by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Waterbury-native Teresa Ladopoulos Nakouzi’s reign came to an end this past Saturday, June 8. But the memories will linger and her community efforts will continue. Nakouzi, […]
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Queens among the stars
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Connecticut Galaxy pageant family representatives recently posed for a fashion editorial, complete with crowns and sash, in Hartford. Meet the queens: Fabializ Rivera, Miss Teen Northeast […]
Read moreHonesty 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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreStashing 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 […]
Read moreCT’s Kaliegh Garris may be getting attention but she’s still a ‘normal teenager’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On a recent morning, Connecticut’s Kaliegh Garris’s face was beamed across the nation as she sat at a table across from the hosts of “CBS This […]
Read moreLocal 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 […]
Read moreHats 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 […]
Read moreCT woman readies for Mrs. pageant in Vegas
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Susan Pagan is gearing up for June when the Connecticut resident competes for the title of Mrs. USA Woman of the Universe in Las Vegas. Pagan, […]
Read moreDoing 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 […]
Read moreWith active wear, teen contestants on cutting edge of fashion
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 […]
Read moreStylish in blue at Miss Connecticut USA
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 […]
Read moreAn elegant farewell
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 […]
Read moreJamie Hughes fulfilled her dream as Miss CT USA
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 […]
Read moreMore women join Miss CT 2019 sisterhood
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Three new competitors for Miss Connecticut and three new competitors for Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen were selected Saturday night at John F. Kennedy Middle School in […]
Read moreAnd they’re off… Miss CT hunt begins with Miss Wolcott
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The 2019 Miss Connecticut pageant season is underway as the first competition for the year, Miss Wolcott, was held on Saturday, Nov. 3. At the pageant, […]
Read moreFashion from a Miss Mum perspective
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At the annual Miss Mum pageant in Bristol, Conn., the contestants are judged on casual wear and an on-stage question, in which they wear a more […]
Read moreLike father, like daughter: Ieena Duggal
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Ieena Duggal shares more than her blood and name with her well-known fashion designer father, Mac Duggal. She shares his sense of sartorial glamour, and the […]
Read moreStashing the sash fashion: Little Miss International Princess and Little Miss International Model Jenalise Rondini
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 […]
Read moreMiss America 2.0 Eveningwear 3.0
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The third night of the eveningwear “red carpet” moments of Miss America were held on Friday, Sept. 7 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. It was […]
Read moreThe evening gowns, take 2, at Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.- For those who want to know what the evening gowns going down the “red carpet” looked like on night 2, Sept. 6, of […]
Read moreMiss America 2.0, prelim night 1.0: What about the evening gown?
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ATLANTIC CITY, N.Y. — With the first night of preliminary competition at Miss America on Wednesday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, the world finally got […]
Read moreStashing the sash fashion: Miss Mum Emma Guilmette
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 […]
Read moreStashing the sash fashion: Junior Miss Mum Sarah Lacouture
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 […]
Read moreStashing the sash fashion: Mini Miss Mum Maddie Merrifield
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 […]
Read moreStashing the sash fashion: National American Miss title holder Julia Jarosz
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 […]
Read moreThe fashion sense of Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss America’s Outstanding Teen contestants take great care in choosing their own wardrobe– looking for what’s stylish and flattering. And the organization takes great care in […]
Read moreMiss CT keeps on styling
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com All eyes were on the stage in Orlando, Fla. as contestants from across the country competed for the honor of being the next Miss America’s Outstanding […]
Read moreRepresenting the state, and hopefully soon, the nation
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Three young women were the guests of honor on Saturday, June 30 as they prepare for the Junior Miss Galaxy and Miss Belleza Latin national pageants […]
Read moreA treasure trove of evening gowns at Miss CT, Miss CT OT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The evening gown phase of the Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen competitions has traditionally been about showing the contestants’ poise and style. After the […]
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