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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 […]

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, 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A royal visit in style

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Erika Porras was crowned queen of Hartford as the new Miss Hartford USA. So why not take a royal tour in the area surrounding Hartford City […]

Miss Connecticut Teen USA pivots for her ‘dream job’

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Samantha Sarelli earned her dream job in November 2019 when she was crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA. After trying three times to win, when she received […]

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 […]

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 Teen USA: Break a sweat but looking great while doing it

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

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, […]

Local pageant representatives reflect on historic occurrence

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Jamie Hughes fulfilled her dream as Miss CT USA

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Jamie Hughes won the Miss Connecticut USA pageant early in 2018, she was fulfilling a lifelong dream. “I grew up watching the Miss USA contest […]

Swim style fit for a (pageant) queen

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Yandy entered a brave new world earlier this year when its swimsuits became the official swimsuit of royalty… better known as the Miss USA pageant. Now […]

Miss Connecticut USA, showing her style

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Olga Litvinenko, Miss Connecticut USA 2017, didn’t have a lot of air time during the May 14 Miss USA competition. But during the opening number, she showed her Sherri Hill […]

Gowns at Miss USA have the Mac Duggal touch

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Several of the contestants at the Miss USA Competition, which airs Sunday on Fox at 8 p.m., have turned to Mac Duggal for their gown choices.

One stop shopping and viewing during Sunday’s Miss USA

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

When you watch Miss USA Sunday night, not only will you get to root for your favorite contestant, you’ll also be shopping. This year, the official swimsuit sponsor of the […]