- Miss Connecticut USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Connecticut.
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.
Despite a number of semi-finals placements in the 1960s, Connecticut is overall one of the least successful states at Miss USA. From 1969 until 2002, not one Miss Connecticut USA had placed at the national competition. This spell was broken by Alita Dawson, who placed 4th runner-up. Dawson was one of three former Miss Connecticut Teen USAs to win the Miss crown (although a former Miss Wisconsin Teen USA also won this competition).
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Results summary
- First runners-up: Diane Zabicki (1962), Pat Denne (1966)
- Fourth runner-up: Alita Dawson (2002)
- Top 15: Andrea Todd (1954), Joyce Trautwig (1960), Florence Mayette (1961), Janice Shilinsky (1968), Elizabeth Wanderman (1969), Monica Pietrzak (2009)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2012 Marie-Lynn Piscitelli North Haven 26 Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2001 2011 Regina Turner[1] Old Saybrook 21 2010 Ashley Bickford Torrington 24 Triple Crown winner: Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2002 and Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2002. Previously Miss Rhode Island 2007 and Preliminary Swimsuit Winner and Miss Photogenic at Miss America 2008.
2009 Monica Pietrzak Manchester 25 Top 15 2008 Jacqueline Honulik Fairfield 21 2007 Melanie Mudry New Hartford 26 Later Mrs. Connecticut America 2009 under her married name, Melanie Varian.[2] 2006 Jeannine Phillips Lisbon 22 2005 Melissa Mandak Hamden 26 2004 Sheila Wiatr Rocky Hill 24 2003 Michelle LaFrance Orange 24 2002 Alita Dawson Hamden 22 4th Runner-Up Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 1997, Miss Teen All American 1998 2001 Amy Vanderoef Bristol 26 2000 Sallie Toussaint Hartford 25 Miss World USA 1997, semifinalist at Miss World 1997 1999 Christina Damico 1998 Kristina Hughes Pawcatuck 1997 Christine Pavone Shelton 23 1996 Wanda Gonzalez 24 1995 Traci Bryant New Haven 1994 Mistrella Egan Danbury 1993 Alison Benusis Ridgefield Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 1991 1992 Catherine Sanchez 1991 Valorie Abate Miss Connecticut 1992, 1st runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1991 1990 Allison Barbeau-Diorio Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 1987 1989 Lisa Vendetti South Windsor 1988 Cathy Galasso Hamden 1987 Jolene Foy Clinton 1986 Jennifer Benusis Ridgefield 1985 Adrianne Hazelwood Hamden Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1984, top 10 in Miss Teen USA 1984, and first Miss Teen USA state titleholder to win a Miss USA state title. 1984 Lynne Scalo Bridgeport 1983 Mary Seleman Swansea 1982 Maureen Szekeres Shelton 1981 Kelly Thompson Monroe 1980 Kristine Wilson Farmington 1979 Mary Beth Lombardi Vernon 1978 Martha Szabo Hartford 1977 Sue Crone Meriden 1976 Roslyn Ralph[3] Waterbury 23 1975 Michele Menegay 1974 Valerie Cappello 1973 Wendy Vecchiarino 1972 Diane Stevens 1971 Diane Turetzky[4] Waterford 18 1970 Patricia Matthews Farmington 1969 Elizabeth Wanderman Semifinalist semifinalist in Miss World USA 1971 as Miss New Jersey 1968 Janice Shilinsky Semifinalist 1967 No Pageant Held 1966 Pat Denne West Hartford 1st Runner-Up 1965 Elizabeth Matusko 1964 Patricia Powell 1963 Gail Dinan semifinalist in Miss American Beauty 1965, title of usa rep to Miss International pageant 1962 Diane Zabicki 1st Runner-Up 1961 Florence Mayette Semifinalist represented Vermont in Miss World USA 1961, did not place 1960 Joyce Trautwig Semifinalist 1959 Jayne Burghardt 1958 Dorothy Dillen 1957 Rosemary Galliotti 1956 Dorothy Bailey 1955 Jane Bartolotta 1954 Andrea Todd Semifinalist 1953 Beverlee Burlant 1952 Jo Kuhlmann 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
- ^ Corica, Susan (2010-12-06). "Dreams, poise and passion carry pageant contestants: winners named". New Britain Herald. http://www.newbritainherald.com/articles/2010/12/06/news/doc4cfc5a9dcc698837922170.txt.
- ^ "2009 Mrs America". http://www.tftj.com/db/delegates.htm/33/Mrs/2009. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ "The Winner". The Day. 1975-12-29. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=WuwgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L3IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4783,5349981&dq=miss-*+universe+usa&hl=en.
- ^ Soderberg, Norm (1971-04-31). "Miss Connecticut is Waterford Girl". The Day. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=5yAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d3MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2250,4771868&dq=miss-*+universe+usa&hl=en.
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