Quiz show letter-turner Vanna White owns two Learjet 35As.

[DemoTex]

They are operated by Clay Lacy Aviation of Van Nuys, California. Vanna derives a pretty good charter income from these two bad-boys. Think about that next time you watch Wheel-of-Fortune!


Vanna strikes a pose.


Vanna boards one of her Lear 35As.


Vanna on board.


My old friend Grant McLaren interviews Vanna.

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Do I hear the words "tax shelter"???

n/t

[DemoTex]

5. I quit as editor-in-chief of an aviation trade magazine because of this.

The publisher, over my objections, used a picture from this same shoot for the cover of the magazine (the picture below). The same publisher used a picture of the Pope of Rome sitting in the first-class section of an AeroMexico B-757 in advertising copy in that same magazine in the mid-90s (over my objection).

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. As long as it is all on the up-and-up, I say good for her. She needs some

thing to fall back on when the letter turning gig is up.

[EstimatedProphet]

3. Why?

I'm sorry, but I don't understand how she became a multi-millionaire by turning around letters on TV...
It's IMO a slap in the face to all the hard working people in this country that have real skills and talents.

[MrSandman]

4. Why?

The same reason actors get millions a movie or athletes millions a season.

The hard working people are willing to part with their money .

[EstimatedProphet]

6. Right, but...

actors and sports celebrities actively DO SOMETHING.
Vanna White turns letters around. It's not even needed for the show to function. They could just illuminate the letters after someone guesses.
I understand the people parting with their money bit, but do people really get that much value from Vanna White on the show that she should be a multi-millionaire?
Probably.
Oy.

[DemoTex]

7. I'm schizoid on this one. One side of me questions "values."

On the other hand, I did happen to catch the closing minutes of Wheel of Fortune a few nights ago (for the first time ever!) and Vanna said something that tugged at my old liberal heart. She was telling old what's-his-name (the WoF host) about low-tippers in her waitress-ing days. She sounded sincere and well informed. If so, good for Vanna. Here's to Lear-O-Jetting!

[Deja Q]

11. Pat $ajak is a big-time bushbacker;

I doubt he gave a frick about her past and anything regarding her present must surely be lip service.

[MrSandman]

9. Do they?

I do not know. The decision to pay her salry is most likely an economic one. I don't get value from the show w/ or w/o her.

My guess is that the producers have made the determination that her presence is worth the money she is paid. Heck, she may own part of the show.

[wallwriter]

8. It's called the f***ing lucky club

There are a few utterly talentless clods running around in life making millions for no apparent reason: Vanna White. Ed McMahan (sp?). The bass player in Van Halen.

[Deja Q]

10. Damn, I wish I could make as much money for doing so little as she does.

Yup. Wearing high heels, making silly comments, and tapping a touch screen is reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeal hard work. :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: