Geography of North Carolina grape varieties of America are native to North Carolina; the Catawba, Isabella, Lincoln, and Scuppernong. Seventeen major river basins have covered at least part of the state of North Carolina. These rivers can be broadly divided into three groups. In the extreme western part of the state, there are rivers that flow in a northwesterly direction, draining into the Gulf of Mexico through the Mississippi River. In the central part of the state, rivers flow generally southward into South Carolina before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. In the eastern part of the state, most of the rivers flow generally in an
Ana Rodriguez (Miss Texas USA) try proved to be the charm and she was crowned Miss Texas USA 2011 on September 5, 2010. Rodriguez is the first Laredo native to be named Miss Texas USA. As Miss Texas USA, 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 USS "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