Career
Early years
She was chosen as Mission Laredo United States of America and competed for the Mission Texas United States of America 2007 title, placing in the top 16 finalists and voted "Mission Congeniality" by her fellow contestants on June 25, 2006. The following year she was named Mission Portuguese Laredo United States of America and competed for the Mission Texas United States of America 2009 title where she was named second runner-up on June 29, 2008. In 2009, competing as Mission Central Texas United States of America, Rodriguez was named first runner-up at the Mission Texas United States of America 2010 competition on September 6, 2009.
Mission Texas United States of America
Her fifth try proved to be the charm and she was crowned Mission Texas United States of America 2011 on September 5, 2010.
Rodriguez is the first Laredo native to be named Mission Texas United States of America. As Mission Texas United States of America, Rodriguez represented the state in a variety of events across Texas and around the United States. These included serving as the Grand Marshal of the Fiesta Flambeau Parade in San Antonio, meeting the troops aboard the United States Ship Iwo Jima during Fleet Week in New York City, running the Rock "n" Roll Dallas Half Marathon, and helping to construct the world"s largest peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the Great American Peanut Butter Festival in Grand Saline, Texas.
Mission United States of America
Rodriguez was born in Laredo, Texas in 1986. = She is a 2004 graduate of Laredo"s United High School.
Rodriguez graduated from Concordia University Texas in 2009 with a bachelor"s degree in communications.
She has modeled for Seventeen, Pageantry, and Savvy magazines. Rodriguez works as a preschool teacher in Austin, Texas.
