
The Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Connecticut
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in the
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant that has been run since 1983 by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19 years old as of January 1st of the competition year. They must be US citizens, and cannot have been married, pregnant, or ...
pageant.
The state pageant directors are:
*Crown Productions from 2003 to 2008
*Sanders & Associates, Inc., dba- Pageant Associates based in
Buckhannon, West Virginia
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from 2009 to 2017
*Five Crown Pageant Productions based in
Washington, D.C.
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from 2018 to 2019
*Ewald Productions from 2020
Connecticut has been one of the least successful states at
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant that has been run since 1983 by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19 years old as of January 1st of the competition year. They must be US citizens, and cannot have been married, pregnant, or ...
. In 2002, Ashley Bickford's placement followed the 4th runner-up placement of
Miss Connecticut USA
Miss Connecticut USA is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner. The pageant is directed by Ewald Productions.
Connecticut's most successfu ...
Alita Dawson, who had previously been Miss Connecticut Teen-USA 1997. This was Connecticut's highest joint placement, and the highest joint placement of any state that year. Dawson was one of four Miss Connecticut Teen-USA titleholder to later win the Miss Connecticut-USA title.
The state has produced two Miss Teen USA winners:
Logan West who was crowned
Miss Teen USA 2012
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant that has been run since 1983 by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19 years old as of January 1st of the competition year. They must be US citizens, and cannot have been married, pregnant, or ...
, and
Kaliegh Garris who was crowned
Miss Teen USA 2019
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.
Daviana Mary Plaza of
Windham was crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2025 on January 26, 2025, at
Marriott Airport Hotel in
Windsor
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Places
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Australia New South Wales
*Windsor, New South Wales
** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area Queen ...
. She will represent Connecticut for the title of
Miss Teen USA 2025.
Results summary
Placements
*Miss Teen USAs:
Logan West (2012),
Kaliegh Garris (2019)
*Top 10: Ashley Bickford (2002)
*Top 12: Cynthia Schneck (1993)
*Top 16: Samantha Sarelli (2020)
Connecticut holds a record of 5 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards
*Miss Congeniality: Allison Barbeau-Diorio (1987)
Winners
;Color key
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
External links
Official website
{{Miss Teen USA state
Connecticut
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Women in Connecticut