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