Come on down… Vanna White? The Worth Is Proper followers discovered an outdated video of the Wheel of Fortune host on TikTok and YouTube earlier than she was a staple on the sport present. Host Bob Barker appeared to flirt together with her all through the phase.
White, 23 years outdated on the time, appeared on The Worth Is Proper on June 20, 1980, and was one of many first 4 contestants known as right down to Bidder’s Row. She joined Wheel in 1982. Vanna White had lengthy brown hair and a tan on the time and wore denims and a child blue shirt that mentioned, “Get Severe.” She additionally had glasses resting on the highest of her head.
Barker made a remark about her shirt when she bought to her place on the podium. “The crew members backstage have screens when the contestants come up right here. He learn your shirt that mentioned, ‘Get Severe,’ and he mentioned, ‘I’m.’ I believed you’d prefer to know that.” She laughed awkwardly at his comment. White seemed fully totally different than she does now, 45 years later.
She bid $600 on train gear. The precise retail worth was $509, so White didn’t win that bid for the reason that girl subsequent to her bid $350. White didn’t win on the second bid both. On the third bid, everybody went over so that they needed to rebid. She was solely $3 underneath her fellow contestant who gained the bid.
White didn’t have any luck on the fourth or fifth bids both. On the sixth bid, she went final and requested what the bids have been once more. “You’re too busy taking a look at your self within the monitor that you just’re not listening to the bids,” Barker mentioned. White lastly bid $695 however was over because the retail worth was $620.
“If I used to be selecting a contestant, I’d have undoubtedly picked her,” a TikTok consumer mentioned.
“She’s as lovely now as she was then, 45 years in the past!” commented one other.
“She’s so cute,” wrote a 3rd.
“She was a smoke present,” one final fan mentioned.
“She had that good late 70’s early 80’s vibe. Very cool,” a YouTube consumer wrote.
“Wow. ‘Gorgeous’ doesn’t start to explain younger Vanna. I’m glad she had the epic, legendary profession that she has,” commented one other.
In an interview with Elvis Duran in March 2025, White recounted her time on TPIR. She mentioned she “didn’t win a dang factor” and would by no means return on the sport present now as a result of it could be “turning her again on Wheel of Fortune.”
“I’m loyal,” she mentioned.