Miss Connecticut
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The Miss Connecticut competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut
in the Miss America
pageant. Connecticut has won the Miss America crown once (Marian Bergeron
, 1933).
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
in the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant. Connecticut has won the Miss America crown once (Marian Bergeron
Marian Bergeron
Marian Bergeron was Miss America in 1933.Bergeron, from West Haven, Connecticut, won the crown as the pageant returned to Atlantic City, New Jersey after a five year hiatus see...
, 1933).
Winners
Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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2011 | Morgan Amarone | Hamden Hamden, Connecticut Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates... |
23 | Miss Southington | Dance | Previously 1st runner up at Connecticut's Outstanding Teen 2005 | ||
2010 | Brittany Decker | Bristol Bristol, Connecticut Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 61,353. Bristol is primarily known as the home of ESPN, whose central studios are in the city. Bristol is also home to... |
21 | Miss Hartford County | Vocal "Journey to the Past Journey to the Past "Journey to the Past" is a song written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty for the 1997 animated film Anastasia. The song was originally recorded by actress Liz Callaway to be included in the film and was later re-recorded by singer Aaliyah as an pop-R&B single to promote the soundtrack.The pop... " |
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2009 | Sharalynn Kuziak | Southington Southington, Connecticut Southington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of Connecticut's 1st congressional district. It is situated about 20 miles southwest of Hartford, about 80 miles northeast of New York City, 105 miles southwest of Boston and 77 miles west of Providence... |
22 | Miss Constitution | Theatrical Tap Dance | |||
2008 | Ashley Glenn | Hamden Hamden, Connecticut Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates... |
23 | Miss Shoreline | Lyrical Dance | Former Massachusetts' Junior Miss 2003 | ||
2007 | Dana Daunis | Watertown Watertown, Connecticut Watertown is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 21,661 at the 2000 census. The zip code for Watertown is 06795. It is a suburb of Waterbury. It borders the towns of Woodbury, Middlebury, Litchfield, Plymouth, Bethlehem, and Thomaston.-Founding History:More... |
22 | Miss Fairfield County | Vocal "Let Him Fly" | Preliminary Talent Award, Non-finalist Talent Award | Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2006 |
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Lauren Betancourt | Suffield Suffield, Connecticut Suffield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It had once been within the boundaries of Massachusetts. The town is located in the Connecticut River Valley with the town of Enfield neighboring to the east. In 1900, 3,521 people lived in Suffield; and in 1910, 3,841. As of the... |
Miss North Haven | Crowned Miss CT on June 23, 2007 and resigned on August 6, 2007 | |||||
2006 | Heidi Alice Voight Heidi Alice Voight Heidi Alice Voight is a former pageant titleholder from Milford, Connecticut who held the Miss Connecticut title and competed in the Miss America pageant.-Personal life:... |
Milford Milford, Connecticut Milford is a coastal city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between Bridgeport and New Haven. The population was 52,759 at the 2010 census... |
24 | Miss Capital Region | Vocal "Why Haven't I Heard from You Why Haven't I Heard from You "Why Haven't I Heard from You" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in April 1994, it was the first single from her album, Read My Mind. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 1994.It debuted at #60 on the Hot Country Singles... " |
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2005 | Dianna Baitinger | Norwich Norwich, Connecticut Regular steamship service between New York and Boston helped Norwich to prosper as a shipping center through the early part of the 20th century. During the Civil War, Norwich once again rallied and saw the growth of its textile, armaments, and specialty item manufacturing... |
23 | Miss North Haven | Vocal "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" is the title of a 1992 rock ballad performed as a duet by the American singers Patty Smyth and Don Henley.-History:... " |
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2004 | Nikki Palmieri | North Haven North Haven, Connecticut North Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut on the outskirts of New Haven, Connecticut.North Haven is less than ten miles from downtown New Haven and Yale University. It is near Sleeping Giant State Park and home the Quinnipiac University School of Health Sciences, the School of Nursing,... |
22 | Miss Montowese | Jazz Dance "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man" | |||
2003 | Marla Prete | North Haven | 22 | Miss Fairfield County | Tap Dance "I Got Rhythm I Got Rhythm "I Got Rhythm" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and published in 1930, which became a jazz standard. Its chord progression, known as the "rhythm changes", is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes such as Charlie Parker's and Dizzy Gillespie's Bebop... " & "Fascinating Rhythm Fascinating Rhythm "Fascinating Rhythm" is a popular song written by George Gershwin in 1924 with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was first introduced by Cliff Edwards, Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire in the Broadway musical Lady Be Good. The Astaires also recorded the song on April 19, 1926 in London with George Gershwin... " |
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2002 | Tanisha Brito Tanisha Brito Tanisha Nicole Brito is a beauty queen who has competed at both Miss America and Miss USA.Brito is an experienced pageant contestant. Her first major pageant was the 2000 Miss Connecticut state pageant, where she finished second runner-up. The following year she competed in Georgia, where she... |
New London New London, Connecticut New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut.... |
22 | Miss New London County | Tap Dance "Let's Face the Music and Dance Let's Face the Music and Dance "Let's Face the Music and Dance" is a song written in 1936 by Irving Berlin for the film Follow the Fleet, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and featured in a celebrated dance duet with Astaire and Ginger Rogers... " |
Top 10 Finalist | Later Miss Georgia USA Miss Georgia USA The Miss Georgia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Georgia in the Miss USA pageant.Historically, Georgia has been the eleventh most successful state at Miss USA and has performed in more recent years, placing eighth on the table of most successful states... 2005 |
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2001 | Marissa Perez | Meriden Meriden, Connecticut Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 59,653.-History:... |
23 | Miss Fairfield County | Vocal "This Time Around" | Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA Miss Connecticut Teen USA The Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed Pageant Associates as of June, 2010.... 1996 |
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2000 | Renelle Richardson | Branford Branford, Connecticut -Landmarks and attractions:Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . These include buildings in Federal, Arts and Crafts, and Queen Anne styles of architecture... |
18 | Miss Elm City | Classical Ballet en Pointe "Kitri's Variation" from Don Quixote Don Quixote (ballet) Don Quixote is a ballet originally staged in four acts and eight scenes, based on an episode taken from the famous novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. It was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus and was first presented by the Ballet of the... |
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1999 | Sylvia Gomes Sylvia Gomes Sylvia Gomes, is a beauty queen from Bridgeport, Connecticut who has competed in the Miss America pageant. Gomes worked as a reporter for ABC40, an ABC affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts, during 2003 and 2004.-Pageants:... |
Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area... |
20 | Miss Hamden | Piano "Theme from The Piano" | Top 10 Finalist | ||
1998 | Lauren Bergamo | Prospect Prospect, Connecticut Prospect is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,707 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
19 | Miss Hamden | Vocal "It's Time" | |||
1997 | Merissa Starnes | Bloomfield Bloomfield, Connecticut Bloomfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,626 at the 2009 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.2 square miles is water.Bloomfield is bordered by Windsor to the... |
21 | Miss Nutmeg | Contemporary Ballet en Pointe | Non-finalist talent | ||
1996 | Stacy Perrone | Wolcott Wolcott, Connecticut Wolcott is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 15,215 at the 2000 census.Wolcott was founded in 1796 and was originally named Farmingbury... |
22 | Miss Wolcott | Vocal "And This Is My Beloved And This Is My Beloved "And This Is My Beloved" is a popular song.It was from the 1953 musical Kismet and is credited to Robert Wright and George Forrest. Like all the music in that show, the melody was in fact based on music composed by Alexander Borodin, in this case, Borodin's String Quartet in D.The same melody had... " |
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1995 | Amy Zappone | Wolcott | 18 | Miss Wolcott | Dance "Dancin' Fool" from Copacabana Copacabana (musical) Copacabana is a TV-musical, stage musical, and nightclub show written by Barry Manilow, based on the song of the same name. The show toured the United States and, as of 2006, became available to license to performing companies and schools for the first time.... |
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1994 | MaryGrace Santagata | New Haven New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and... |
24 | Miss Charter Oak | Vocal | Non-Finalist Talent Award | ||
1993 | Kimberly Burgess | Manchester Manchester, Connecticut Manchester is a township and city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 58,241.- History :... |
22 | Miss Waterbury | Lyrical Dance "Papa, Can You Hear Me? Papa, Can You Hear Me? "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" is a 1983 song, performed by Barbra Streisand for the film Yentl. The song was composed by Michel Legrand, with lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman.... " |
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1992 | Valorie Abate | North Haven | 22 | Miss New Haven County | Classical Vocal | Non-Finalist Talent Award | Former Miss Connecticut USA Miss Connecticut USA The Miss Connecticut USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Crown Productions, who took over the pageant in 2003.... 1991, 1st runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1991 |
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1991 | Stephanie Stiefel | West Haven West Haven, Connecticut West Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 52,721.-History:... |
26 | Miss New Haven County | Classical Vocal "Quando me'n vo'" | |||
1990 | Bianca Salahashourian | Fairfield Fairfield, Connecticut Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404... |
25 | Miss Greater Waterbury | Vocal "Part of Your World Part of Your World "Part of Your World" is a song written and composed by the songwriting duo of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. It was originally featured in the 1989 Disney film The Little Mermaid, and is also featured in the Broadway musical adaptation of the film... " |
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1989 | Marlena Marshall | Glastonbury Glastonbury, Connecticut Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1693. The population was 31,876 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Glastonbury in Somerset, England. Glastonbury is located on the banks of the Connecticut River, 7 miles southeast of Hartford. The town... |
25 | Miss Vernon | Ballet en Pointe | |||
1988 | Maria Caporale | Oakdale | 24 | Miss New London County | Vocal "What Did I Have That I Don't Have" from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever On a Clear Day You Can See Forever On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is a musical with music by Burton Lane and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner based loosely on Berkeley Square, written in 1929 by John L. Balderston. It concerns a woman who has ESP and has been reincarnated... |
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1987 | Michele Eaton | Shelton Shelton, Connecticut Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,559 at the 2010 census.-Origins:Shelton was settled by the English as part of the town of Stratford, Connecticut, in 1639... |
21 | Miss Fairfield County | Baton Twirling "They're Playing Our Song They're Playing Our Song They're Playing Our Song is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, and music by Marvin Hamlisch.In a story based on the real-life relationship of Hamlisch and Sager, a wisecracking composer finds a new, offbeat lyricist, but initially the match is not one made in heaven... " |
Non-Finalist Talent Award | Toured with Miss America Gillette Troupe | |
1986 | Lorraine Hudson | North Haven | 24 | Miss Briarwood College | Vocal "Something's Coming" from West Side Story West Side Story West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins... |
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1985 | Lorine Guagenti | Derby Derby, Connecticut Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,391 at the 2000 census. With of land area, Derby is Connecticut's smallest municipality.The city has a Metro-North railroad station called Derby – Shelton.-History:... |
21 | Miss New Haven County | Jazz Dance | |||
1984 | Joanne Caruso | Trumbull Trumbull, Connecticut Trumbull, a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut in the New England region of the United States, is bordered by the towns of Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield and Easton along Connecticut's Gold Coast. The population was 36,018 according to the 2010 census.Family Circle magazine... |
23 | Miss Trumbull | Clarinet "Jazz Medley" | sister of Miss Connecticut 1980 | ||
1983 | Dakeita Vanderburg | Westport Westport, Connecticut -Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices.... |
26 | Miss Westport | Popular Vocal "I Can See It" | |||
1982 | Kelly Slater | Woodbury Woodbury, Connecticut Woodbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,198 at the 2000 census. The town center is also designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place . Woodbury was founded in 1672.... |
21 | Miss Woodbury | Popular Vocal "Blue Champagne" | |||
1981 | Virginia Reichardt | Danbury Danbury, Connecticut Danbury is a city in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It had population at the 2010 census of 80,893. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County and is the seventh largest city in Connecticut.... |
21 | Miss Danbury | Country Western Vocal "Love is a Rose Love is a Rose "Love Is a Rose" is a song written by Neil Young in 1974 for the unreleased album Homegrown. It was later released in 1977 on the compilation Decade.... " & "Queen of Hearts Queen of Hearts (song) "Queen of Hearts" is the title of a country-pop song written by Hank DeVito, who was the pedal steel guitarist in Emmylou Harris' backing group The Hot Band in the early '80s.... " |
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1980 | Jeanne Caruso | Trumbull | 21 | Miss Trumbull | Piano & Original Vocal "Song For Tomorrow" | Top 10 Finalist | sister of Miss Connecticut 1984, former wife of Joe Theisman | |
1979 | Laura Kaufmann | Enfield Enfield, Connecticut Enfield is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 45,212 at the 2000 census. It sits on the border with Longmeadow, Massachusetts and East Longmeadow, Massachusetts to the north, Somers to the east, East Windsor and Ellington to the south, and the... |
18 | Miss Greater Enfield | Interpretive Modern Jazz Dance | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
1978 | Maryalice Flintroy | Meriden | 18 | Miss Meriden | Popular Vocal "Inseparable Inseparable (song) "Inseparable" is a song originally recorded by R&B singer Natalie Cole. Released in 1975, it was her second straight number one single on the Hot Soul Singles chart from her debut album,Inseparable, and also reached number thirty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart... " |
Non-Finalist Talent | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |
1977 | Karen Kopins Karen Kopins Karen Kopins Shaw is an American actress and former model. Her acting career is mostly under her maiden name.-Early life:Kopins was Miss Connecticut 1977, having entered the pageant as Miss Ridgefield... |
Ridgefield Ridgefield, Connecticut Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 24,638 at the 2010 census. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S... |
18 | Miss Ridgefield | Modern Jazz Dance "Zero to Sixty in Five" | actress who has appeared in Dallas, Designing Women Designing Women Designing Women is an American television sitcom that centered on the working and personal lives of four Southern women and one man in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. It aired on the CBS television network from September 29, 1986 until May 24, 1993. The show was created by head writer... , Perry Mason Perry Mason Perry Mason is a fictional character, a defense attorney who was the main character in works of detective fiction authored by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason was featured in more than 80 novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial... , and films Troop Beverly Hills Troop Beverly Hills Troop Beverly Hills is a 1989 American comedy film. Produced by Weintraub Entertainment Group and directed by Jeff Kanew, it starred Shelley Long, Craig T... and Once Bitten. |
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1976 | Debra LaRoche | Cheshire Cheshire, Connecticut Cheshire is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 28,543 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Connecticut is located in Cheshire. In 2009 Cheshire was ranked 72 in Money Magazine's 100 Best Places to Live.Likewise, in 2011 Cheshire was ranked 73 in... |
20 | Miss Cheshire | Popular Vocal "I Feel a Song Coming On" | |||
1975 | Mary Cadorette Mary Cadorette Mary Therese Cadorette is an American actress best known for playing John Ritter's live-in girlfriend, flight attendant Vicky Bradford on the short-lived 1984 Three's Company spinoff, Three's a Crowd.... |
East Hartford East Hartford, Connecticut East Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 51,252 at the 2010 census.-Geography:... |
18 | Miss Manchester | Modern Jazz Dance | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
1974 | Elisa Heinemann | Wethersfield Wethersfield, Connecticut Wethersfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Many records from colonial times spell the name Weathersfield, while Native Americans called it Pyquag... |
18 | Miss Wethersfield | Dramatic Interpretations "Prunella" "Yenta" & "Wicked Witch" | |||
1973 | Deborah Blanchard | North Haven | 21 | Miss New Haven | Modern Jazz Dance "West Side Story West Side Story West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins... " |
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1972 | Linda Kapral | East Lyme East Lyme, Connecticut East Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 18,118 at the 2000 census. The latitude of East Lyme is 41.353N... |
19 | Miss East Lyme | Modern Jazz, African Dance & Gymnastics | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
1971 | Priscilla Doyle | Rockville Rockville, Connecticut Rockville is a census-designated place and a village of the town of Vernon in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,708 at the 2000 census... |
23 | Miss Manchester | Flamenco Dance | |||
1970 | Cynthia Fowler | Cheshire | 21 | Miss Cheshire | Classical Vocal "The Jewel Song" from Faust Faust (opera) Faust is a drame lyrique in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play Faust et Marguerite, in turn loosely based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust, Part 1... |
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1969 | Carol Jean Norval | Stafford Springs | 21 | Miss Stafford | Organ "St. Louis Blues" | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
1968 | Gunnell Ragone | West Hartford West Hartford, Connecticut West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town was incorporated in 1854. Prior to that date, the town was a parish of Hartford.... |
21 | Miss University of Hartford | Popular Vocal & Monologue "Guantanamera Guantanamera "Guantanamera" is perhaps the best known Cuban song and that country's most noted patriotic song.-Music:The music for the song is sometimes attributed to José Fernández Diaz, known as Joseíto Fernández, who claimed to have written it at various dates , and who used it regularly in one of his radio... " |
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1967 | Diane Bylo | Norwalk Norwalk, Connecticut Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the city is 85,603, making Norwalk sixth in population in Connecticut, and third in Fairfield County... |
21 | Miss Stamford | Vocal "Heaven Hop" | |||
1966 | Carole Gelish | Accordion Solo | Non-finalist Talent Award | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe; Carol Gelish assumed the title after charging that the winner, Karen Maguire, was not qualified. Behind closed doors with pageant officials present there was some sort of secret run-off with the original winner. At that meeting, Miss Gelish was declared the winner. | ||||
1965 | Donna Scott | Stratford Stratford, Connecticut Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It was founded by Puritans in 1639.... |
18 | Miss Danbury | Vocal "Someone to Watch Over Me Someone to Watch over Me (song) "Someone to Watch Over Me" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay! , where it was introduced by Gertrude Lawrence... " |
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1964 | Honora Bukowski | Wallingford Wallingford, Connecticut Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 43,026 at the 2000 census.- History :Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to 38 planters and freemen... |
18 | Miss Wallingford | Jazz Dance | |||
1963 | Valerie Stetson | Milldale Milldale, Connecticut Milldale is a neighborhood in the incorporated town of Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut.-Geography:Milldale is located at geographical coordinates 41° 33′ 57" North, 72° 53′ 30" West .-External links:*... |
Miss Southington | Modern Ballet | ||||
1962 | Diane DeMaio | Hartford Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making... |
18 | Miss Hartford | Dramatic Skit | |||
1961 | Karen Scalise | Glastonbury | 18 | Miss East Hartford | Sermon based on Sermon on the Mount Sermon on the Mount The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus, which emphasizes his moral teaching found in the Gospel of Matthew... |
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1960 | Wendy Mitchell | New Haven | 18 | Miss West Haven | Vocal "Just In Time Just in Time (song) "Just in Time" is a popular song with the melody written by Jule Styne and the lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. The song was published in 1956.... " |
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1959 | Diana Klug | Torrington Torrington, Connecticut Torrington is the largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut and the northwestern Connecticut region. It is also the core city of the largest micropolitan area in the United States. The city population was 36,383 according to the 2010 census.... |
21 | Speech on Fashion Designing, Presentation of Original Designs & Tractor Driving | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
1958 | Billie Turner | New Canaan New Canaan, Connecticut New Canaan is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, northeast of Stamford, on the Fivemile River. The population was 19,738 according to the 2010 census.The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States... |
Ballet en Pointe from Les Sylphides Les Sylphides Les Sylphides is a short, non-narrative ballet blanc. Its original choreography was by Michel Fokine, with music by Frédéric Chopin orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov. Glazunov had already set some of the music in 1892 as a purely orchestral suite, under the title Chopiniana, Op. 46... |
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1957 | Susan Lightbown | Fairfield | Vocal | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||||
1956 | Joy Corrado | Torrington | Organ | |||||
1955 | Audrey Figlar | Hartford | Charleston Dance | |||||
1954 | Dorothy Hopkins | Storrs Storrs, Connecticut Storrs is a census-designated place and part of the town of Mansfield, Connecticut located in eastern Tolland County. The population was 10,996 at the 2000 census... |
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1953 | Sarah Middleton | Hartford | Dance | |||||
1952 | Joyce Yeske | West Hartford | Ballroom Dance | |||||
1951 | Beverly Buriant | Bridgeport | Drama | Future Miss Connecticut USA 1953 | ||||
1950 | Renee Roy | Hartford | Comedy Sketch of a Cosmetic Demonstration and Vocal/Dance "Charley, My Boy Charley, My Boy "Charley, My Boy" is a song written by Gus Kahn and Ted Fiorito in 1924. The sheet music was published for voice and piano. The refrain is four lines, of which the first two are:... " |
Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | Future Miss New York City USA 1954, 2nd runner-up Miss USA Miss USA The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA... |
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1949 | Barbara Smetana | Bridgeport | ||||||
1948 | Fairfax Mason | Bridgeport | ||||||
1947 | Louise Bienvenu | Waterbury Waterbury, Connecticut Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, on the Naugatuck River, 33 miles southwest of Hartford and 77 miles northeast of New York City... |
Vocal "On the Sunny Side of the Street On the Sunny Side of the Street "On the Sunny Side of the Street" is a song with music composed by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, which was introduced in the Broadway musical Lew Leslie's International Revue, starring Harry Richman and Gertrude Lawrence.... " |
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1946 | Joan Turner | West Haven | Vocal "Coax Me a Little Bit" | Semi-finalist | ||||
1945 | Sylvia Shaw | Hartford | Vocal "I'm in the Mood for Love I'm in the Mood for Love "I'm in the Mood for Love" is a popular song. The music was written by Jimmy McHugh, the lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The song was published in 1935. It was introduced by Frances Langford in the movie Every Night at Eight released that year... " |
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1944 | Barbara Fisher | East Hartford | ||||||
1943 | Mary Rice | Hartford | ||||||
1942 | Alice Clifford | Burlington Burlington, Connecticut Burlington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.Situated at the foot of the Berkshires and bordering the Farmington River, Burlington is a scenic hill town, rural in nature, located west of Hartford. Incorporated in 1806, the population was 8,190 at the 2000 census. Burlington... |
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1941 | Daphne Gladding | Plymouth Plymouth, Connecticut Plymouth is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England. The population was 11,634 at the 2000 census. The Town of Plymouth includes the villages of Terryville and Pequabuck.-Geography:... |
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1940 | Dorothy Pickard | New Haven | ||||||
1939 | Frieda Lampar | Bridgeport | ||||||
Catherine Harrison | Derby | competed as Miss Central Connecticut | ||||||
1938 | Blanche Hawley | Stratford | ||||||
1937 | Frances Greene | Milford | ||||||
1936 | Tilie Grey | Waterbury | 2nd Runner-up | |||||
Evelyn Lenhart | Greenwich | competed as Miss Roton Point | ||||||
1935 | Margaretta Kling | New Haven | Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||||
Margaret Holmes | Hartford | competed as Miss Hartford | ||||||
Ruth S. Rubin | New Haven | competed as Miss New Haven | ||||||
Veronica Turosky | competed as Miss Greater Hartford | |||||||
Sonia Banka | Bridgeport | competed as Miss Bridgeport | ||||||
1933-1934 | Marian Bergeron Marian Bergeron Marian Bergeron was Miss America in 1933.Bergeron, from West Haven, Connecticut, won the crown as the pageant returned to Atlantic City, New Jersey after a five year hiatus see... |
West Haven | 15 | N/A | Winner | Held the State & National Title for Two Years | ||
1927 | No Miss Connecticut | Representing Connecticut were: Antoinette Violet, Miss Bridgeport; Leona Faith Monoson, Miss Hartford; Peggy Louise Proctor, Miss Lockport & Dorothy Barton, Miss New Haven | ||||||
1926 | No Miss Connecticut | Florence Harriet Green, Miss Bridgeport, placed as a Finalist. Also representing Connecticut were Doris Laretta Beaupre, Miss Hartford & Molla Barnett, Miss New Haven. | ||||||
1925 | No Miss Connecticut | Representing Connecticut were: Alta Sommerville, Miss Bridgeport; Mary Brandaburg, Miss Hartford & Helen Kanehl, Miss Manchester | ||||||
1924 | No Miss Connecticut | Helen Haddock competed as Miss Stamford | ||||||
1923 | No Miss Connecticut | Hazel Haddock competed as Miss New Haven | ||||||
1922 | No Miss Connecticut | Representing Connecticut were: Paula Spottle, Miss Bridgeport; Lillian O. Peterson, Miss New Haven & Hazel Germershausen, Miss Waterbury |