She’s a timeless magnificence.
A 71-year-old Texas magnificence queen proved that age is only a quantity after turning into the oldest girl to ever compete within the Miss Texas USA competitors.
“‘I’m delighted to be part of this unimaginable new expertise as a contestant within the Miss Texas USA pageant,” the age-defying contestant Marissa Teijo wrote on her Instagram web page.
The El Paso resident will compete towards almost 100 different girls on the pageant this weekend in Houston, the El Paso Occasions reported.
“I really feel that each one girls now have a brand new stage of alternative, power and sweetness,” stated Teijo (second from left). Instagram / @eliana32mata
This 12 months, the Miss Universe Group reportedly eliminated age limits for contestants. Instagram / @marissateijo
If Teijo wins this prelim, she is going to go on to characterize the Lone Star state within the Miss USA pageant in Los Angeles on August 4.
Argentina’s Alejandra Rodriguez, 60, fell wanting turning into the world’s oldest Miss Universe contestant. AP
This comes after the Miss Universe Group eliminated contestant age limits in a bid to be extra inclusive.
The septuagenarian needs to make use of her accomplishment as proof that you simply’re by no means too previous to pursue your goals, declaring: “I really feel that each one girls now have a brand new stage of alternative, power and sweetness.”
Jackie Garcia-Martinez, CEO of Bazaar Fashions, who represents Teijo amongst different contestants, says she’s proud to rep “girls of all shapes, ages and races.”
“As I put together my group to compete at Miss Texas, I’m thrilled to help these girls who encourage me as a pacesetter each day,” she stated.
Talking of ageless magnificence queens, Alejandra Rodriquez, 60, lately fell wanting profitable the Miss Argentina competitors, dashing her hopes of turning into the oldest Miss Universe contestant ever.
This isn’t the primary time an unlikely contestant has taken the pageant world by storm.
In June, marine partner Bailey Anne Kennedy, 31, was topped the first-ever transgender Miss Maryland USA, that means that she is going to compete on the Miss USA competitors.