by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Rita Morris is a veteran model, having spent nearly 9 years with John Casablancas in Nashville.
Category: Pageants
These women will serve the community as American Women of Service
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Connecticut and Rhode Island representatives for the American Women of Service received their crowns and
The secret is out on what Miss Connecticut wore
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Miss Connecticut Sapna Raghavan held her send off party in South Windsor, she showed guests
Miss America contestants smile along the red carpet
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before they headed into the Mohegan Sun Arena for the finals of Miss America, the contestant
Some parting words from Miss America 2020
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After a prolonged reign as Miss America thanks to COVID-19, Camille Schrier gets to hand over
Night 2 of the competition: Evening gowns
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On the second night of preliminary competitions for Miss America, contestants accented their on-stage questions and
Texas and Illinois reps win night 2 of Miss America prelims
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On the second night of preliminary competition at Miss America, the representatives from Texas and Illinois
Connecticut’s Sapna Raghavan makes her pitch at Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On night of two of the Miss America preliminaries at the Mohegan Sun on Monday, Connecticut’s
Talking Miss America with Connecticut’s Sapna Raghavan
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Rehearsals were underway. The audience’s arrival was hours away. Makeup and hair preparation was a promise
Miss America prelim winners talk about the power of poetry and the power of their pitch
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionmag.com The first night of preliminary competition at Miss America is in the history books. New
Miss Connecticut Sapna Raghavan begins her Miss America adventure
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The first night of Miss America preliminaries was held on Sunday night at the Mohegan Sun
Miss Connecticut Teen USA shares her mental health story
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A retreat in Houston earlier this year helped ease Nikitha Kikanamada’s ride when she arrived in
Miss America panelists for prelims announced
With the 100th Anniversary Miss America competition beginning this weekend, the Miss America Organization announced the panelists for the two-night competition preliminaries scheduled to take place on Sunday and
A queen in her castle
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re a queen, you’re going to seek out your castle. And that’s what model Lauren
The universe was theirs on the catwalk during NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag. com At the hiTech MODA fashion show in New York City during New York Fashion Week,
Another kind of crown
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A title holder in the American Royal Beauties, Ohio resident Stephanie Caple got a chance to
New Miss Wolcott representatives ready to take on favored issues
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Three women were selected as representatives of the Miss Wolcott organization. Not only will they represent
Miss Wolcott is back
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The local competitions for the Miss Connecticut crown are off and running this Saturday as the
Miss America: Action, it’s shoe time
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss America took an early jaunt to Connecticut on Labor Day. The annual Show Me Your
Miss America contestants to put their shoes on parade
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A piece of Miss America history will play out in southeast Connecticut this weekend. On Monday,
A Begonia along the beach
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Scarlet Begonias may be named after a Grateful Dead classic, but her parents weren’t fans
We’re golden
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s only appropriate that a contestant crowned Miss Bikini Golden Beach should be shot at the
You’ve gotta love Virginia
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Virginia, it’s been said, is for lovers. And you had to love Miss Bikini Virginia Model
Pageants have been her life
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Anna-Grace Parker, 4, is a pageant veteran. She’s been competing since she was 5 months old.
Coincidentally from Indiana
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Jamesetta Nah represented Indiana at this year’s Miss Bikini US competition in Miami Beach. Michael Jackson
Getting to know Miss Connecticut USA Amanda Torchia
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Amanda Torchia admits the cultural melding of her parents is an unlikely one. Torchia, a Waterbury
In the south, but not south enough
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com North Texas is in the south. But it’s not as far south as Miami. So, model
Sail on the Ocean with Chloe at Miss Bikini US
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It wasn’t a drop in the ocean for Mississippi’s Chloe Sumrall when the final awards were
Marleigh blooms her way into the Miss Bikini US title
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Marleigh Petras is the new Miss Bikini US. And the seeds for her success were planted
Dare Taylor: A hostess with the mostest
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Dare Taylor could have tried to take it easy over the weekend as she prepared to