Stashing the sash fashion: Miss National Petite 2017-2018 Olivia Mae Zink
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, and talent costumes are the uniforms of necessity. But...
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Stylish in their furs
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The contestants of Miss Polonia CT 2018 had the chance to play fashion model for a moment on the stage of...
A Polish queen with fashionable flair
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Polish community of Connecticut has a new queen and the Nutmeg state has a new style as New Britain’s Nicole...
Stashing the sash fashion: Mini Miss Mum 2016 Allison Aparo
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, and talent costumes are the uniforms of necessity. But...
Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Mum 2016 Callie Laprise
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, and talent costumes are the uniforms of necessity. But...
And she’s underway… catching up with Miss CT, halfway thru Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Two nights of preliminary competitions at Miss America in Atlantic City, N.J. are out of the way. One more preliminary event...
Miss CT’s Outstanding Teen shares her experiences at national pageant
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A month has nearly passed since Waterbury’s Brooke Cyr came back from Orlando where she competed for the opportunity to be...
Stashing the sash: Miss Southern New England Junior Pre-teen Kylie Watson
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, and talent costumes are the uniforms of necessity. But...
Stashing the sash fashion: Pre Teen Miss Plantsville Isabella Warner
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, and talent costumes are the uniforms of necessity. But...
Stashing the sash fashion: Junior Teen Miss Southington Haley Derwin
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....
Stashing the sash fashion: Petite Miss Southington Leah Aparo and Petite Miss Plantsville Maddie Merrifield
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....
Stashing the sash fashion: Miss New England PreTeen Mia Hwang
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....
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...
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...
Teens, youngsters receive local pageant crowns
The Junior Miss Southington pageant was held on Saturday, June 3 at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. The winners were: Co-Teen Miss Southington due...
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...
Demonstrating beauty is ‘Eternal’
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With contestants from the age of 3 to 25, the Miss Eternal Beauty pageant in Springfield, Mass. on May 27 demonstrated...
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...
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...
Preparing to bring it to life
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the house was packed with patrons ready to see the latest gowns and more from Mac Duggal for Fall Winter...
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...
Before the crown
Before Iris Mittenaere was crowned Miss Universe in Manila, Philippines Sunday, the photographers of Miss Universe captured the events backstage for the worldwide pageant.
Miss America scheduled for Sept. 10 broadcast
Atlantic City, NJ (February 1, 2017) – The Miss America Organization, dick clark productions and ABC announced today that the 97th Miss America Competition will...
Pulling back the curtain at the pageant
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the contestants of a pageant step up on stage before the judges and an audience, there is preparation that goes...
A teacher-to-be provides a lesson about a modeling life
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Bianca Golden, a former contestant on “America’s Next Top Model,” served as one of the VIP judges for last Saturday’s Miss...
Meet Connecticut’s latest queen
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The 2017 Miss Black Connecticut USA pageant was held this past weekend with Charrisse Gudger, competing as Miss Black Stamford, taking home...
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...
And for the evening…. Polish contestants shine in gowns
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of the Miss Polonia CT pageant, contestants compete in evening gowns to demonstrate their elegance and grace. This is...
Polish style hits the teen fashion scene
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A Connecticut teen joined the Nutmeg State fashion landscape as she was crowned Miss Polonia CT Teen 2017 on Saturday night...
Cold weather elegance for Polish princesses
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As a prelude to the Miss Polonia 2017 pageant at the Polish National Home in Hartford, Conn. Oct. 1, contestants for...
