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 […]
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If 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 […]
Read moreMiss Connecticut USA finalists show their fitness in swim
by MIKE CHAIKEN The 12 finalists for Miss Connecticut USA showed their fitness in swimwear during the competition held in Windsor, Conn. on April 16. Karla Aponte Roque won the […]
Read moreSporty style at Miss Connecticut Teen USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of the Miss Connecticut Teen USA finals on Sunday, April 16, the contestants showed their athletic wear style. Jade Ferdinand won the Miss Connecticut […]
Read moreNew titles awarded at Miss Connecticut USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Karla Aponte Roque is the new Miss Connecticut USA. And Jade Ferdinand is the new Miss Connecticut Teen USA. Both were crowned in Windsor, Conn. on […]
Read moreMya Xeller makes splash at Miss Connecticut Teen USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The finals for Miss Connecticut USA on Sunday, April 16 were not just about selecting new titleholders but saying farewell to the old ones. And in […]
Read moreThe race for the Miss Connecticut USA, Miss Connecticut Teen USA is underway
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Five teens and 26 women vying for Miss Connecticut Teen USA and Miss Connecticut USA took to the stage at the Marriott Hartford/Windsor Airport hotel in […]
Read moreReady for a turn in front of the judges in her Shop Sydney Sue
The next pageant season is underway. And the brand Shop Sydney Sue (ShopSydneySue.com), which has dressed contestants at Miami’s Miss Bikini US is offering a line of swimsuits worthy of […]
Read moreTitleholders take over the catwalk
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 […]
Read moreMarc 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 […]
Read moreAlfords 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 […]
Read moreA 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 […]
Read morePeyton 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 […]
Read moreFrom 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 […]
Read moreMiss 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 […]
Read moreA 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 […]
Read moreThere 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 […]
Read moreImages 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 […]
Read moreWisconsin’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 […]
Read moreMiss 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 […]
Read moreWisconsin, 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 […]
Read moreBella’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.
Read moreGeorgia, 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.
Read moreMiss 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 […]
Read moreThe 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. […]
Read moreSylvana 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 […]
Read moreHometown 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 […]
Read moreTeen 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 […]
Read moreFrom 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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