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Swimsuit fitness at Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss Connecticut USA contestants showed their physical fitness for the judges during the swimsuit portion of the competition at the finals on Jan. 26. Jenna […]

Miss Connecticut USA contestants glitter in their gowns at prelims

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On Saturday, Jan. 25, the competition for Miss Connecticut USA began in earnest as this year’s contestants arrived for the preliminaries in Windsor. The contestants appeared […]

And so it begins… intros made at Connecticut USA

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Jenna Hofmann is ready for her turn at Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With the Miss Connecticut USA competition looming in January, Fairfield resident Jenna Hofmann is getting ready for another shot at the title. A second runner-up in […]

State costumes on display at Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Finalists compete in swimwear at Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The finalists for Miss Connecticut USA step in front of the judges in their selected swimwear for the competition held in Windsor, Conn. on April 14. […]

New Miss Connecticut USA, Miss Connecticut Teen USA crowned

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Mike Chaiken

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, […]

Miss Connecticut USA delegates model their gowns for judges

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Miss Connecticut USA, Miss Connecticut Teen USA reflect on their year

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Miss Connecticut USA finalists show their fitness in swim

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN The 12 finalists for Miss Connecticut USA showed their fitness in swimwear during the competition held in Windsor, Conn. on April 16. Karla Aponte Roque won the […]

New titles awarded at Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

The race for the Miss Connecticut USA, Miss Connecticut Teen USA is underway

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Miss Connecticut USA Cynthia Dias has style

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss USA is an American style icon. And the current Miss Connecticut USA, Cynthia Dias, is hoping to step into those fashionable shoes. The date and […]

Swimming into the finals at Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The finalists for the Miss Connecticut USA contest took to the stage in their chosen swimwear to see who would win the top honor. Cynthia Dias […]

Getting fit on night one with the Miss Connecticut USA contestants

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com To demonstrate their fitness, the contestants for the Miss Connecticut USA competition took to the stage in the swimwear of their choice. This is what the […]

Glamming it up for night one of Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

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. […]

Wolcott woman, North Haven teen win Miss Connecticut USA titles

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Getting to know Miss Connecticut USA Amanda Torchia

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Amanda Torchia admits the cultural melding of her parents is an unlikely one. Torchia, a Waterbury resident and the current Miss Connecticut USA, is the daughter […]

History made at Miss Connecticut USA competition

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

A touch of elegance at Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

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. […]

Swimming back into competition at Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Making a strong opening statement at Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Miss Connecticut USA: Oooo to be ahhh

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Shine on in your LBD

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com One of the axioms of women’s fashion is that everyone should have a LBD, Little Black Dress, in their wardrobe. At the Miss Connecticut USA and […]

Miss Connecticut USA: Contestants keep a tradition in the swimsuit

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The 15 women who sought the title of Miss Connecticut USA took the stage in the traditional swimsuit competition at the annual event that was held […]

Miss Connecticut USA, Miss Connecticut Teen USA crowned in Stamford

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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, […]

The wow of the gown

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Miss Connecticut USA maintains its swimsuit tradition

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com While the Miss America Organization has moved away from a swimsuit category, the Miss USA system has steadfastly clung onto its swimsuit tradition. At the Miss […]

Stylish in blue at Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

An elegant farewell

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

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