UMarissa Teijo, oneminyaka engu-71 ubudalaimfaneloUmthandi, uzuze i-Featurable feat ngokuncintisana eMiss Texas USA Pageant. Naphezu kweminyaka yakhe, uTeijo ukhombisile ukuthi iminyaka nje iyinombolo nokuthi ukuphishekela amaphupho akho awazi imingcele.

Uhambo lukaTeijo oluya esigabeni sasePageant luyisivumelwano sokuzinikezela kwakhe empilweni nokuqina. Ubelokhu evamile laphoimfutho, lapho akhubaza khona i-yoga futhi ahlanganyele ekusebenzeni okuhlukahlukene ukuze alondoloze inhlala-kahle yakhe engokomzimba neyengqondo. Ukuzibophezela kwakhe ekuqhubekeni nempilo futhi kunempilo akuzange kumvumele nje ukuthi adelele ama-stereotypes ngeminyaka kodwa futhi aphefumule abanye abaningi ukuba baphile indlela esebenzayo.

Engxoxweni, uTeijo waveza ukubonga kwakhe ngethuba lokubamba iqhaza kwi-pageant, esho ukuthi bekulokhu kuyiphupho lokuphila kwakho konke. Ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokumukela izinkanuko zomuntu futhi kungavumeli iminyaka yobudala noma okulindelwe emphakathini kubabambe. Indaba yakhe isebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokuthi akukephuzi kakhulu ukuba aphishekele izifiso zakhe nokuthi ukunqunyelwa kanye nokuphikelela kungaholela ekuzuzeni okuvamile.

Ukubamba iqhaza kukaTeijo eMiss Texas USA Pageant uthathe ukunakwa okugcwele kwande nokuncoma. Abaningi baye bamdumisa ngokuphula izithiyo kanye nezinqubo ezijwayelekile ezivamile zobuhle be-pageants. Ukuba khona kwakhe esiteji kuthumela umyalezo onamandla wokuhlanganisa nokunikwa amandla, okukhombisa ukuthi ubuhle nokuzethemba kuza kuyo yonke iminyaka.

Njengoba elungiselela i-Pageant, i-Teijo isiphenduke isikhuthazo kubantu bayo yonke iminyaka, ifakazela lokho ngokuzikhandla nokuzinikela, noma yini kungenzeka. Indaba yakhe iphinde yahlangana nabantu abavela ezindleleni ezihlukile zokuphila, ukuvelela izingxoxo mayelana nokuchaza kabusha amazinga obuhle nokwamukela ukwehlukahlukana ePageantma.

Uhambo lukaTeijo lusebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokuthi ubudala akufanele kube yisithiyo sokuphishekela izinkanuko namaphupho akhe. Ukuzimisela kwakhe, ukuqina kwakhe nokuzibophezela kwakhe ekuholeni impilo enempilo akuzange kumvumele nje ukuba avumele ukuba ancintisane ne-pageant kodwa futhi aphefumulele abanye ukuba baphile impilo ngokugcwele.

Njengoba u-Miss Texas USA Pageant, wonke amehlo azoba kuMarissa Teijo, i-Living Test to the adge ana-Age ana nje inombolo. Ukuba khona kwakhe ePageant kuwukugubha amandla, ubuhle, kanye nomoya ongagugi wokulandela amaphupho akho, kungakhathalekile iminyaka yobudala.