Daniella Rodriguez was crowned as Miss Texas USA 2016 on September 6, 2015 in Houston. She succeeds Ylianna Guerra who became the first runner-up at Miss USA 2015 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Completing the top five were Barbara Falcon, Thamer Kay Favor, Vanessa Garza and Ligia Uriarte. A United High School graduate, Daniella will now compete in Miss USA 2016.
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Having worked with the ace photographer, Fadil Berisha, Daniella Rodriguez comes as a professionally trained model! With the strikingly beautiful facial features, Daniella is certainly another stunner Texas has sent to the Miss USA pageant. Rodriguez is also a former Miss Texas Teen USA 2013.
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Apart from having a beautiful face, she has a beautiful demeanor too, she loves to act, dance, sing, write songs and play the guitar. She has also found time to lend her support to organizations and charities close to her heart, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Pink Ribbon Awareness and Special Olympics. She also carries a special malleable spot in her heart for Down syndrome and autistic children.
She reflects: “My career goal and ‘dream job’ is to become a famous actress and win an Oscar!” However, she already has a foothold on stardom, having not only won a UIL One-Act All Star award, but also has appeared in three University of Texas pre-thesis films as well as a full-length motion picture. She has attained quite an impressive resume in sixteen short years.
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Texas is the most triumphant state ever to compete at Miss USA. It has had nine winners, three more than any other state, but only one Miss Universe. Texas may be best known for its five consecutive winners. Before Texas won consecutively from 1985 to 1989, no state had ever won the Miss USA pageant more than two times in sequence. Texas also has the maximum number of semifinalists, which is 45, and has received the most special awards which counts up to 9. If another beauty from Texas wins Miss USA crown, it will certainly not be astounding, for Daniella Rodriguez is one to watch for!
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