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The Miss Texas competition was founded in 1937 as a scholarship contest for young women. The winner represents Texas in the Miss America pageant; three winners have gone on to be crowned Miss America (but none since 1975). To become Miss Texas, a contestant must first win a local competition.
As a child, Vélez started her pageant career at the age of 8, participating in National American Miss, Sunburst, Texas Choice Pageants, Cities of America and American Coed pageants. In 2005, she was named Miss Texas (North) Junior Pre-Teen. [1] She vied for the 2005 National All-American Miss Junior Preteen title but she was not a Top 10 ...
A 71-year-old woman will make history as the oldest contestant to compete in the Miss Texas USA pageant. Marissa Teijo joined other contestants competing in the pageant this weekend in Houston.
The Miss Texas USA pageant is June 21-22 at the Hilton Post Oak Hotel in Houston. It is a preliminary to Miss USA. In an email, Teijo said she wanted to relay a message that it is never too late ...
Bejeweled and sequined with her hair teased high, Marissa Teijo, 71, made history last weekend when she donned six-inch heels and walked across the stage of the Miss Texas USA competition to ...
Doty first started her pageant career in the National American Miss system where she won the title of Miss Texas in several age divisions. Doty won the Miss Texas Teen USA title on November 28, 2010, the first state titleholder from the Rio Grande Valley. [2] She represented Texas; her win was Texas' second, following that of Christie Lee Woods ...
Marissa Teijo has fulfilled her dream of competing in the Miss Texas USA pageant — at 71 years old. Over the weekend, Teijo and 74 other women participated in the Houston pageant, with Aarienna ...
On July 8, 2006, at age 24 years, Phillips won the Miss Texas 2006 title, becoming the first African-American to hold the Miss Texas title in the 75-year history of the contest. [5] [2] This was the first time Phillips took part in the Miss Texas pageant. [2] She is only the second woman in the history of the program to win the title on her ...