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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Category: Pageants
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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New Miss Connecticut, Outstanding Teen crowned Saturday
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A woman who has been knocking at the door of Miss Connecticut for five years is the new state title holder. And a young woman who […]
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Miss Connecticut Sapna Raghavan is ready to take her next steps
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sapna Raghavan has spent seven years of her life as a part of the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Program. When she was younger, she served the Miss […]
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Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen savored her power to inspire
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Aicha Diallo hands over her Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen to her successor on April 9, the soon-to-be student at Duke University said she will look […]
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Miss Connecticut competition set for April 9
The Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization announced the Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Competition will be held April 9 at the Cabaret Theater of the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville. […]
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Model has a multi-dimensional resume
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Aletha Ruth Thomas could have stopped at New York Fashion Week model when she listed the items on her resume. But Aletha, who was a recent […]
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Model has experience
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Rita Morris is a veteran model, having spent nearly 9 years with John Casablancas in Nashville. She also is a recent competitor at Miss Fashion Global […]
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These women will serve the community as American Women of Service
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Connecticut and Rhode Island representatives for the American Women of Service received their crowns and sashes in an intimate setting in Cranston, R.I. surrounded by […]
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The secret is out on what Miss Connecticut wore
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Miss Connecticut Sapna Raghavan held her send off party in South Windsor, she showed guests the wardrobe she was going to wear at Miss America […]
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Miss America contestants smile along the red carpet
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before they headed into the Mohegan Sun Arena for the finals of Miss America, the contestant glided over the red carpet in their evening gowns for […]
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Some parting words from Miss America 2020
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After a prolonged reign as Miss America thanks to COVID-19, Camille Schrier gets to hand over her crown to a new titleholder tonight. The 50 women […]
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Night 2 of the competition: Evening gowns
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On the second night of preliminary competitions for Miss America, contestants accented their on-stage questions and red carpet moment with a variety of evening gowns. This […]
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Texas and Illinois reps win night 2 of Miss America prelims
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On the second night of preliminary competition at Miss America, the representatives from Texas and Illinois won the preliminary awards. Mallory Fuller of Texas was the […]
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Connecticut’s Sapna Raghavan makes her pitch at Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On night of two of the Miss America preliminaries at the Mohegan Sun on Monday, Connecticut’s Sapna Raghavan got to speak her mind. Initially, she took […]
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Talking Miss America with Connecticut’s Sapna Raghavan
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Rehearsals were underway. The audience’s arrival was hours away. Makeup and hair preparation was a promise rather than a reality for the moment. But Connecticut’s Sapna […]
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Miss America prelim winners talk about the power of poetry and the power of their pitch
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionmag.com The first night of preliminary competition at Miss America is in the history books. New York’s Sydney Park won talent with the recitation of an […]
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Miss Connecticut Sapna Raghavan begins her Miss America adventure
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The first night of Miss America preliminaries was held on Sunday night at the Mohegan Sun Earth Convention Center in Uncasville. And it was the first […]
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Miss Connecticut Teen USA shares her mental health story
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A retreat in Houston earlier this year helped ease Nikitha Kikanamada’s ride when she arrived in Tulsa, Okla. for the Miss Teen USA competition in late […]
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Miss America panelists for prelims announced
With the 100th Anniversary Miss America competition beginning this weekend, the Miss America Organization announced the panelists for the two-night competition preliminaries scheduled to take place on Sunday and Monday at 7 p.m. at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. The preliminaries […]
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A queen in her castle
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re a queen, you’re going to seek out your castle. And that’s what model Lauren Crawford did during Ohio Fashion Week as she stepped away […]
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