Since she first stepped onto the set of "Wheel of Fortune" in , young and clad in a purple gown, Vanna White was an American institution. Five years into White's career, though, America gasped when the game show sweetheart, wearing only a long-sleeved shirt that exposed her bare behind, appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine. Inside was a spread showing a seminude White in various suggestive poses. On Wednesday, about a month after White turned 60, she discussed the moment with Fox News. She remembered "going on 'Johnny Carson' and saying, 'I'm so sorry. I made a mistake, I'm sorry and I just hope I don't lose my job over it. Of course she didn't lose her job, but the photos caused quite an uproar - and a few legal battles, too. To understand the cultural impact of her Playboy spread, one must first realize how ubiquitous White's image was at the time. She "gained first-name-only recognition in ," reported The Washington Post. She also inspired vitriol.


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Just weeks after Vanna White turned years-old , the Wheel of Fortune host is getting candid about her past appearance in a Playboy issue. When Vanna was young , she was new to Hollywood and had to pay her rent somehow. When I first moved to Hollywood, I was too embarrassed to ask my dad for rent money. Find out Here!
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Stars Who Posed Nude for Playboy. When I first moved to Hollywood, I was too embarrassed to ask my dad for rent money," she said. So, I did these lingerie shots and from the moment I said I would do them, I thought, 'I shouldn't be doing this, but I'm not going to ask my dad for money, so I'm just going to do it! He's the one who put me on the cover of the magazine. I was very thankful that I had such support behind me. Listen to your instincts and follow it. I said, 'I made a mistake, I'm sorry and I just hope I don't lose my job over it. I could have, you know? It was a great lesson to learn, but what can I say? I did something I shouldn't have done.