by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Kayla Mick has a philanthropic bent to her beauty and fashion endeavors. The 17-year-old Cookville, Tenn. resident was a recent winner at Magnifique Showcase, which is a fashion competition run by former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Victoria Henley. Kayla walked during Atlanta International Fashion Week.
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She may have been born Kayci Chisholm, but she’s now KAYPHORIA. And KAYPHORIA was a recent winner at the Magnifique Showcase organized by Victoria Henley, a former contestant on “America’s Next Top Model.”
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Grace Ruby, 8, stepped onto the runway for the Magnifique Showcase, she was stepping into a new world. Grace, who was one of the winners of the event organized by former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Victoria Henley, was making her debut appearance in a
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Bodies of water can be like human beings. Sometimes, they are still. Sometimes, they are in motion. Sometimes, they run shallow. Sometimes, they run deep. And you don’t always know what lay in those waters until you get close. Model Daviana Plaza explores the waters at
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sukara Marie Fernandes, 13, has big dreams in the world of fashion. The Houston, Texas native has been modeling since she was 9 years old. And she already has a slew of entries on her fashion resume. Although she has been busy as a model, working
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The story of the Amistad is a story that illustrated the horrors of slavery in America and the battle for the nation’s conscience. To help remind Americans of the nation’s dark past, a replica of the Amistad was built and is used as a floating classroom
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The friendships are key for model Camille Mazzola. Camille has worked modeling. She also has competed in pageants. And for the Michigan resident, the best part of those endeavors has been the friends she has made. As a model, Camille also enjoys dressing up and traveling
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Is model Lili Rojek drawn to Lilly Pulitzer fashions because she is Lili and the designer is Lilly? Lili didn’t say. But she took time on an early weekend morning to pose in her latest selections from Lilly Pulitzer’s pastel-infused collection. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Trinity Anthony, 14, has been keeping on her toes for the past 12 years as a dancer. A recent winner at the Magnifique Showcase organized by former “America’s Next Top Model” contstant Victoria Henley, Trinity dances ballet, pointe, hip hop, tap, lyrical and Hawaiian. Additionally,
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re a queen, you’re going to seek out your castle. And that’s what model Lauren Crawford did during Ohio Fashion Week as she stepped away from a black tie event organized by former “America’s Next Top Model” Victoria Henley to pose at Squire’s Castle in
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In the long-ago 1990s, songwriters Glen Ballard and Richard Supa presented legendary rockers Aerosmith with a monstrous hit single, “Pink.” In that track, Stephen Tyler sings, “Pink, it’s the color of passion ‘Cause today it just goes with the fashion.” And, just as Aerosmith foretold, model
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There’s a certain mystery when you play an arcade game. The end result, no matter your skill, is always a mystery. Model Chasidy Cromwell provides a mysterious air as she poses under the lights of the games in the arcade at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City. PHOTOS by MIKE
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Someday model Emery Grace Carner will need to race to and fro across a train station to catch a ride home from a day of hard work in the city. For now, she can just smile and pose in a custom made dress during New York
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Adison Kate Gunter is a recent winner at the Magnifique Showcase modeling competition organized by former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Victoria Henley. Her mother Jennifer explained Adison “is a 9-year-old from Southeastern Indiana. She recently started competing in pageants and loves to be involved with community service. She is
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A title holder in the American Royal Beauties, Ohio resident Stephanie Caple got a chance to wear another kind of crown recently. Stephanie was a recent winner at Magnifique Showcase, a modeling competition organized by Victoria Henley, a former contestant on “America’s Next Top Model.” Credits:
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Kenny’a Dunns glows from within like the machines in the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City as she poses in a dress that glows from without from artist Ron Vestal’s Glow-Art. The pattern used on the garment was created from Vestal’s photographs of body painted models.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There is a grandeur to the structure of the Grand Central Terminal in New York City… an ode to an earlier age when train travel was a luxury. Although, it has its utilitarian purposes — transporting travelers to and fro– there is a majesty that cries
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Larissa Melville’s story in the world of modeling is about a story about overcoming adversity. A foster child until she was 4, Larissa said four of years of visitation caused her to develop selective mutism. Larissa– who was adopted together with her brother– said, ”My mom
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It was a bit of serendipity. Inside Grand Central Station, New York City, you meet a model wearing teal formal wear. Then you find out, here name is Teale Viegut. What are the chances? PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Like Cinderella waiting for an invitation to attend the ball, model Taylor Killian waits for her invitation that justifies wearing a formal dress while standing alone at New York City’s Grand Central Station on a Saturday night. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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Model Teale Viegut took her chances and entered the Magnifique modeling showcase held this past May in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. She ended up being selected as a winner. Magnifique is organized by former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Victoria Henley.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On Labor Day, the symbolic last day of summer, Massachusetts sisters Bailey and Molly Shippee took full of advantage of the respite that a day in the resort town of York, Maine provided visitors. They took an excursion to the beach bookended by bouldered and caressed
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Thanks to venues like CBGBs and Max’s Kansas City, New York City gave birth to punk and new wave, which subsequently set a rock and roll fire across the globe. Although Times Square is a little too glitzy and too commercial than it was in the
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Gia Iwanec opts for a pop of color, orange, as she offers a preview of fall foliage while posing on the North Haven town green. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Trina Turk brand celebrated 25 years of Palm Springs-inspired resortwear in 2020. Here model Aislinn Ennis wears a dress that features the bold, California prints the brand is known for. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Scarlet Begonias may be named after a Grateful Dead classic, but her parents weren’t fans of the San Francisco jam band. However, Scarlet was. And when it came to picking a stage name, she claimed a title of one of the Dead’s iconic tracks. However,
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Jaylah Williams-Fair comes at the world of fashion from a variety of directions. The 13-year-old ninth grader attends Nashville School of the Arts, with a conservatory in orchestra. She plays the guitar and violin. She’s also a soccer playing, having competed for eight years. She recently
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s only appropriate that a contestant crowned Miss Bikini Golden Beach should be shot at the golden hour. Danni Marie is seen at Miami Beach as the sunrise converts to the day. Danni was one of the contestants seeking the Miss Bikini US Fitness title at
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes, you want to stand out from your background. Sometimes, you want to match your background. Model Maggie Wernicki does both in New London, Conn. in fluorescent green swimsuit from her favorite department store. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As September creeps upon August, the realization that summer is nearing its end creeps into your thoughts. And as the temperatures call for it, the time is now to put your summer garment hauls on the real world stage. Model Aislinn Ennis brings her latest swimsuit
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