by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss Connecticut Gina Carloto speaks about her recent trip to Colorado to celebrate the new Miss America Madison Marsh, reuniting with her peers from this […]
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A queen in her castle
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you’re royalty, even of the pageant variety, you have to look the part. The reigning Miss U.S. of America Silver Queen Faith DeCrescenzo of Naugatuck, […]
Read moreMiss Black Ohio USA seeks to inspire
Armelie Tolenga, 20, is the reigning Miss Black Ohio USA 2024. Currently a college student majoring in art and photography at Miami University in Ohio. Armelie aspires to become a […]
Read moreCan’t get to Orlando? Miss America, Miss America’s Teen will be streamed this week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Tonight, Jan. 9, the Miss America and Miss America’s Teen competitions begin in earnest. The candidates from across the country – including Miss Connecticut Gina Carloto […]
Read moreOne step closer to a Miss America’s Teen dream
The countdown is on for Miss Connecticut’s Teen Emily Anastasio. The Miss America’s Teen preliminary competition will be held Jan. 9 at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Fla. And […]
Read moreMiss Connecticut Gina Carloto gets ready for Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Gina Carloto was crowned as Miss Connecticut back in June. And in January, she will find out if she will be the new Miss America. From […]
Read moreWhat’s been happening with Miss Connecticut’s Teen Emily Anastasio
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss Connecticut’s Teen Emily Anastasio provides an update on her preparations for the Miss America’s Teen competition planned for Orlando, Fla. Jan. 6-14. PHOTOS by MIKE […]
Read moreChanged perspective
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On a warm autumn night, model Arielis Gutierrez — the current Miss Queen of Queen Latina — gets a different perspective on her hometown of Hartford, […]
Read moreA different perspective on pageants
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Nita Belle’s Closet offered a unique take on pageant garments during the brand’s runway show at hiTECH Moda in September during New York Fashion Week. PHOTOS […]
Read moreA titleholder with passion
Isobel Murphy is representing U.S. United and their National Platform of Breast Cancer Research as Royal Teen Miss U.S. United 2023. She recently had a photoshoot at Squire’s castle in Willoughby, […]
Read moreThree of a kind
Megan Murphy, Teen Miss U.S. United 2023 and formerly Teen Miss Arkansas U.S. United 2023, had a photoshoot at Squire’s castle in Willoughby Ohio on Sept 16. She is a triplet […]
Read moreThe gowns flow across the stage at Miss U.S. of America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A pageant isn’t a pageant without some evening gowns to grace the stage. On Aug. 6, the contestants of Miss U.S. of America wore their best […]
Read moreAllow them to introduce themselves at Miss U.S. of America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For the introductory number at Miss U.S. of America on Aug. 6 at the Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport, the contestants vying for the crown […]
Read moreThey chose style at Miss U.S. of America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of their optional competitions, contestants of Miss U.S. of America put their modeling and personal fashion sense on display for judges Aug. 5 at […]
Read moreA parade of talent at Miss U.S. of America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Talent was offered as one of the optional categories for competition at the Miss U.S. of America competition. At the Sheraton Hartford at Bradley Airport on […]
Read moreModeling, Miss U.S. of America style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Couto Pageants held its Miss U.S. of America pageant on Aug. 5 and 6. Saturday’s event was dedicated to primarily optional competitions. One of the competitions […]
Read moreDesigner teamwork on the Miss Bikini US runway
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com MIAMI BEACH — Dawn Rochelle Warner Bates, the producer of Miss Bikini US, teamed up with the brand Shop Sydney Sue for a swimwear collection shown […]
Read moreThe new Miss Bikini United States makes herself at home
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re going to be crowned Miss Bikini United States, you’ll have to get used to being photographed on the beach… well, in a bikini. The […]
Read moreGoing up with Miss Bikini Fitness
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The thing about stairs is that they can go down, but they can also go up. The stairs for Dee Hake of Massachusetts were definitely going […]
Read moreUtah, Nevada take Miss Bikini US crowns
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com MIAMI BEACH — Under the night skies of Miami Beach, two contestants vying for crowns under the Miss Bikini Model banner were crowned on July 6 […]
Read moreMassachusetts contestant crowned Miss Bikini Fitness
MIAMI BEACH — After a rain storm that sent contestants and guest running for shelter that delayed the competition for 30 minutes, a new Miss Bikini Fitness was crowned poolside […]
Read moreCute suits from Shop Sydney Sue at Miss Bikini US
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Colorful and cute are apt descriptions for the latest collection shown by Shop Sydney Sue at the brand’s fashion runway event held during the Miss Bikini […]
Read moreMiss Bikini US contestants were ready to walk during Miami Swim
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With the Miami swimsuit fashion shows picking up steam for the season, the contestants of this year’s Miss Bikini US competition lined up for an afternoon […]
Read moreMiss Connecticut picks its queens
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A woman from Milford and a teen from Meriden took the top slots at the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization’s competition on Sunday afternoon, June 19 at […]
Read moreDressing up for the Miss Connecticut gala
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The night before the competition for Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Teen headed into its finals on Sunday, June 18, the candidates, their family and friendly […]
Read moreMiss Connecticut completes night one of competition
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The preliminary competitions were held for Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Teen on Friday night at the Mohegan Sun’s Cabaret Theater in Uncasville. Miss Litchfield County […]
Read moreThe next Miss Connecticut is waiting in the wings this weekend
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Yes, there will be a new Miss Connecticut selected on Sunday at the Mohegan Sun. But along the way, audiences at the resort casino’s Cabaret Theater […]
Read moreRed all about it
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you’re waiting for someone, you don’t want to blend into the woodwork. Wearing red, Miss Queen of Queen Latinas Arielis Gutierrez ensures she is not […]
Read moreIf you’ve got a crown, you might as well flaunt it
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You’ve just been crowned as a member of the Queen of Queen Latina royal court. What do you do next? You pose for a fashion shoot […]
Read moreWaiting for the train of sunny days
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For the past few weeks, it seems as if finding a sunny day is like waiting for a train on the wrong track. As the rains […]
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