by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many traditional events to change their plans. The events either have been cancelled for 2020 or postponed till later in the […]
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Tag: Miss Connecticut
Miss 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 […]
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Miss 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 […]
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Miss 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 […]
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Miss 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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Now, it’s down to the Miss America finals for Miss Connecticut
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The final decision is now in the hands of the judges for Miss Connecticut Jillian Duffy. The Burlington woman participated in two nights of preliminary competitions […]
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Welcome to Connecticut
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After Miss Connecticut Jillian Duffy experienced the opening night of the Miss America competition at the Mohegan Sun Earth Expo, the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization and […]
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Miss Connecticut-style fashion on parade
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss Connecticut Jillian Duffy may have been the style star of the morning as she offered up a top-secret preview of her Miss America wardrobe. But […]
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Miss Connecticut overcame cancer and has a chance to make her Miss America dream come true
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Jillian Duffy is living her dream as the current Miss Connecticut. In December, Duffy will get to advance that dream by competing for the title of […]
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Tickets now on sale at Mohegan Sun for Miss America competition
Mohegan Sun will become only the third destination to host Miss America in its 99-year history next month and tickets are now on-sale at Missamerica.org/tickets and on-site at the Mohegan […]
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Miss America will be held at Mohegan Sun in CT this year
NBC’s “The 2020 Miss America Competition” will telecast live on Thursday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. in Mohegan Sun Arena. The competition follows 51 compelling candidates as they compete for […]
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Honesty was the best policy for Miss CT winners
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The new Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen attribute their victories on Saturday at Waterbury’s Palace Theater to their ability to present their true selves […]
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From the first night of Miss CT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The first night of the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant is in the books. The 16 Miss candidates and 13 Outstanding Teen candidates participated in talent, on-stage […]
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The waiting is nearly over
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The late rock singer Tom Petty sang, “The waiting is the hardest part.” For the young women competing at Waterbury’s Palace Theater to become the next […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Meet Miss Fairfield County’s Outstanding Teen Ashlyn Manuel
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Meet Miss Forestville Jaymie Bianca
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
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Miss Connecticut contestants hit the course (or not)
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Some contestants of the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization picked up their clubs, got into their golf carts, and teed off along with the other golfers who […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Meet Miss Mum City’s Outstanding Teen Maggie Wernicki
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
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Miss Greater Rockville helps guests learn to ‘Love Better’
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss Greater Rockville Sylvana Gonzalez took over Aria Wedding and Banquet Facility in Prospect, Conn. on May 8 to help people recognize and survive the pains […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Bristol’s Outstanding Teen Lindiana Frangu
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
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Local pageant representatives reflect on historic occurrence
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Connecticut’s Kaliegh Garris was crowned as Miss Teen USA April 28, the moment had an inkling of a trend. But when Chelsie Kryst was crowned […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Farmingbury’s Outstanding Teen Gia Iwanec
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
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Play FORE! Miss Connecticut May 23
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Pull out your golf clubs, or simply pull up a seat at the dinner table, on May 23. The Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization will be holding […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Meet Miss North Haven Sherry Wu
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. […]
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Hats off, well, really ‘on,’ for fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Part of the pageantry surrounding the Kentucky Derby is the fanciful hats women will wear at parties celebrating the historic horse race. Part of the pageantry […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Meet Miss Naugatuck Valley Ariana Puglisi
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Meet Miss Bristol Micayla Barrows
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Meet Miss Wolcott’s Outstanding Teen Monika Korbusieski
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders […]
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Rookies join the Miss CT team
The Class of 2019 for the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization is now complete after two more women were crowned at the Miss Rookie pageant on Sunday, Feb. 24. Ariana Puglisi […]
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Doing it for the kids: An Outstanding Teen lets her fashionista flag fly
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Pageant and prom fashions – as well as formalwear for young girls‑ were strutted across a catwalk on Saturday night as part of a fundraiser to […]
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