“I’m descendent from the second married couple in California, an Indian woman and Mexican man..Californios who inhabited the southwest since the 16th century. My grandfather was taught to herd cattle to Santa Barbara for his father when he was only 10 years old, alone on a long coastal trail named after our family..El Camino Ruiz. My cousins’ path was the famous El Camino Real. He would feed them hops from a brewery down the road to be sure they were full of milk when they arrived.” Tessa, Miss Palm Springs Hot Rodeo 2022 exemplifying true western royalty (second photo is Tessa as a child with her palomino pony)