Does it say she made herself look older? Investors generally prefer younger AFAICT. It's assumed if someone is 42 and not successful yet, they never will be, but someone 20 has a chance and will be more in touch with modern technology. A lot of Y-combinator events target high schoolers, even. IBM has also gotten in trouble a lot for unfairly eliminating old people. I would think she would have made herself look younger.