by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sherline Lopez, 15, has long wanted to be a model; but the opinion of others held her back before she just decided to go for it. […]
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Category: Pageants
A touch of elegance at Miss Connecticut USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There aren’t many places to wear an evening gown just yet, but the Miss Connecticut USA competition is one of the exceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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Swimming back into competition at Miss Connecticut USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As temperatures soared outside in Windsor, Conn. on June 5, making for a perfect day by the Long Island Sound in Connecticut, it was beach weather […]
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A little bit of fit at Miss Connecticut Teen USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss Connecticut Teen USA contestants demonstrated that they weren’t going to be held by the COVID-19 quarantine 15 as they participated in the fitness wear […]
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Making a strong opening statement at Miss Connecticut USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Miss Connecticut USA competition was held June 5 in Windsor, Conn. The event kicked off with […]
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Miss Bikini Model Dare Taylor dared herself and won
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Dare Taylor had gotten to be pretty good at being first runner-up, much to her chagrin. In a Zoom interview from her home in Los Angeles, […]
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Miss Connecticut has historic moment
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com History was made this past weekend at the Miss Connecticut Scholarship competition when the top two titles of the organization were awarded to women of color. […]
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Miss Connecticut candidates reflect on a year of change
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com 2020 was a year that will change people, many have said. COVID-19, social unrest, economic uncertainty. The calendar was shaken to its foundation as plans were […]
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Outstanding Teens say pandemic will impact their generation
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com COVID-19 has disrupted life across the globe. Teens in America have not been immune. For the past year, classes in school have gone remote; school sports […]
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Greetings and hello to the Miss Connecticut candidates
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On Friday, April 9, the prelude to the Miss Connecticut scholarship competition at the Mohegan Sun this weekend sounded its initial notes as the candidates for […]
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Teens’ arrival is Outstanding at Mohegan Sun
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The candidates for Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen arrived at the Mohegan Sun on April 9, greeted with flowers from the reigning Outstanding Teen Lindiana Frangu and […]
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Miss Connecticut: The grunt work must be put in before the elegance
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Getting ready for the real thing, the candidates for Miss Connecticut rehearsed Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Cabaret, learning the opening number as well as […]
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Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen: Time to roll up the sleeves
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The candidates for Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen have been preparing for this year’s competition from their respective socially distanced corners. Friday, April 9, they gathered inside […]
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Miss America returning to Mohegan Sun this December
The Mohegan Sun announced Thursday along with the Miss America Organization that resort casino in southeastern Connecticut will host the competition for the next three years. This deal means the […]
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It’s been a long-reign, but Miss Connecticut titleholders ready to see who wins next
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Jillian Duffy and Lindiana Frangu held on to their respected crowns for a year longer than anyone else has in the history of the Miss Connecticut […]
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Miss Connecticut offers webinar on finances
The Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization Board of Directors announced its new professional and personal development Series. These will be webinars about a variety of topics hosted by experts in their […]
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New date, new locale for return of Miss Connecticut
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The annual Miss Connecticut competition officially has a new date and a new home. In a Zoom-based meeting on Sunday, Jan. 10, the competition’s Board of […]
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An extraordinary competition for Miss Connecticut Teen USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For Samantha Sarelli, competing at Miss Teen USA last month already was staged as a once in a lifetime experience. But the competition, due to the […]
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After COVID postponement, Miss Connecticut set for April 2021
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization has announced a new date for the annual competition. The date is now April 9-11. The competition, which selects a Miss […]
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Standing in solidarity
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself. Sometimes you have to stand up for others. Model and activist Leah Juliett of Wolcott, Conn. spreads their […]
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The sun shines on this model
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sally Fordibussi walks on the sunny side of the street even though the shadows of life kept trying to her draw in. The 46-year-old model and […]
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Model looks toward theologian for inspiration
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com John Wesley was a visionary. A cleric and evangelist, he worked toward reforming the Church of England and along the way he established what is known […]
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Model has a passion for pageants
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Gabriella Forbidussi is a pageant girl. She loves modeling and volunteer work. But the 11-year-old’s resume shows that there rarely is a moment where she not […]
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99 years of Miss America; Bess Myerson’s tale subject of documentary
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com This week, women from across the country traditionally would gather in Atlantic City to find out who would be the new Miss America. Last year’s event […]
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A royal visit in style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Erika Porras was crowned queen of Hartford as the new Miss Hartford USA. So why not take a royal tour in the area surrounding Hartford City […]
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Miss Connecticut Teen USA pivots for her ‘dream job’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Samantha Sarelli earned her dream job in November 2019 when she was crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA. After trying three times to win, when she received […]
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Changes at the top at Miss Connecticut
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The top brass at the Miss Connecticut Scholarship organization has undergone a change this past week. Nakiya Troth, who handled executive director duties for the past […]
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Miss CT cancellation confirmed; state Miss, Teen to hold on to titles
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss Connecticut officials have confirmed that this year’s contest will not happen. But with the bad news, the two current titleholders received some good news. The […]
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Miss Volunteer America pushes debut off to late 2021 due to COVID-19
COVID-19 has forced the newly minted Miss Volunteer America Pageant to push off its debut until late 2021. In an announcement this week, the organization, which is based in Nashville, […]
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Pin-ups full of ink
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was throwback to the days of pinups, but with a modern twist. The women who walked the stage March 7 at the New England Tattoo […]
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