by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com During the preliminary competition on Jan. 24 in Windsor, Conn., the contestants for Miss Connecticut USA took their turns before the judges in their evening gowns. […]
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Monica and Camryn take their turns in their Miss America, Miss America’s Teen gowns
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When they wore their evening gowns before family and friends at their send-off, Miss Connecticut Monica Fenwick and Miss Connecticut’s Teen Camryn Patton asked guests to […]
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Miss America’s Teen preliminary winners announced
The Miss America organization announced the names of the delegates who excelled in the 2025 Miss America’s Teen Preliminary Competition on Dec. 31. Held at the Walt Disney Theater in […]
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Part of the picture
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Devin McHenry completes the picture — either beside a mural or in front of an architectural landscape– wearing a gown from Karlene Lindsay Designs on […]
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Glam when you need the glam
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes you need a little glam in your life. Model Mia Lillian shines in a gown from Connecticut brand Karlene Lindsay Designs. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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Miss Connecticut USA delegates model their gowns for judges
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com During the preliminary competition for Miss Connecticut USA, the delegates walked before the judges in their evening gown selections on April 13 in Windsor. The competition […]
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Elegance at Miss New England
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Contestants of a variety ages competed in the Miss New England pageant held by Couto Pageants at the Sheraton Bradley Airport Hotel on March 17. There […]
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Glamming it up for night one of Miss Connecticut USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The glitz and glamour were on display on the first night of the Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition in Windsor Saturday night. […]
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Glammed up at Miss Connecticut
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss America Organization calls it “Red Carpet” but evening gowns were still part of the evening’s pageantry as Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen […]
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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 red carpet moment with a variety of evening gowns. This […]
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Night 1 of the competition: Evening gowns
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss America evening gown category in the competition has been relegated to the history books. But the evening gowns live on, in a way, during […]
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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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Closer look at the wardrobe of Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Lindiana Frangu, Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen, unveiled her wardrobe for the national pageant at her farewell party, the guests were told all was hush-hush. No […]
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The wow of the gown
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When it comes to beauty pageants, the “Wow” factor moment typically comes during the evening gown portion of the evening. In the Miss USA brand of […]
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Persistence pays off at Miss Bristol
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A year made a difference for the new Miss Bristol, Micayla Barrows. Barrows was crowned at Chippens Hill Middle School Saturday night. And it was a […]
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The evening gowns, take 2, at Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.- For those who want to know what the evening gowns going down the “red carpet” looked like on night 2, Sept. 6, of […]
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Miss America 2.0, prelim night 1.0: What about the evening gown?
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ATLANTIC CITY, N.Y. — With the first night of preliminary competition at Miss America on Wednesday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, the world finally got […]
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A treasure trove of evening gowns at Miss CT, Miss CT OT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The evening gown phase of the Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen competitions has traditionally been about showing the contestants’ poise and style. After the […]
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Pageant dreams in suburban Connecticut
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There are pageants all across the country on any given weekend where young girls set into motion their dreams of becoming the next Miss America or […]
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Scenes from Miss Greater Waterbury
On Sunday, Dec. 17, the Miss Greater Waterbury pageant was held at Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School. At the local competition, which is a preliminary for Miss Connecticut, Danielle Radeke of […]
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Scenes from Miss Naugatuck Valley
On Sunday, Dec. 17, the Miss Naugatuck Valley pageant was held at Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School. At the local competition, which is a preliminary for Miss Connecticut, Courtney Ouellette of Bristol […]
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Some scenes from Miss Southington
The Miss Southington pageant was held on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Derynoski Elementary School. This is what we saw onstage and backstage at this preliminary event for Miss Connecticut and […]
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Some scenes from Miss Nutmeg
On Saturday, Dec. 2, the Miss Nutmeg Scholarship pageant was held at Derynoski Elementary School in Southington, Conn. This is what the audience saw in this local pageant for the […]
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Four women selected to compete at Miss Connecticut
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Four new titleholders were selected on Saturday night to represent the city at Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen in June. Jillian Duffy was crowned […]
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A Polish queen with fashionable flair
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Polish community of Connecticut has a new queen and the Nutmeg state has a new style as New Britain’s Nicole Janusz was crowned Miss Polonia […]
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Making a point to be stylish at Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Part of the mantra of Miss America’s crown is that one of the points represents style. With competitions in evening gown and lifestyle and fitness (swimsuits)– […]
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The gowns and swim fashion of night 3 at Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Tonight, Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. on ABC, the new Miss America will be crowned, taking over for the current Miss America Savvy Shields. On […]
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The gowns and swim fashion at night 1 of Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Style has always been a hallmark of the contestants at Miss America. The evening gowns were always the contestants’ choice. This year, after some time where […]
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Let them entertain you as they seek the crown
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR There will be two new representatives in the Miss America Organization crowned this weekend. But the two days worth of events to declare the next […]
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About the mother
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Attention is typically paid to the bride at a wedding. However, the mother of the bride– at such a proud moment– also wants to have a […]
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