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 Monday at 7 p.m. at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. The preliminaries […]
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Miss America to be streamed on Peacock this year
Peacock and The Miss America Organization announced that this year’s 100th anniversary competition will stream live on Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, on Thursday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. the 10,000 […]
Read moreMiss Connecticut Sapna Raghavan makes her mark as she represents the cause of diversity
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As an Indian-American holding the title of Miss Connecticut preparing for the Miss America competition, Sapna Raghavan is a success story on the road to ethnic […]
Read moreMiss America tickets on sale; event in Connecticut in December
The Miss America Organization announced tickets to the 100th Anniversary Competition are now available for purchase. This year’s competition will be held Sunday, Dec. 12 through Thursday, Dec. 16 at Mohegan Sun. […]
Read moreNew 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 the community, these three women also will serve as representatives […]
Read moreMiss Wolcott is back
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The local competitions for the Miss Connecticut crown are off and running this Saturday as the contest for the next Miss Wolcott is held – live […]
Read moreMiss America returns to Connecticut Dec. 12-16
The date has finally been decided for the finals of the next Miss America competition to be held at the Mohegan Sun: Thursday, Dec. 16. The Miss America Organization released […]
Read moreMiss 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 Shoes parade was transplanted to Mystic, Conn. this year to […]
Read moreMiss 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, Miss America contestants from all 50 states will step off […]
Read moreWatch out world, here’s Sapna
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss Connecticut Sapna Raghavan is preparing to take on the Miss America world when the competion comes to the Mohegan Sun in December. Along the way, […]
Read moreMiss 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. […]
Read moreMiss 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 […]
Read moreOutstanding 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 […]
Read moreGreetings 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 […]
Read moreTeens’ 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 […]
Read moreMiss 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 […]
Read moreMiss 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 […]
Read moreMiss 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 […]
Read moreIt’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 […]
Read moreNew 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 […]
Read more99 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 […]
Read moreChanges 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 […]
Read moreMiss 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 […]
Read moreMiss America, Miss Connecticut pushed off to 2021 over COVID-19 concerns
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Due to COVID-19, the Miss American Organization announced Friday the Miss America 2021 Competition, previously scheduled for December will be put off until next year. In […]
Read moreMiss Connecticut: What was once secret…
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before she stood on the stage for Miss America, Miss Connecticut Jillian Duffy presented an up close look at some of her wardrobe items for the […]
Read moreMiss America contestants hit the red carpet
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Prior to the Miss America finals at the Mohegan Sun on Dec. 19, the contestants and other VIPs walked the red carpet leading into the arena. […]
Read moreVisiting states’ Outstanding Teens draw inspiration from Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With Miss America being held at the Mohegan Sun Arena this year, the Outstanding Teen representatives from each state across the country converged on the Nutmeg […]
Read moreMiss Connecticut reaches top 5 at Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss Connecticut Jillian Duffy was awash in numbers last week at Miss America. The former Miss Wolcott provided one of the best performances in the Miss […]
Read moreMiss Connecticut had an impact on one of her ‘Teens’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before Jillian Duffy earned the crown of Miss Connecticut this past June, she wore the crown as Miss Wolcott. As Miss Wolcott, she served as the […]
Read moreMiss Connecticut talks Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With the Miss America competition looming on Thursday, Dec. 19, Miss Connecticut Jillian Duffy met with the press. Miss America will be telecast from the Mohegan […]
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