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.
The state pageant directors are:
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. In 2002, 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. This was not until 2013 when Erin Brady became the first Miss USA ever from the state of Connecticut when she was crowned Miss USA 2013.
Chelsea Demby of Farmington was crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2020 on November 30, 2019 at Stamford Marriott Hotel and Spa in Stamford. She will represent Connecticut for the title of Miss USA 2020.

Gallery of titleholders

Results summary

Connecticut holds a record of 11 placements at Miss USA.

Winners

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YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2020Chelsea DembyFarmington23TBA
2019Acacia CourtneyHamden26"Triple Crown" winner:
Currently a TV reporter and a paddock analyst at Gulfstream Park
2018Jamie HughesStamford27
2017Olga LitvinenkoGreenwich27Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2007
2016Tiffany TeixeiraBridgeport24Top 10Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2009
2015Ashley GolebiewskiBerlin21
2014Desirée PérezGreenwich26Born in Venezuela
  • Previously Miss Connecticut U.S. International 2013
2013Erin Brady East Hampton26Miss USA 2013Top 10 at Miss Universe 2013
2012Marie-Lynn PiscitelliNorth Haven26Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2001
2011Regina TurnerOld Saybrook21
2010Ashley BickfordTorrington24"Triple Crown" winner:
  • Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2002 and Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2002 pageant
  • Previously Miss Rhode Island 2007 and preliminary swimsuit winner and Miss Photogenic at Miss America 2008 pageant
    • 2009Monica PietrzakManchester25Top 15Sister of Miss Massachusetts USA 2012, Natalie Victoria Pietrzak
    2008Jacqueline HonulikFairfield21
    2007Melanie MudryNew Hartford26Later Mrs. Connecticut America 2009 under her married name, Melanie Varian.
    2006Jeannine PhillipsLisbon22
    2005Melissa MandakHamden26
    2004Sheila WiatrRocky Hill24
    2003Michelle LaFranceOrange24
    2002Alita DawsonHamden224th Runner-UpPreviously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 1997, Miss Teen All American 1998
    2001Amy VanderoefBristol26
    2000Sallie ToussaintHartford25Miss World USA 1997, semifinalist at Miss World 1997
    1999Christina DamicoHartford
    1998Kristina HughesPawcatuck
    1997Christine PavoneShelton23
    1996Wanda GonzalezHartford24
    1995Traci BryantNew Haven
    1994Mistrella EganDanbury
    1993Alison BenusisRidgefieldPreviously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 1991
    1992Catherine SanchezHartford
    1991Valorie AbateHartfordMiss Connecticut 1992. 1st Runner-Up at Miss Oktoberfest 1991
    1990Allison Barbeau-DiorioHartfordPreviously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 1987
    1989Lisa VendettiSouth Windsor
    1988Cathy GalassoHamden
    1987Jolene FoyClinton
    1986Jennifer BenusisRidgefield
    1985Adrianne HazelwoodHamden18Previously 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.
    1984Lynne ScaloBridgeport
    1983Mary SelemanSwansea
    1982Maureen SzekeresShelton
    1981Kelly ThompsonMonroe
    1980Kristine WilsonFarmington
    1979Mary Beth LombardiVernon
    1978Martha SzaboHartford
    1977Sue CroneMeriden
    1976Roslyn RalphWaterbury23
    1975Michele MenegayHartford
    1974Valerie CappelloHartford
    1973Wendy VecchiarinoHartford
    1972Diane StevensHartford
    1971Diane TuretzkyWaterford18
    1970Patricia MatthewsFarmington
    1969Elizabeth WandermanHartfordSemifinalistsemifinalist in Miss World USA 1971 as Miss New Jersey World
    1968Janice ShilinskyHartfordSemifinalist
    1967Linda Drew
    1966Pat DenneWest Hartford1st Runner-Up
    1965Elizabeth MatuskoHartford
    1964Patricia PowellHartford
    1963Gail DinanHartfordsemifinalist in Miss American Beauty 1965, title of usa rep to Miss International pageant
    1962Diane ZabickiMiddletown1st Runner-Up
    1961Florence MayetteHartfordSemifinalistrepresented Vermont in Miss World USA 1961, did not place
    1960Joyce TrautwigHartfordSemifinalist
    1959Jayne BurghardtHartford
    1958Dorothy DillenHartford
    1957Rosemary GalliottiHartford
    1956Dorothy BaileyHartford
    1955Jane BartolottaHartford
    1954Andrea ToddHartfordSemifinalist
    1953Beverlee BurlantHartford
    1952Jo KuhlmannHartford
    1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant