And even though I’m sure she would have loved to have kept some, it turns out every dress — yes, every dress — has been on loan from the designer or brand.
So after White has them altered and then wears them a single time for audiences to “ooh” and “ahh” over, the clothes are documented and returned, never to again flow along the floor of the Wheel of Fortune studio.
As Wheel of Fortune approaches its 35th anniversary, it’s obviously a good time to look back at everything the game show has done over the years, and it’s no small achievement that Vanna White has managed to wear over 6,500 dresses and gowns since the show premiered in 1982, and without ever donning the same one twice.