By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag The primary accessory—a mask. The primary color scheme (by request)—black. At the second annual Masquerade Ball to benefit the next winner of the Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding […]
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3 Miss America officials resign, 1 apologizes to ex-winner
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) _ The top leadership of the Miss America Organization, implicated in an email scandal that targeted past pageant winners for abuse […]
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Scenes from Miss Greater Waterbury
On Sunday, Dec. 17, the Miss Greater Waterbury pageant was held at Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School. At the local competition, which is a preliminary for Miss Connecticut, Danielle Radeke of […]
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Scenes from Miss Naugatuck Valley
On Sunday, Dec. 17, the Miss Naugatuck Valley pageant was held at Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School. At the local competition, which is a preliminary for Miss Connecticut, Courtney Ouellette of Bristol […]
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Five more going to Miss CT in June
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Five women were selected Sunday in two different pageants to represent the Waterbury area at the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant this June at The Palace Theater. […]
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Some scenes from Miss Southington
The Miss Southington pageant was held on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Derynoski Elementary School. This is what we saw onstage and backstage at this preliminary event for Miss Connecticut and […]
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Some scenes from Miss Nutmeg
On Saturday, Dec. 2, the Miss Nutmeg Scholarship pageant was held at Derynoski Elementary School in Southington, Conn. This is what the audience saw in this local pageant for the […]
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Ten new crowns in the Miss Connecticut universe
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com SOUTHINGTON — The Miss Connecticut Scholarship welcomed a bundle of new inductees into the Class of 2018 on Saturday, Dec. 2. The Miss Nutmeg Scholarship Organization […]
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Finding fashion at Miss Wolcott
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag Yes, there were crowns and sashes at the annual Miss Wolcott pageant Nov. 4 in Wolcott, Conn. After all, Alexandria Gianelli is the new Miss Wolcott; […]
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Three more queens heading to Miss Connecticut
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Three women were selected Saturday night to represent the town of Wolcott, Conn. at Miss Connecticut this coming June. At the annual Miss Wolcott Scholarship Pageant […]
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Four women selected to compete at Miss Connecticut
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Four new titleholders were selected on Saturday night to represent the city at Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen in June. Jillian Duffy was crowned […]
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Pulling together that opener at Miss CT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For many of the contestants of the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant, their chosen performance talent has been taking shape for months, even years. But then they […]
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Through the lens of Jade Soto: Miss Connecticut Scholarship pageant
Artist/ photographer Jade Soto made her first trip to the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant– her first pageant of any kind– armed with her camera. This is what she saw with […]
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Meet the new queens of Connecticut
It’s been a long journey for the new Miss Connecticut, Eliza Lynne Kanner of Hamden. Kanner has a long history– 17 years– as part of the Miss Connecticut system, she […]
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Double prelim winners on 1st night of Miss CT; contestants glide in their gowns
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the preliminary competition was over with for the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant on Friday night in Hartford, two women found themselves double-winners. In the preliminary […]
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Let them entertain you as they seek the crown
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR There will be two new representatives in the Miss America Organization crowned this weekend. But the two days worth of events to declare the next […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Southington’s Outstanding Teen Ava Onofreo
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders wear […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Plantsville’s Outstanding Teen Taylor Plourd
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders wear […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Forestville Erika Farrell
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders wear […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Wolcott Alyssa Anderson
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders wear […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Bristol Gina Salvatore
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders […]
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Elegant introduction for Miss CT family
by MIKE CHAIKEN The young women of the Miss Connecticut family and their guests put on their formal and semi-formal best for the scholarship programs annual gala. The party, which […]
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Masks and fashion mingle
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There were gowns and there were, of course, masks at “A Night At The Masquerade Ball” on Friday night in Southington, Conn. The fundraiser for the […]
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Miss CT Class of 2017 complete after local pageant
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss Connecticut Class of 2017 is complete as Bristol hosted the final two pageants on Saturday at Chippens Hill Middle School. The first pageant held […]
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Add some more sparkle: More CT style stars
Three more style stars were added to the Connecticut sky scape recently as the Miss Rookie and Miss Southington pageants of the Miss Connecicut Scholarship Pageant were held. Meet the […]
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Styling at the pageant
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com From opening number dresses to talent routine costumes to the all important evening gowns, there was plenty of style on display in Southington, Conn. as the […]
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Individualizing your skincare solutions
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With the title of Miss Connecticut in her grasp, Connecticut’s Miss Wolcott Alyssa Anderson has turned to Advanced Dermatology Center and Dr. Ronald Jurzyk in Wolcott to help […]
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Stopping off in Bristol, CT: Who could be next to follow these CT style icons?
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut style icons– the reigning Miss Connecticut Alyssa Taglia and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen– presided over the latest installment of “Who’s next?” in Bristol, Conn. The […]
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It’s cool and hot in the ’90s with La ‘Moo
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Bertha Angelo of La ‘Moo offered up a polished, CrazySexyCool, and fun collection at Hartford Fashion Week on Oct. 15. Clearly influenced by the fashions of […]
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Miss Connecticut stays Miss Connecticut as another is crowned Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The journey toward Miss America for Wolcott’s Alyssa Taglia ended Sunday night as the reigning Miss Connecticut failed to make it to the final round of […]
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