Marissa Teijo, of El Paso, is set to make history as the oldest contestant ever to compete in the Miss Texas USA pageant, at 71 years old.

A 71-year-old woman made history as the oldest contestant to compete in the Miss Texas USA pageant. Though she did not take home the crown, Marissa Teijo joined other contestants competing in the ...

A 71-year-old woman from El Paso is testing the relaxing of rules at the Miss Universe organization as she becomes the oldest contestant in the Miss Texas USA pageant.

A 71-year-old woman made history as the oldest contestant to compete in the Miss Texas USA pageant over the weekend. Marissa Teijo, who is from El Paso, joined roughly 75 other contestants ...

Marissa Teijo, 71, competed in the pageant in Houston, according to NBC News. The winning contestant will be representing the state of Texas in the Miss USA competition. Teijo faced around 100 ...

A Miss Texas USA contestant made history this past weekend. Marissa Teijo, 71, became the oldest contestant to participate in the pageant, and while she didn't take home the crown, she delivered ...

Meet Marissa Teijo, a 71-year-old El Paso beauty queen who is competing in Miss Texas USA this weekend.

71-year-old Miss Texas contestant 'chases dreams' Although she didn't win the Miss Texas USA contest, she said competing against 100 other women motivated her to chase her dreams.

A 71-year-old woman made history after becoming the oldest contestant to compete in the Miss Texas USA pageant.

Oldest contestant: A 71-year-old woman made history over the weekend as the oldest to compete for the title of Miss Texas. (Kelsey - stock.adobe.com) ...