by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of their optional competitions, contestants of Miss U.S. of America put their modeling and personal fashion sense on display for judges Aug. 5 at […]
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Category: Pageants
A parade of talent at Miss U.S. of America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Talent was offered as one of the optional categories for competition at the Miss U.S. of America competition. At the Sheraton Hartford at Bradley Airport on […]
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Modeling, Miss U.S. of America style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Couto Pageants held its Miss U.S. of America pageant on Aug. 5 and 6. Saturday’s event was dedicated to primarily optional competitions. One of the competitions […]
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Designer teamwork on the Miss Bikini US runway
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com MIAMI BEACH — Dawn Rochelle Warner Bates, the producer of Miss Bikini US, teamed up with the brand Shop Sydney Sue for a swimwear collection shown […]
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The new Miss Bikini United States makes herself at home
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re going to be crowned Miss Bikini United States, you’ll have to get used to being photographed on the beach… well, in a bikini. The […]
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Going up with Miss Bikini Fitness
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The thing about stairs is that they can go down, but they can also go up. The stairs for Dee Hake of Massachusetts were definitely going […]
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Utah, Nevada take Miss Bikini US crowns
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com MIAMI BEACH — Under the night skies of Miami Beach, two contestants vying for crowns under the Miss Bikini Model banner were crowned on July 6 […]
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Massachusetts contestant crowned Miss Bikini Fitness
MIAMI BEACH — After a rain storm that sent contestants and guest running for shelter that delayed the competition for 30 minutes, a new Miss Bikini Fitness was crowned poolside […]
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Cute suits from Shop Sydney Sue at Miss Bikini US
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Colorful and cute are apt descriptions for the latest collection shown by Shop Sydney Sue at the brand’s fashion runway event held during the Miss Bikini […]
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Miss Bikini US contestants were ready to walk during Miami Swim
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With the Miami swimsuit fashion shows picking up steam for the season, the contestants of this year’s Miss Bikini US competition lined up for an afternoon […]
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Miss Connecticut picks its queens
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A woman from Milford and a teen from Meriden took the top slots at the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization’s competition on Sunday afternoon, June 19 at […]
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Dressing up for the Miss Connecticut gala
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The night before the competition for Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Teen headed into its finals on Sunday, June 18, the candidates, their family and friendly […]
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Miss Connecticut completes night one of competition
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The preliminary competitions were held for Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Teen on Friday night at the Mohegan Sun’s Cabaret Theater in Uncasville. Miss Litchfield County […]
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The next Miss Connecticut is waiting in the wings this weekend
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Yes, there will be a new Miss Connecticut selected on Sunday at the Mohegan Sun. But along the way, audiences at the resort casino’s Cabaret Theater […]
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Red all about it
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you’re waiting for someone, you don’t want to blend into the woodwork. Wearing red, Miss Queen of Queen Latinas Arielis Gutierrez ensures she is not […]
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If you’ve got a crown, you might as well flaunt it
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You’ve just been crowned as a member of the Queen of Queen Latina royal court. What do you do next? You pose for a fashion shoot […]
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Waiting for the train of sunny days
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For the past few weeks, it seems as if finding a sunny day is like waiting for a train on the wrong track. As the rains […]
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Miss Connecticut USA finalists show their fitness in swim
by MIKE CHAIKEN The 12 finalists for Miss Connecticut USA showed their fitness in swimwear during the competition held in Windsor, Conn. on April 16. Karla Aponte Roque won the […]
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Sporty style at Miss Connecticut Teen USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of the Miss Connecticut Teen USA finals on Sunday, April 16, the contestants showed their athletic wear style. Jade Ferdinand won the Miss Connecticut […]
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New titles awarded at Miss Connecticut USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Karla Aponte Roque is the new Miss Connecticut USA. And Jade Ferdinand is the new Miss Connecticut Teen USA. Both were crowned in Windsor, Conn. on […]
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Mya Xeller makes splash at Miss Connecticut Teen USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The finals for Miss Connecticut USA on Sunday, April 16 were not just about selecting new titleholders but saying farewell to the old ones. And in […]
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The race for the Miss Connecticut USA, Miss Connecticut Teen USA is underway
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Five teens and 26 women vying for Miss Connecticut Teen USA and Miss Connecticut USA took to the stage at the Marriott Hartford/Windsor Airport hotel in […]
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Ready for a turn in front of the judges in her Shop Sydney Sue
The next pageant season is underway. And the brand Shop Sydney Sue (ShopSydneySue.com), which has dressed contestants at Miami’s Miss Bikini US is offering a line of swimsuits worthy of […]
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Titleholders take over the catwalk
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Pageant Live took over the runway at hiTechMODA during New York Fashion Week to allow titleholders from across the country strut down the catwalk and demonstrate […]
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Marc Defang let’s his targeted customers walk the runway at NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Designer Marc Defang is a favorite of pageant competitors and titleholders. And at hiTechMODA during New York Fashion Week in February, pageant competitors and titleholders of […]
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Alfords presents a lineup of titleholders during NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Several pageant titleholders had the opportunity to place their crowns atop of their heads and to slide on their sashes as they took part in New […]
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A different kind of spotlight
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Pageant title holders from the South stepped out onto another kind of stage. Representatives of Gloria Arias’s Georgia’s Best and Brightest took to the runway during […]
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Peyton Troth upholds a point of the crown
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The canon of Miss America asks titleholders to honor the four points of the crown, “Scholarship. Success. Style. Service.” On a recent afternoon, the reigning Miss […]
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From serving the nation to sharing fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hilda Puno went from serving the country to working the camera. Hilda, who was born and raised on the island of Guam, served active duty […]
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Miss Wolcott selects its titleholders
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A new Miss Wolcott and Miss Wolcott’s Outstanding Teen were crowned on Saturday night. Watertown’s Monica Fenwick is the new Miss Wolcott for 2023. Bristol’s Sage […]
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