Additional rule modifications that remove the age limit, in addition to different components for potential contestants, each Miss USA and Miss Teen USA run for two days at the end of each month.
A 71-year-old girl from El Paso is testing the fun guidelines in the Miss Universe group when she became the oldest contestant in the Miss Texas USA pageant. Marissa Teijo is proud to have made history.
“I really feel that every girl now has a new alternative, energy and wonder,” said Teijo in an email received by USA Now. Teijo is among seven girls from El Paso and 75 others competing in Houston for the title of Miss Texas USA on Saturday.
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“I’m excited to be a part of this unimaginable new experience as a contestant in the Miss Texas USA pageant,” she captioned her post. Instagram advance the contest.
“By doing this, I hope to encourage girls to try to be their best physically and psychologically and to imagine that there is dignity at any age.”
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The winner of the Miss Texas USA Pageant advances to the Miss USA Pageant, and eventually the winner will compete against girls from all over the world in the Miss Universe Pageant. Aarieanna Ware, Miss Dallas last 12 months, finally took the title, each NBC Information.
The CEO of Teijo’s company, Bazaar Fashions, said he was proud to represent such diversity. “I represent girls of all shapes, ages, and races,” she said ahead of the pageant. “As I gather my manpower to compete in Miss Texas, I love to help these girls who support me as a frontrunner every day.”
Age is not a restriction lifted by the Miss Universe group, both sides. As popularized by USA Now, contestants are also in the position of getting married, divorced, and/or pregnant while competing — with coverage already in place since 2023, according to the Miss Texas USA website.
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While this growth will certainly bring applause in the more controversial world of beauty pageants, the Miss Universe group has come under extra scrutiny after each of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA resigned from their positions in the Can.
At the beginning of the month when every champion reigns back the crown. Miss USA Noelia Voigt, 24, introduced to Could 6 that she withdrew without explaining why. He sent it to him Instagram his next message, in part: “There is no compromise on physical and psychological health. Our well-being is our wealth.”
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“We respect and support former Miss USA Noelia Voigt’s determination to step down from her duties,” the group said in an announcement. “The welfare of our titleholders is a high priority, and we feel they should be prioritized now.”
After Voigt withdrew, Hawai’i’s Savannah Gankiewidz took the title. Web sleuths quickly noticed that the capital letter of each sentence in Voigt’s lengthy statement appeared to spell out the message, per se NBC Information: “I just keep quiet.”
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Just two days later, Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava, 17, announced her personal resignation from the title, citing points with the group. “After careful consideration, I have decided to resign as I find my personal values do not align with the path of the group,” he sent her. Instagram.
Social media director Claudia Michelle also stepped down, claiming she had noticed Voigt’s psychological well-being was “decreasing” and was “disrespectful” to Srivastrava and his family in person. Instagram send. The previous Miss Teen USA was the main Mexican-Indian Miss New Jersey Teen USA winner.
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After Srivastava withdrew, the runner-up, Stephanie Skinner, 19, refused the crown. “I worked hard and sacrificed a lot for this cause to be Miss Teen USA,” said the teenager. People in Bisa 13, “and although this title is my dream, I imagine one factor that will not give up is my character.” The place remains empty.
While each ex-title holder is held by a non-disclosure agreement, the mother appeared on Good Morning America and alleged allegations of abuse, bullying, and drug abuse.
In response to all the things that have come out, the CEO of the Miss USA Group Laylah Rose said in an announcement to NBC Information that the goal is “to encourage girls to create new desires, to have the courage to discover everything, and to continue. to protect the integrity in the best possible way good.”
“I maintain the terms are very similar and I take the allegations very seriously,” he wrote. “Please be assured that the well-being of everyone associated with Miss USA is my priority.”