Lucy Lopez crowned Miss Texas World America and Genesis Garza Salazar crowned Miss Texas Teen World America
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McAllen, TX – The Miss Texas World America Organization held the 2019 Miss Texas World America and Miss Texas Teen World America Double Pageant.  Lucy Lopez of Brownsville was crowned as the 2019 Miss Texas World America.  Miss Lopez is a 2019 graduate of Hanna High School and an incoming communication major student at the University of Texas at Austin.  Genesis Garza Salazar of McAllen was crowned as Miss Texas Teen World America. Miss Garza Salazar is a senior at McAllen High School.Â
The pageant finale was held on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at the McAllen Convention Center. The Miss Texas World America and Miss Texas Teen World America Preliminary Competition, Talent Showcase and Beauty With a Purpose Presentation
Garza and Lopez will proceed to the National Pageant in Las Vegas in October 10-12, 2019. The National winner of the Miss competition will move on to Miss World in London in December 2019.
The contestants competed in a Charity Project Competition- Texas Beauty With a Purpose, Top Model Evening Gown, Influencer Social Media Race, Sports competition, Fitness Wear competition, Leader Interview competition, and an optional Talent and Entrepreneur competition. Additional awards were also given to the Most Photogenic contestant and The Yellow Rose of Texas (Miss Congeniality)
Winners were awarded an official Miss Texas World America Crown, Sash, and flower bouquet.  Flowers were sponsored by Southern Roots.  The winner of the sports competition received a
Started in 1951, Miss World has inspired and empowered thousands of young women to use their talents to support the poor, sick and disadvantaged through its ‘Beauty With A Purpose’ charitable program. The longest-running international pageant, Miss World is not just a traditional beauty pageant, but rather a platform for women from across the globe to raise awareness and funds in aid of humanitarian causes. The organization prides itself on its philanthropic focus with millions of dollars being raised for good causes every year.
The highly-anticipated Miss World final show will be telecast globally to over 100 countries, where viewers will watch as the reigning Miss World, Vanessa Ponce de León, who was crowned in China, will pass the crown to the 69thMiss World.  Texas Beauty With a Purpose is a non-profit organization whose mission is to be a platform for women of all ages from all over the State of Texas to raise awareness and funds in aid of humanitarian causes which are near and dear to their heart.  For additional information regarding the Miss Texas World America organization, contact Della Fay Perez- Texas State Director of the Miss Texas World America organization at (956) 867-0755.  The website for Miss Texas World America is www.misstexasworldamerica.com.   Â
