by MIKE CHAIKEN
CTFashionMag.com
To demonstrate their fitness, the contestants for the Miss Connecticut USA competition took to the stage in the swimwear of their choice.
This is what the judges saw on the first night of the event held in Windsor.
PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
Sophia Howard
Rafiqah Akhdar
Carmen Collins
Ariel Gordino Grey
Mely Wu
Erika Porras
Savannah Giammarco
Gabriella Vigoritto
Jillian Duffy
Khadeja Walker
Natalie Mago
Mary Rose Torres
Julia Puzone
Ndeja Brooks
Christina Judd
Katie Kennedy
Emanuela Stakaj
Kaydeen Maitland
Taliya McGee
Cynthia Dias
Carmen Collins
Emanuela Stakaj