Ms. Texas Senior America

Ms Texas Senior America is an annual competition open to senior citizens, with minimum required age of 60 years or above.^[1][2] The participants write stories of their life and showcase their talent to five judges.^[3]

Winners

• Vivian Kleinwacher (1991)^[4]
• Gaynelle Carley Gray (1992)^[5]
• Mary Frances Hansen (1997)^[6]
• Mary Virginia Tuinstra (2002)^[7]
• Beth Weems Pirtle (2003)
• Wanda Madge Jones (2004)
• Fan Benno-Caris (2005)^[8]
• Pat Madden Housel (2006)^[9]
• Mary Edwards Zumwalt (2007)^[10]
• Syntha West (2008)^[11]
• Sarah Senter (2009)^[6]
• Paula Lee (2010)^[12]
• Debbie Carroll-Boyce (2011)^[6]
• Lillie Madison (2012)^[6]
• Myrna Blackwood (2013)
• Sheila Klein (2014)
• Jill Beam (2015)^[13]
• Sandy McCravy (2016)^[14]
• Catherine Brown (2017)^[6]
• Sherry Dodson (2018)^[15]
• Joyce Brown (2019)^{[citation needed]}
• Kimberly Ghedi (2022)^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Ms. Texas Senior America". mstexassenioramerica.org.
2. "Beauty in wrinkles - Ms Texas Senior America Pageant". Deutsche Welle. 27 July 2021.
3. "Rich-Johnston competes in Ms. Texas Senior America Pageant". York News-Times. 29 November 2013.
4. "'Loving Being 60': Texas Pageant Contestants Show Age Is Just a Number". US News & World Report. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
5. "On the quest for a crown". October 21, 2017.
6. "The Beauty Queens of Ms. Texas Senior America". 16 August 2018.
7. Abigail Trafford (2003-01-28). "Wisdom Queens". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
8. Debbie Fetterman (16 December 2007). "Champ race-walker is 89, and she goes nonstop". OrlandoSentinel.com.
9. Tribune, The Texas (20 September 2017). "House Transcript, February 8, 2011". The Texas Tribune.
10. Writer, Stephanie Flemmons, Staff (23 August 2007). "Zumwalt named Ms. Texas Senior America". Star Local.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
11. "Proud of East Texas: Dr. Syntha West". kltv. 20 September 2010.
12. "Ms. Senior USA Pageant: Lessons in Longevity". Retrieved 1 August 2023.
13. Babb, Christina Hughes (August 11, 2015). "Jill Beam, former City of Dallas staffer, wins Ms. Texas Senior America".
14. Tomb, Devin (November 11, 2016). "What It Really Takes to Be a Ms. Senior America Pageant Queen". Good Housekeeping.
15. "At the Ms. Senior America Pageant, Women's Voices Take the Stage". Time.

External links

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