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Author: kjnoren

Aug 28th 2011 at 5:44:09 AM

Picking up examples from TheVanna:

Game Shows:

* Vanna White of ''WheelOfFortune''. She was not the first letter-turner on the show (Susan Stafford was), but her iconic nature in the wake of ''Wheel'''s late-80s success has made her a quintessential example of this trope.
* Similarly there is the late Adriana Xenides, "co-host" of the Australian ''Wheel of Fortune'' from the first episode in July of 1981 until November of 1996, when due severe illness, she had to leave; and from July 1997 until June 1999 after recovering. When she left she was the longest serving Female co-host of a Game Show, now Vanna White holds that honorable record.
* Some shows had male Vannas such as Joe Alaskey of ''CouchPotatoes'' and Dan the Centurian of ''CaesarsChallenge''. 
* Some shows had male Vannas such as Joe Alaskey of ''CouchPotatoes'' and Dan the Centurian of ''CaesarsChallenge''. 
* ''{{Lingo}}'' tried to subvert this by having main host Chuck Woolery act TheFool and set up beautiful co-host Shandi Finnessey as [[TheSmartGuy the smart one]]. It...[[DumbBlonde didn't really work]].
* Barker's Beauties in ''ThePriceIsRight'' (after Drew Carey took Bob Barker's place, they started simply being referred to as models).
* Carol Vorderman from ''{{Countdown}}'' was a LovelyAssistant, although she was picked for her ability to solve the maths round in her head practically every time as much as for her ability to stand around pinning letters to boards.
** In British Comedy PanelShow ''WouldILieToYou?'' she stated that she played games for most of the 30 seconds of the numbers round because [[GoodWithNumbers she'd already]] solved it.