CNN —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 thunderous applause.
“My team told me that I got a standing ovation,” Teijo told CNN.
She is also married, a mother and previously divorced – all previous disqualifiers until last year, when the Miss Texas USA rules changed, according to the pageant’s website.
Aarieanna Ware, who was previously Miss Dallas, took home the title of Miss Texas USA.
It’s to be healthy, to be strong and be able to do things as you get older.”Things like Miss Texas USA.
Persons:
CNN —, Marissa Teijo, “, ” Teijo, ”, –, Teijo, I’m, she’s, she’d, septuagenarian, Aarieanna Ware, Dallas, She’s
Organizations:
CNN, Miss, Miss Texas USA, Miss USA, Hilton, Post, Texas USA
Locations:
Miss Texas, El Paso, Lazbuddie, Northwest Texas, Mexico, Texas, Houston
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