Miss Fairfield & Miss New Haven Counties

Miss Fairfield & Miss New Haven Counties

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2008 Miss Fairfield County and Miss New Haven County Pageant was held at the East Haven High School on March 1. Ten contestants competed for the two titles offered. Awarded the title of Miss Fairfield County was Kristen Masterson and Chelsea Pelletier was selected as Miss New Haven County

Connecticut Talent Jamboree

OPEN TO ALL

So if you like to perform this event is for you! The Connecticut Talent Jamboree is being held on Sunday April 27th 

The Jamboree is open to anyone who enjoys performing. Miss Contestants, Outstanding Teens, Rising Stars, Diamonds, Business Managers, Local Executive Directors, Dancing Schools, Vocal Studios, Brothers and Sisters, Moms and Dads. 

We invite all performers including but not limited to: Singers, Dancers, Musicians, Jugglers,

 

Twirlers, Magicians, Comedians and more

All performers must be between the ages of 6 to 100!

Approximately 35 acts will be accepted to participate in the final event at the:

Norwich Holiday Inn

Chelsea Rose Ballroom

10 Laura Blvd.

Norwich, Connecticut 06360

 

For more info please call Luis Pabon, Connecticut Executive Director /Producer at  (860) 889-5174or email to lpdancearts@snet.net  

2008 Local Pageant Season draws to an end!

As the 2008 Miss Connecticut Local Pageant Season draws to a close.

We’d like to announce two new titles for the 2008 Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant season, the Miss Capital Region and Miss Northeast pageants will be held on Sunday, March 16^th at the Gran Oak Villa, 550 Sylvan Rd, Watertown Connecticut at 6:00 p.m. This is an open pageant

The last two pageants for this year are Miss Nutmeg and Miss Mountain Laurel.

Miss Nutmeg, is open to anyone who was announced as a runner-up at any local pageant this year. Miss Mountain Laurel is an open pageant to anyone who meets the requirements of living, working or going to school in Connecticut. These two pageants originally scheduled for Saturday, March 15^th have been moved to Saturday, March 29^th at 6:00 p.m. and will be held at the Norwich Arts Council’s Donald Oat Theater 60 Broadway, Norwich.

Interested contestants for any of these four pageants should contact Miss Connecticut Contestant Recruiter Ann DeMAtteo at anndem56@aol.com for additional information or to sign up.

5 Crown Affair!

What do you do when the contestants are too good? You give five crowns in a weekend! Thanks to Gail T. McCool and her team, and to Sharon Foran/Stacy Kurata and team, five more great girls are going to Miss Connecticut.

 

Congratulations to everyone who had a hand in the triple crown pageant on Saturday at Plainfield High School. Kara Prete is the new Miss New London County. Marissa Ranalli is the new Miss Rose of New England and Alyssa Kane is Miss Windham County. They did a great job, as did everyone else who participated.

 

And then, at the Square One Theater in Stratford on Sunday, Corrina Pysa became Miss Coastline and Ashley Glenn became Miss Shoreline. Eight great girls competed and one was as good as the next. I felt so sorry for the judges both nights.

 

Best of luck to the young women competing on Saturday at Fairfield County/New Haven County!

Urgent Message to our Pageant Family!

Recently it has been brought to our attention by several of last years teen contestants that they have been solicited by a for-profit pageant system to participate in their program. This money making organization has been reaching out to our pageant base. There has been some confusion in that many think it is part of our own Outstanding Teen Program. It is not. We want you to be aware that this organization has no ties, affiliations or involvement with our Outstanding Teen Program or the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Program, Inc.

The Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant, Inc.. is a franchise of the Miss America Organization the largest provider of scholarships to women in the United States. Our pageant organization is a 501(c)3 charitable organization granted by an IRS ruling and its fundraising and programs are run to award scholarships to the young women of Connecticut and not as a for-profit program.

Please make sure that you talk with your contestants and make them aware of the differences between the two programs.

With that in mind, we would like to remind you of the upcoming following Fundraising Events to help fund our scholarship foundation.

Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant (Ages 17-24) See our Local calendar – Ex. Dir. Luis Pabon

Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Pageant (Ages 13-16) See our Local calendar – Event Chair John Snow or Ex. Dir. Luis Pabon

Rising Star Pageants (Ages 3 -12) – Event Chair Marla Beth Prete

Diamond and Diamond Chip (Non-competitive mentoring programs) Contact MCSPI President, Jaine Truex LeFebvre

Connecticut Talent Jamboree (State-wide Talent Competition) Contact Ex. Director, Luis Pabon

Miss Connecticut Gala - Friday, June 20, 2008

Please place on your calenders our official dates for our state program

2008 Miss Connecticut (June 23rd-29th) and Connecticut Outstanding Teen (June 25th – 29th) Pageants.

Yes, two shows in one. Come and celebrate our 80th anniversary event.
Garde Arts Centre, New London, Connecticut

For more information contact us at 860-886-5881 or visit the web at www.miss-ct.org. Ask for Connecticut Director of Field Operations, Stan Boyes
Enter today any of our fun programs!

In the news today!

 Tanisha Brito, Miss Connecticut 2002 is featured in this months Ebony magazine in  an article “Top 30 Young Leaders Under 30”. Look for the issue featuring Eddie    Murphy on the cover; it just hit the newsstand today.

 Inclusion in the article was by a nomination process with recommendations and a  phone interview. Tanisha wants to thank everyone who nominated and endorsed her.

The Miss Connecticut Program congratulates Tanisha on the honor and accomplishment, a great way to start 2008.

Luis Pabon, Executive Director

Miss Connecticut Send-off

The Woodbridge Country Club was packed with fans of Miss Connecticut Dana Daunis on Sunday. Her wardrobe was fantastic, as was her Miss America talent, which brought tears to the eyes of audience members. Kudos to Tracy Forbes and the Fairfield team for a top-notch event! The entertainment by Miss New Haven County Ashley Abate and teen contestant Alyssa Taglia were great too. Dana received kudos from Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, and praise was heaped on Miss Connecticut wardrobe sponsor Natalie Testa, Nanette Bosch from Bangle & Clutch, Maria Neves of The Crowning Touch and Mike Massaro from The Clothes Clinic. Kelly Hughson Tindall, a former state runner-up, was in the audience. Kelly and her husband gave money toward Dana’s wardrobe and Kelly had a few words to share. Kelly said that getting involved in the system again brought back “so many memories. I got so much out of it.” Her advice to young women is to stay involved in the Miss CT program because of the friendships and and skills you gain.

Jubilee Jingle!

Misses Connecticut’s Marla Prete and Nikki Palmieri with friends

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Among the Jubilee Jingle attendees were Marla Prete, Miss Connecticut 2003 with her fiancee Fred Spadaccino; Miss North Haven Morgan Amarone and her mom Regina and Nikki Palmieri, Miss Connecticut 2004 along with her mom Barbara.

Holiday Jubilee Jingle

Greetings to one and all!We certainly decked the halls on Saturday night! With the Donald Oat Theater adorned in red and green, a warm and appreciative crowd sat back and admired the talent of Miss Connecticut Dana Elaine Daunis. From standards to country to Broadway, Dana unwittingly provided a musical gift of the highest order.Dressed in a lovely red gown, she graced the stage with her charming repartee and melodious voice. A highpoint was when she honored her father, Rick, with her own rendition of two Beatles tunes, and made her Mom, Lisa, very proud with her Mom’s favorite Christmas song, “I’ll be Home for Christmas.”Dana wowed the crowd with her last number, “Name,” which she will sing at Miss America and will perform for us at her send-off on Jan. 6 at the Woodbridge Country Club. We hope to see the pageant family on Jan. 6, another don’t miss event!

Official Pageant Date Announced

The Miss Connecticut Pageant Board of Directors announce the official pageant week dates for the 2008 Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant. In addition Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen pageant this year joins in with the festivities during pageant week. This years finals will be held at the Garde Arts Centre in New London, CT during the week of June 23rd – 29th. This year’s pageant promises to be a week-long glittering event culminating in the crowning of  Karen Link’s successor Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen 2008 and Dana Daunis’s successor Miss Connecticut 2008More details to follow as they become available.