by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of the finals competition for Miss Connecticut Teen USA on Jan. 26 in Windsor, the contestants stepped in front of the judge in fitness wear. Daviana Plaza won the Miss Connecticut Teen USA crown. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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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. The final competition is scheduled for Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. at the Marriott Hartford/ Airport in Windsor. PHOTOS by
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On Saturday, Jan. 25, the Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA took to the stage in Windsor, Conn. to introduce themselves at this year’s preliminary competition. The final competition is slated for 2 p.m. on Jan. 25 at the Marriott Hartford/ Airport hotel in
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On the evening that they passed on their crowns to their successors in Windsor on April 14, 2023 Miss Connecticut Teen USA Jade Ferdinand and 2023 Miss Connecticut USA Karla Aponte Roque took a moment to show the audience the national costumes they wore at Miss
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On finals night, April 14, the contestants of Miss Connecticut Teen USA took to the stage before the judges in activewear. Ava Celentano won the Miss Connecticut USA crown at the event, which was held in Windsor, Conn. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A Black queer woman from the Bridgeport area and a home-schooled student from North Haven were crowned Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA, respectively, on Sunday, April 14 in Windsor. Shavana Clarke, who spoke about representing the LGBTQ+ community, won the Miss title and
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition kicked off on Saturday, April 13 in Windsor, Conn. with the delegates standing before the judges in their evening gowns during preliminary events. The finals are today, April 14 in Windsor. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition is coming up this month. We spoke to the current Miss Connecticut USA Karla Aponte Roque and Miss Connecticut Teen USA Jade Ferdinand about their experiences at the national competition and the past year in general.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of the Miss Connecticut Teen USA finals on Sunday, April 16, the contestants showed their athletic wear style. Jade Ferdinand won the Miss Connecticut Teen USA crown in Windsor, Conn. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Karla Aponte Roque is the new Miss Connecticut USA. And Jade Ferdinand is the new Miss Connecticut Teen USA. Both were crowned in Windsor, Conn. on Sunday night. They will now go on to compete in Miss USA and Miss Teen USA at a date and
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The finals for Miss Connecticut USA on Sunday, April 16 were not just about selecting new titleholders but saying farewell to the old ones. And in her final moments on the stage, the outgoing Miss Connecticut Teen USA Mya Xeller made a stylistic splash. At each
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Five teens and 26 women vying for Miss Connecticut Teen USA and Miss Connecticut USA took to the stage at the Marriott Hartford/Windsor Airport hotel in Windsor on Saturday night for the preliminary competitions for the state crown. The teens will vie for the crown currently
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On the second night of Miss Connecticut Teen USA in Windsor, the contestants walked before the judges a second time in their athleisure wear in the lifestyle and fitness category of the contest. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Lifestyle and fitness on display for contestants in the Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition as they showed the judges their personal choice for stylish athleisure. This is what the teens wore on the first night of competition in Windsor. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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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. All of the candidates took to the stage in their evening gowns, hoping to catch the eye of the judges
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A woman from Wolcott is continuing the town’s tradition of producing statewide pageant title holders as Cynthia Dias was crowned Miss Connecticut USA on Sunday afternoon in Windsor. Mya Xeller of North Haven was selected as Dias’s sidekick for the year. The 17-year-old, who will go
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A retreat in Houston earlier this year helped ease Nikitha Kikanamada’s ride when she arrived in Tulsa, Okla. for the Miss Teen USA competition in late November. Kikanamada, who is the current Miss Connecticut Teen USA, said she and the other contestants were gathered by the
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com WINDSOR — Waterbury, Conn.’s Amanda Torchia made history on Sunday night as she became the first Afghani to become Miss Connecticut USA. Joining Torchia, in an evening of firsts, South Windsor Conn.’s Nikitha Kikinamada was the first Indian to be crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA. This
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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. Contestants in the Miss and Teen categories took to the stage in Windsor, Conn. on June 5 for the preliminary
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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 category at the preliminary competition held June 5 in Windsor, Conn. The competition returned after a year off due to
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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 an opening number where contestants showed off their interpretation of the Little Black Dress as they introduced themselves to a
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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 COVID-19 pandemic, turned out to be a historic moment for everyone involved. Sarelli finished 15th in the Nov. 7 competition,
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The evening gown competition tends to be the “Oooo! Ahhhh!” moment during any pageant. The Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA contestants provided that moment at the Nov. 30 competition held at the Stamford Marriott Hotel and Spa. Samantha Sarelli was crowned Miss Connecticut
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of the Miss Teen USA family of competitions, the contestants must compete in athletic wear fashion before judges. The eight young women who were vying for the title of Miss Connecticut Teen USA demonstrated their workout style in a variety of looks selected for
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A woman from Farmington and a teen from Hartford won their respective crowns at the Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA pageant on Saturday, Nov. 30. Chelsea Demby was selected to succeed Acacia Courtney as the newest Miss Connecticut USA at the Stamford Marriott.
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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 competition, the contestants linger on stage in their gowns, standing before the judges and then holding court in front of
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Business reports again and again cite athleisure wear as the hottest segment of the fashion market. Brands that focus on athleisure wear are succeeding on the stock market. Brands that haven’t are suffering. So, when organizers of the Miss USA pageant shifted the Miss Teen USA
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The fascinating aspect of fashion is how different shapes, adornments, textures, and fabrics can create a rainbow of different kinds of garments. Even when constrained by the same hue, woman have the opportunity to find a dress that reflects their tastes and personalities. A case in
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re commemorating your final night as Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA, you’re going to want to do so in style. And that was just what Jamie Hughes, who crowned Acacia Courtney as her Miss Connecticut USA successor, and Elle Sauli, who crowned
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