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Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez is from Grand Prairie, Texas. She still owns a property there and visits regularly.
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Selena Gomez is from Grand Prairie, Texas. She still owns a property there and visits regularly.
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The talk show host hails from Metairie, Louisiana. While she spent some time in Texas during her upbringing, she ultimately returned to her home state to attend college in New Orleans.
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Jennifer Garner is from Houston, Texas. She also spent time growing up in West Virginia. Now, she's raising her three kids, who have Ben Affleck as their dad, between LA and her family farm in Locust Grove, Oklahoma.
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Sandra might have drawn on her Southern background for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side. Sandra was born in Arlington, Virginia, but grew up in Nuremberg, Germany.
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Reese Witherspoon, a well-known actress, grew up in Nashville, which is known for its country music scene. Nowadays, she owns homes all over the US, but she keeps a special place in Nashville to stay connected to her Southern roots.
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Chris Rock - Despite his New York persona, Rock hails from Andrews, South Carolina. Although he's firmly rooted on the East Coast now, his Southern origins remain a part of his story.