George and Vanna were married. Tracy's former boyfriend: restaurateur George Santopietro was also on the guest list. In 1985, Tracy Vaccaro, and Jessie Eastland took Vanna to dinner in Studio City, California. Four years after Vanna won her spot on Wheel of Fortune, she and John were engaged, and within months of the engagement John was killed in a private plane crash. She quickly befriended other aspiring actresses in Hollywood, and met the love of her life: John Gibson. As a young adult, Vanna moved west to pursue a career where her good looks and pleasant personality would be appreciated. The family moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Herbert White became a successful real estate broker/owner of White's Realty.
When her mother married Herbert White, who raised her Vanna adopted her stepfather's last name in the process. Her father disappeared from her life shortly after her birth. Vanna White was born Vanna Marie Rosich in Conway, South Carolina, to Miguel Angel Rosich, and Joan Marie Rosich.
