Judging by that one picture...
My mother, when she was 40, could easily pass for 20 and did.. She and my sister were thought to be sisters constantly. 18 years apart. Still did when she was 50 to 55. Of course my sister had aged too, but both still looked much younger than their actual ages, and most people thought they were sisters. Both never wore make up, a little lipstick now and then, that’s it, maybe a hint of powder in a formal situation.. I’ve had to pull my ID before and prove I was over 40...it runs in the family.
But this woman could not pull it off. She might pass for younger than 40, but I doubt she could pull off claiming to be younger than 30. I bet she told them she always looked older than she really was.
I wonder if the guys just didn’t care, that she appeared older than she claimed. And if she was willing to, you know what, they didn’t hold obvious fabrications against her.