by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut’s Jonet Nichelle is a freshman cheerleader for the New England Patriots’ in the NFL this season. And as a newbie, she had a chance to experience an annual tradition for the squad—traveling to an exotic location to shoot the next year’s swimsuit calendar. CTFashionMag.com caught
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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 Hamden was crowned Miss Greater Waterbury; Micayla Barrows of Prospect won the title of Miss Southbury; Lindiana Frangu of Waterbury
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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 was selected as the new Miss Naugatuck Valley. Zorri McCray of Waterbury won the title of Miss Naugatuck Valley’s Outstanding
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The temperature have dropped below freezing in the Northeast as December marches into the New Year. The temperatures may cause some women to reach for the long underwear. However, just as some may reach for their bikinis… not to take some penguin plunge but to pack for their Caribbean get
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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 Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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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 Miss Connecticut pageant. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com KK Swimwear out of Miami Florida has been busy in 2017. This first weekend in November, the swimwear line for tweens and teens was holding its annual show in Miami with photo shoots, parties, fashion shows, and a spokesmodel search. In September, they took the runway
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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 Miss Forestville at Chippens Hill Middle School. Victoria Lemme is the new Miss Bristol. Gia Iwanec was selected as Miss
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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 Janusz was crowned Miss Polonia CT 2018 at the Polish National Home in Hartford, Conn. Sept. 23. Janusz is a student at the University of
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Part of the mantra of Miss America’s crown is that one of the points represents style. With competitions in evening gown and lifestyle and fitness (swimsuits)– as well as that all important introduction at the beginning of the evening– the contestants make conscious selections when presenting
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Tonight, Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. on ABC, the new Miss America will be crowned, taking over for the current Miss America Savvy Shields. On Friday, Sept. 8, the third and last night of the preliminary competitions were held. And again, the contestants showed their
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The next group of contestants competing in the life style and fitness (swimsuits) and evening gown categories during the Miss America Competition preliminaries finally got to show the world what they think is style on Sept. 7. This is what the audience saw during the second
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Style has always been a hallmark of the contestants at Miss America. The evening gowns were always the contestants’ choice. This year, after some time where contestants were tied to a specific brand swimsuit, the contestants were able to pick the suit of their choice. This
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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 Miss USA is making the suits available for sale as soon as viewers finish watching. Yandy.com, a leading retailer of
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Swimsuits For All, an online retailer of women’s swimwear, has many new ways for women to complete their swimsuit ensembles in style. Cover ups put the perfect finishing touch on swimsuits and allow women to make chic fashion statements when they’re headed to the pool or to the beach. Just
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After making it past the gauntlet of auditions, one of the first tasks for a New England Patriots Cheerleader is the annual swimsuit calendar photo shoot. Last year, Alex Brandy, a Terryville, Conn. woman, achieved rookie status on the NFL team’s cheer squad. And nearly immediately,
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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, 15 of New Britain, won the title to represent the Polish community at a pageant at the Polish National Home. She appeared
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A new fashion icon hit the spotlight this past weekend. Marlena Sawicka was selected as Miss Polonia CT for 2017. The aspiring fashion model won after appearing on stage in a fur coat, cocktail dress, swimsuit, and evening gown on the stage of the Polish National
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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 competition. When the names of the 15 women going on to compete in the finals were announced, Taglia was not
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On Thursday, Miss Connecticut Alyssa Taglia got to play “dress-up.” On the third night of preliminary competition in Atlantic City, N.J. for the Miss America pageant, the Nutmeg State fashion icon stepped onto stage in a swimsuit for the Lifestyle and Fitness phase of competition. Later
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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 the scholarship pageant, which was held June 17 and 18. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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