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White v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 971 F.2d 1395 (9th Cir. 1992); 989 F.2d 1512 (9th Cir. 1993), is a 1992 and 1993 case of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upholding a cause of action on the part of TV show personality Vanna White against Samsung for depicting a robot on a Wheel of Fortune–style set in a humorous advertisement.
Vanna Marie White (née Rosich; born February 18, 1957) [1] is an American television personality and game-show hostess, best known as the co-host of the game show Wheel of Fortune, a position she has held since 1982. She began her career as a model while studying fashion, competing in Miss Georgia USA in 1978.
The case of White v. Samsung provides an example of the right of publicity protecting a celebrity's persona even when her name and likeness were not used: Samsung created an ad that pictured a robot in a blond wig and a red dress, in a pose that evoked Vanna White's work on Wheel of Fortune.
Vanna White’s son, Nikko Santo Pietro, cooked up a viral moment in the kitchen with his mom, sending fans into a frenzy for the "heartthrob." Last week, Nikko appeared with White in an Instagram ...
New details are emerging about Wheel of Fortune‘s decision to temporarily replace Vanna White during the game show’s upcoming 41st season. As we previously reported, the iconic letter turner ...
On TV, Vanna White is known for turning letters, but at home she's known as M-O-M. “Your whole life changes after you have children,” the Wheel of Fortune co-host said in a 2007 interview with ...
Vanna White with her children and George Santo Pietro at "The Paley Center For Media Presents: Wheel Of Fortune: 35 Years As America's Game" in New York City in 2017.
Vanna White has become known as quite the fashionista over the years, stepping out to the Wheel of Fortune stage in a fabulous gown–or a statement-making pantsuit–night after night.