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.

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 ...

A Texas woman is making history this weekend as the oldest contestant in the Miss Texas USA pageant.

71-year-old woman makes history as oldest woman to compete for Miss Texas USA Following a recent rule change, Marissa Teijo, the oldest contestant in history, was eligible to participate in the ...

Teijo, a 71-year-old woman from El Paso, made history after becoming the oldest contestant to compete in the Miss Texas USA pageant, according to the El Paso Times.

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) ...

A Texas woman is making history this weekend as the oldest contestant in the Miss Texas USA pageant.

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 ...