We invite you to be part of the Ms. Texas Senior America Pageant 2027. This is not a beauty pageant, but an event that represents the "Age of Elegance." Our pageant champions healthy aging, wellness, and mental well-being, and our contestants exemplify the "positive image of aging." We are re-defining the senior woman by motivating and encouraging them to utilize their full potential. We honor all senior women with our pageant, giving the contestants a platform to demonstrate their dignity, maturity, inner beauty and talents.

At 69 years young, Rosemary Bennett is a vibrant force in her community. Married to David Bennett, her life is a rich tapestry of service, music, leadership, and entrepreneurship—woven together with faith, purpose, and a heart for lifting others.

Rosemary is deeply involved at Prestonwood Baptist Church, where she faithfully participates in weekly worship with The Prestonwood Choir and serves as a Children’s Choir Director. Since2001, she has also performed in Prestonwood’s beloved Gift of Christmas production, delighting audiences year after year.

Her love for music extends well beyond the church. As a member of the Dallas Symphony Chorus, Rosemary continues to use her voice to uplift and inspire. Her commitment to the arts also includes more than a decade of service on the Board of Governors for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, where she represented major corporations such as AT&T and Ericsson and led corporate fundraising initiatives that
exceeded $500,000 annually.

A dedicated volunteer, Rosemary has lent her time and talents to numerous nonprofit organizations, including The Arts Community Alliance (TACA), Best Buddies, Horatio Alger’s Ebby 100, the Dallas Women’s Forum, and the Prestonwood Pregnancy Resource Center. She also serves as an active member of the Ms. Texas Senior America Cameo Club, bringing joy, encouragement, and inspiration to seniors across the region.

Professionally, Rosemary enjoyed a distinguished corporate career at AT&T, where she managed a $1 billion business-to-business sales territory across Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. She went on to lead the Enterprise Division for North America at Ericsson and later served as Head of Sales for a global contact-center organization serving Fortune 500 brands around the world. Her employers recognized her performance by sponsoring her MBA at The Wharton School and executive education at both Columbia and Harvard Business Schools.

Rosemary retired from Corporate America in 2020 amid the challenges of COVID-19. Rather than stepping back, she chose
to “reset, refocus, and reinvent,” launching her own travel business in 2022—a new chapter that allows her to pursue her passions with renewed purpose, clarity, and joy.

With boundless energy and a mission to uplift others, Rosemary models the mindset that “60 is the new 40.” She champions the relevance, brilliance, and continued contribution of aging
adults. As she often says, “The Age of Elegance can become our Age of Relevance!”

Her platform as Ms. Texas Senior America 2026 is Reinvention with Intention: Living with Elegance and Relevance—inspiring women across Texas to embrace aging as a season of renewed confidence, service, and meaningful contribution.