Miss Connecticut USA is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of

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in the

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pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner. The pageant is directed by Ewald Productions. Connecticut's most successful placement was in

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, when

Erin Brady Erin Joyce Brady (born November 5, 1987) is an American tv host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2013. She then represented the US at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia, on November 9, where she placed in the Top 10. Brad ...

was crowned Miss USA. Connecticut's most recent placement was in

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, when Karla Aponte Roque placed in the Top 20. The current titleholder is Jenna Hofmann of Fairfield and was crowned on January 26, 2025 at The Marriott Hartford in

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. Hofmann will represent Connecticut at Miss USA 2025.

Gallery of titleholders

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, Miss Connecticut USA 2013 and

Miss USA 2013 Miss USA 2013 was the 62nd Miss USA pageant, held on June 16, 2013 at The AXIS in Paradise, Nevada. The 50 states and the Miss District of Columbia USA, District of Columbia competed for the title and the pageant was televised live on NBC. Out ...

Results summary

*Miss USA:

(2013) *1st Runners-Up: Diane Zabicki (1962), Pat Denne (1966) *4th Runner-Up: Alita Dawson (2002) *Top 10/12: Tiffany Teixeira (2016), Cynthia Dias (2022) *Top 15/20: Andrea Todd (1954), Joyce Trautwig (1960), Florence Mayette (1961), Janice Shilinsky (1968), Elizabeth Wanderman (1969), Monica Pietrzak (2009), Karla Aponte Roque (2023 Connecticut holds a record of 13 placements at

Winners

;Color key

Notes

References

External links

Official website
{{Miss USA state

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