by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Pageant Live took over the runway at hiTechMODA during New York Fashion Week to allow titleholders from across the country strut down the catwalk and demonstrate […]
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Category: Pageants
Marc Defang let’s his targeted customers walk the runway at NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Designer Marc Defang is a favorite of pageant competitors and titleholders. And at hiTechMODA during New York Fashion Week in February, pageant competitors and titleholders of […]
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Alfords presents a lineup of titleholders during NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Several pageant titleholders had the opportunity to place their crowns atop of their heads and to slide on their sashes as they took part in New […]
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A different kind of spotlight
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Pageant title holders from the South stepped out onto another kind of stage. Representatives of Gloria Arias’s Georgia’s Best and Brightest took to the runway during […]
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Peyton Troth upholds a point of the crown
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The canon of Miss America asks titleholders to honor the four points of the crown, “Scholarship. Success. Style. Service.” On a recent afternoon, the reigning Miss […]
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From serving the nation to sharing fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hilda Puno went from serving the country to working the camera. Hilda, who was born and raised on the island of Guam, served active duty […]
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Miss Wolcott selects its titleholders
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A new Miss Wolcott and Miss Wolcott’s Outstanding Teen were crowned on Saturday night. Watertown’s Monica Fenwick is the new Miss Wolcott for 2023. Bristol’s Sage […]
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A new Miss Wolcott, Miss Wolcott’s Outstanding Teen crowned Saturday
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The town of Wolcott has a penchant for developing winners in the world of scholarship competitions like the Miss Connecticut program. Among the Miss Wolcotts who […]
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There they are… the Miss Americas on Miss America Emma Broyles
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Miss America 2022 Emma Broyles took to the stage at the Mohegan Sun Earth Expo and Convention Center in Uncasville for one of her remaining […]
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Images from the red carpet at Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the candidates stepped on stage before the judges at the Miss America finals on Dec. 15, they stepped across the red carpet in their evening […]
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Wisconsin’s Grace Stanke is the new Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The new Miss America probably couldn’t find a better location to earn her crown. Grace Stanke, who was crowned Thursday night, is majoring in nuclear science […]
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Miss Connecticut reflects on Miss America… so far
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With Miss America in full swing, Miss Connecticut Sylvana Gonzalez sat down on Dec. 13 to share her experiences thus far. The finals for Miss America […]
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Wisconsin, Iowa are winners on night two of Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Wisconsin’s Grace Stanke won the talent award on night two of Miss America preliminaries and Bailey Hodson won the social impact scholarship on Dec. 13. The […]
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Bella’s Bug: A global perspective with Louisa Segole at Miss Fashion Global
Your intrepid host Bella Basque gets the scoop from Louisa Segole at Miss Fashion Global in Tampa.
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Georgia, Indiana win first night of Miss America prelims
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The first night of preliminary competition for Miss America was held last night, Dec. 12, at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville.
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Miss America judges announced; streaming details released
– The Miss America Organization, the nation’s oldest women’s competition and a leading provider of scholarships for women in the United States, is proud to announce its hosts and judges […]
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The new Teen Queen is putting in the time for success
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Leila Collins was crowned the new Teen Queen Miss Fashion Global in the recent competition held in Florida. But, she’s also a budding model and actor. […]
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Sylvana Gonzalez gets closer to her Miss America moment
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss America sets down at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut in December with the finals scheduled for Dec. 15. The current Miss Connecticut Sylvana Gonzalez is […]
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Hometown contestants crowned in Miss Connecticut system
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Leah Juliett was crowned Miss Stamford and Camryn Patton was crowned Miss Forestville’s Outstanding Teen on Nov. 20 at Wolcott High School, Wolcott, Conn. The contest […]
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Teen model seeks title with Miss Fashion Global
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Teen model Bella Basque has already built a significant social media presence (122,000 followers on Instagram via @therealbellabellas). But she’s looking to take her modeling career […]
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From hard times to success
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Shamila Beslow had been modeling since she was in her teens. But an illness that left her temporarily paralyzed inspired the 40-year-old to try her hand […]
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Miss Connecticut USA Cynthia Dias has style
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 […]
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Teen? Check. Stylish? Doublecheck. Meet Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Peyton Troth
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re going to hold the title Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen, your style game should be outstanding as well. The latest titleholder, Bristol’s Peyton Troth, demonstrated […]
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Brains, talent and brawn at Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen, the contestants not only have to demonstrate they have brains and talent, but that they live a healthy lifestyle to keep […]
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Get fit, get a score at Miss Connecticut Teen USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On the second night of Miss Connecticut Teen USA in Windsor, the contestants walked before the judges a second time in their athleisure wear in the […]
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Getting fit on night one with the Miss Connecticut USA contestants
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 […]
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Getting fit on the first night of Miss Connecticut Teen USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Lifestyle and fitness on display for contestants in the Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition as they showed the judges their personal choice for stylish athleisure. This […]
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Miss Connecticut: Just be yourself
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The opening number offers a first impression for the judges at competitions like Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen. When this year’s competition started in […]
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Glamming it up for night one of Miss Connecticut USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The glitz and glamour were on display on the first night of the Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition in Windsor Saturday night. […]
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Wolcott woman, North Haven teen win Miss Connecticut USA titles
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 […]
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