2026 Ms. California of Senior America Pageant Queen

MAGGIE ESPINOSA of San Diego is a travel journalist whose work has been showcased on the Travel Channel, NBC Nightly News, and in USA Today. She has won the accolade of San

Diego magazine’s Pioneering Woman in Tourism and Hospitality.

Maggie and her husband, Miguel, have been married for 34 years. For 10 years,

abused and neglected foster children found a safe haven in their home.

For the past 17 years, they’ve raised and trained guide dogs with Canine Companions

for Independence. These dogs go on to live and assist the disabled.

Maggie spearheaded a successful donation program with Rancho Coastal Humane

Society in memory of her dog, Marcel.

She plans on continuing to embrace the many opportunities senior years have to offer.