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And she’s underway… catching up with Miss CT, halfway thru Miss America

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 is left before the finals […]

Miss CT’s Outstanding Teen shares her experiences at national pageant

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 Miss America’s Outstanding Teen. The […]

Stashing the sash: Miss Southern New England Junior Pre-teen Kylie Watson

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 what do titleholders wear when […]

Stashing the sash fashion: Pre Teen Miss Plantsville Isabella Warner

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 what do titleholders wear when […]

Stashing the sash fashion: Junior Teen Miss Southington Haley Derwin

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Stashing the sash fashion: Petite Miss Southington Leah Aparo and Petite Miss Plantsville Maddie Merrifield

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Stashing the sash fashion: Miss New England PreTeen Mia Hwang

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Through the lens of Jade Soto: Miss Connecticut Scholarship pageant

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Meet the new queens of Connecticut

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Teens, youngsters receive local pageant crowns

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 to a deadlock on the […]

Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Bristol Gina Salvatore

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Demonstrating beauty is ‘Eternal’

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 that fashion sense is, well, […]

Elegant introduction for Miss CT family

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Miss CT Class of 2017 complete after local pageant

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Preparing to bring it to life

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 2017, models, makeup artists, and […]

Add some more sparkle: More CT style stars

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Before the crown

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Atlantic City, NJ (February 1, 2017) – The Miss America Organization, dick clark productions and ABC announced today that the 97th Miss America Competition will return to Atlantic City’s historic […]

Pulling back the curtain at the pageant

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 on behind the scenes. In […]

A teacher-to-be provides a lesson about a modeling life

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 Black Connecticut USA pageant at […]

Meet Connecticut’s latest queen

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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 the title. Charisse Gudger was […]

Stopping off in Bristol, CT: Who could be next to follow these CT style icons?

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

And for the evening…. Polish contestants shine in gowns

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

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 what judges saw at the […]

Polish style hits the teen fashion scene

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

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 in Hartford, Conn. Natalia Matuszewska, […]

Cold weather elegance for Polish princesses

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

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 the annual event participated in […]

Miss Connecticut stays Miss Connecticut as another is crowned Miss America

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Connecticut woman heads to Nevada to vie for national crown

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Southington’s Kimberly Beaudoin is vying for a chance to see if will be crowned queen of the nation. Beaudoin, who is the current Mrs. Connecticut USA […]

What she wore: The new Miss CT Alyssa Taglia

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the new Miss Connecticut, Alyssa Taglia finds herself a Nutmeg State style star. This is how the Wolcott, Conn. resident addressed her wardrobe choices for […]

It’s a competition but it’s a fashion show

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Seventeen women are going head-to-head in a competition this weekend to determine who will be the next Miss Connecticut and eventually go on to Miss America […]

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