by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Geneva Reynolds is a Florida girl through and through. And she’s right at home in the tropical temperatures of South Beach in her swimsuit from Target and top from Natural Life in this recent shoot in Miami. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s not just “Babes Against Bullying,” it’s now “boys against bullying.” Model/ actor and social media personality Avaryana Rose established @babes.against.bullying to “raise awareness about cyber bullying which allows Avaryana to be a voice for others and encourage them to stand up for themselves and anyone
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Homespun Hearts took wing at RX Runway during Miami Swim Week on May 31 with, well, homespun wings on models walking across the catwalk. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Angela Haghighat relaxes seaside at South Beach in her Elle Swimwear in a recent fashion shoot during Miami Swim Week. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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Bella Bosch, 10, likes a variety of activities. She dances. She rides her pony Dixie. She plays sports. And she sings and plays guitar. Now, she is working on becoming a model. Bella, who is a recent winner at Victoria Henley’s Magnifique Showcase, recently walked the runway. She also has
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Orange is a color often associated with amusement. And model Jenny Popach amuses herself in her orange Walmart bikini on the shore of South Beach in Miami for a recent photo shoot. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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Rayya Majid-Ahad of Phoenix, Ariz. Is 11 years. And her modeling career is nearly as old as she is. She started at the age of 5 when an aunt saw some potential in the fashion world. Rayya went to New York Fashion Week in 2022 where she modeled for Young
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For the health and wellness category of the competition, candidates for Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Teen performed a quick fitness routine for the judges wearing clothes from Rebel Athletic. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com And they’re off… the candidates for Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Teen 2024 kick off the competition by introducing themselves at the Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield on June 22. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The candidates for Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Teen demonstrated their talents for the judges as part of the competition held Saturday, June 22 at Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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Model Peggy Pierce, a recent winner at Victoria Henley’s Magnifique Showcase, wants to be an inspiration to younger models, to demonstrate that perseverance pays off. PHOTOGRAPHER: RA VESTAL PHOTOGRAPHY INC GLOW-ART.COM PHOTOGRAPHER Gordon Fikes
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com During the Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Teen competition, candidates walk before the judges in their evening gowns at Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield on June 22. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After the students have left for the summer, model Camila Tabora gets a sense of the Ivy League vibe by posing deep in the campus of Brown University in Providence, R.I. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Watertown’s Monica Fenwick is the new Miss Connecticut. The annual competition, which is a precursor to Miss America, was held Saturday night. Camryn Patton of Bristol was selected as Miss Connecticut’s Teen at the event, which was held at Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield. Fenwick, who was
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com To whet the appetite of the audience for the talent to be on display at the Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Teen competition on Saturday, June 22, the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization held a talent competition featuring many of the young performers from its new Garnet
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Tonight, June 22, a new Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Teen will be crowned at Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield. But on the first night of festivities for the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization, Friday, June 21, the newest class of Garnet Girls received sashes and crowns from
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Stephanie Summerland has been a nurse for 20-plus years. Recently, she decided to want to try something different. “I recently wanted to try something more fun and creative which brought me to modeling and acting. I love the fashion and playing a character through the lens of a camera,” said
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Shae Smolik takes advantage of a picturesque backdrop along South Beach in Miami for a stylish fashion editorial in her Shein swimsuit. MIKE CHAIKEN PHOTOS
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A mother of three, 42-year-old model Naomi Louise doesn’t like life to get too complicated. “In the words of my earthy father, who was take too soon, ‘Keep It Simple Sailor – KISS,’” said Naomi.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Dee Hake of Massachusetts is Miss Bikini US Fitness so, of course, she right at home on South Beach by the surf and sand in Miami Beach. Hake will soon by crowning her successor as the next Miss Bikini US competition is slated for July 10
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Skylar Wood is a 26 year old mom of three. And as a mom, she said she found it difficult to find an interest or a hobby of her own. Enter modeling. Now, she has something of her own. “I’ve been competing in pageants for the last year and a
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Watertown, Conn.’s Monica Fenwick came as close as possible to winning the title of Miss Connecticut last year. But ultimately, she had to settle for first runner-up. But Fenwick, who is competing as Miss Nutmeg this weekend, is hoping this year to succeed Gina Carloto as
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes the water looks too inviting to ignore the opportunity to take a dip. While still wearing a cover-up from Victoria’s Secret, model Bella Basque cools down in the waters along South Beach in Miami on a recent afternoon. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Flaca Flamingo took to the catwalk with its resort wear collection at RXRunway during Miami Swim Week on May 31. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Models took up the stylistic torch for the American West for a promotional fashion shoot in Easton, Conn. held by Chasity Aniece Productions ahead of its upcoming fashion show. The Untamed Fashion Show will be held July 21. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the show
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Model Zarianna Brunet was a recent winner at Victoria Henley’s Magnifique Showcase. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Photographer Nigel Barker served as a judge for 17 cycles of “America’s Next Top Model,” predicting who will be the next face of fashion. Then, he served as the host of another fashion-based reality TV competition, “The Face.” But on Tuesday, June 11, the New York
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After being born in the Bronx, model Nina Greenaway now makes her home in West Palm Beach, Fla. She was a recent participant in Victoria Henley’s Magnifique Showcase.
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Jennifer Cook has spent 30 years working as a mental health nurse. But after modeling when she was younger, dating back to her teens, she is back in the fashion game again. And she hopes to use modeling as a platform to raise awareness to, what she says, are “important
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Movies — not modeling — have been the focus of Avaryana Rose as of late as she has been working on set for a few films coming to a screen near you. But with Miami Swim Week calling in June, Avaryana Rose paid a visit to
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