Miss Connecticut USA and Teen USA Titleholder History

Miss Connecticut USA 1952 Jo Kuhlmann

Miss Connecticut USA 1953 Beverly Burlant

Miss Connecticut USA 1954 Andrea Todd

Miss Connecticut USA 1955 Jane Bartolotta

Miss Connecticut USA 1956 Dorothy Bailey

Miss Connecticut USA 1957 Rosemary Galliotti

Miss Connecticut USA 1958 Dorothy Dillon

Miss Connecticut USA 1959 Jayne Burghardt

Miss Connecticut USA 1960 Joyce Trautwig

Miss Connecticut USA 1961 Florence Mayette

Miss Connecticut USA 1962 Diane Zabicki

Miss Connecticut USA 1963 Gail Dinan

Miss Connecticut USA 1964 Patricia Powell

Miss Connecticut USA 1965 Elizabeth Matusko

Miss Connecticut USA 1966 Pat Denne

Miss Connecticut USA 1968 Janice Shilinsky

Miss Connecticut USA 1969 Elizabeth Wanderman

Miss Connecticut USA 1970 Patricia Matthews

Miss Connecticut USA 1971 Diane Turetzky

Miss Connecticut USA 1972 Diane Stevens

Miss Connecticut USA 1973 Wendy Vecchiarino

Miss Connecticut USA 1974 Valerie Cappello

Miss Connecticut USA 1975 Michele Menegay

Miss Connecticut USA 1976 Rozalyn Ralph

Miss Connecticut USA 1977 Sue Crone

Miss Connecticut USA 1978 Martha Szabo

Miss Connecticut USA 1979 Mary Beth Lombardi

Miss Connecticut USA 1980 Kristine Wilson

Miss Connecticut USA 1981 Kelly Thompson

Miss Connecticut USA 1982 Maureen Szekeres

Miss Connecticut USA 1983 Mary Seleman

Miss Connecticut USA 1984 Lynne Scalo

Miss Connecticut USA 1985 Adrianne Hazelwood

Miss Connecticut USA 1986 Jennifer Benusis

Miss Connecticut USA 1987 Jolene Foy

Miss Connecticut USA 1988 Cathy Galasso

Miss Connecticut USA 1989 Lisa Vendetti

Miss Connecticut USA 1990 Allison Barbeau-Diorio

Miss Connecticut USA 1991 Valorie Abate

Miss Connecticut USA 1992 Catherine Sanchez

Miss Connecticut USA 1993 Alison Benusis

Miss Connecticut USA 1994 Mistrella Egan

Miss Connecticut USA 1995 Traci Bryant

Miss Connecticut USA 1996 Wanda Gonzalez

Miss Connecticut USA 1997 Christine Pavone

Miss Connecticut USA 1998 Kristina Hughes

Miss Connecticut USA 1999 Christina D'Amico

Miss Connecticut USA 2000 Sallie Toussaint

Miss Connecticut USA 2001 Amy Vanderoef

Miss Connecticut USA 2002 Alita Dawson

Miss Connecticut USA 2003 Michelle LaFrance

Miss Connecticut USA 2004 Sheila Wiatr

Miss Connecticut USA 2005 Melissa Mandak

Miss Connecticut USA 2006 Jeannine Phillips

Miss Connecticut USA 2007 Melanie Mudry

Miss Connecticut USA 2008 Jacqueline Honulik

Miss Connecticut USA 2009 Monica Pietrzak

Miss Connecticut USA 2010 Ashley Bickford

Miss Connecticut USA 2011 Regina Turner

Miss Connecticut USA 2012 Marie-Lynn Piscitelli

Miss Connecticut USA 2013 Erin Brady

Miss Connecticut USA 2014 Desirée Pérez

Miss Connecticut USA 2015 Ashley Golebiewski

Miss Connecticut USA 2016 Tiffany Teixeira

Miss Connecticut USA 2017 Olga Litvinenko

Miss Connecticut USA 2018 Jamie Hughes

Miss Connecticut USA 2019 Acacia Courtney

Miss Connecticut USA 2020 Chelsea Demby

Miss Connecticut USA 2021 Amanda Torchia

Miss Connecticut USA 2022 Cynthia Dias

Miss Connecticut USA 2023 Karla Aponte Roque

Miss Connecticut USA 2024 Shavana Clarke

Dorothy Bailey reacts to winning Miss Connecticut USA 1956

Dorothy Dillon is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 1958

Jayne Burghardt is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 1959

Diane Zabicki is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 1962

Elizabeth Wanderman is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 1969

Michele Menegay is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 1975

Kristine Wilson takes her first walk as Miss Connecticut USA 1980

Jennifer Benusis is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 1986

Jennifer Benusis is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 1986

Sallie Toussaint is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2000

Amy Vanderoef takes her first walk as Miss Connecticut USA 2001

Sheila Wiatr reacts to winning Miss Connecticut USA 2004

Melanie Mudry is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2007

Jacqueline Honulik is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2008

Monica Pietrzak takes her first walk as Miss Connecticut USA 2009

Ashley Bickford takes her first walk as Miss Connecticut USA 2010

Regina Turner is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2011

Marie-Lynn Piscitelli takes her first walk as Miss Connecticut USA 2012

Erin Brady takes her first walk as Miss Connecticut USA 2013

Desirée Pérez reacts to winning Miss Connecticut USA 2014

Ashley Golebiewski reacts to winning Miss Connecticut USA 2015

Tiffany Teixeira is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2016

Olga Litvinenko takes her first walk as Miss Connecticut USA 2017

Jamie Hughes is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2018

Acacia Courtney is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2019

Amanda Torchia is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2021

Cynthia Dias takes her first walk as Miss Connecticut USA 2022

Karla Aponte Roque is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2023

Shavana Clarke is crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2024

10 Jul 1953 • Christine Martel, Miss France in the Miss Universe beauiy pageant, is being shown the finer workings of a midget car (Billy Cantrell's No 1) in a prelude to tonight's racing card at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Beverlee Burlant (Miss Connecticut) lends a beauteous ear as Cantrell (right) gives the demonstration. The bevy of beauties will attend the races tonight.

Miss Andrea Todd of Milford, elected to represent the state in the Miss Universe contest Friday was given a wardrobe of four dresses by Ralph Kolodney, left, president of Kolodney and Co., Inc. Miss Todd will enter the Miss Universe contest on July 15-25 at Longbeach, Calif.

Oct 1955 • Miss Connecticut poses for a recruiting photo at the Naval Reserve Training Center in Cromwell. The photo will be used to publicize a recruiting drive for Surface Division 3-84.

July 1955 • This quintet of pulchritude will represent New England it Long Beach, Calif., in the Miss Universe contest next month. Left to right, Miss New Hampshire, Pat Mowry of Manchester; Miss Connecticut, Jane Bartolotta of Middletown; Miss Rhode Island, Beverly Jansen of Providence; Miss Vermont, Carlene King Johnson of Rutland; and Miss Massachusetts, Jean Dernago of Springfield

July 1955 • Here are four contestants from New England in the Miss Universe contest at Long Beach, Calif. Left to right: Carlene King Johnson, Miss Vermont; Jane Louise Bartulotta of Middletown, Miss Connecticut; Jean Dernago, Miss Massachusetts, and Beverly Jensen, Miss Rhode Island.

July 1955 • New England girls in Miss Universe contest shown as they arrived in Los Angeles. Left to right, Patricia O'Kane, New York city, Beverly Rogers, New Jersey; Beverly Jansen, Rhode Island; Pat Mowry, New Hampshire; Hostess Sallie Lux; Jane Bartolotta, Connecticut; Jean Dernago, Massachusetts; Carlene Johnson, Vermont.

July 1956 • Just having fun are a group of Miss Universe contestants who frolic on the beach at Long Beach, Calif. after being warned not to get their suits wet. Left to right: Rita Le Clerc, New Hampshire; Dorothy Bailey, Connecticut; Elaine Bishenden, Canada; Jo Dodson, Texas; Rosalind Iva Joan Fung, the Guineas and Concepcion Obach, Chile.

July 1957 • Miss Massachusetts Sandra Ramsey, 19, (left) was the only New England entry to survive the semi-finals in Long Beach, Calif., judging last night. Fifteen girls were picked to vie for title which will send the winner to the "Miss Universe" finals Friday. With Miss Ramsey are Miss Connecticut, Rosemary Galliotti (center) and Miss New Hampshire, Lyda Lee Moran.

July 1959 • Posing prettily before flying from New York to Los Angeles for the Miss Universe beauty contest are these New England beauty queens. Left to righjt are Carolyn Ann Komant of Maine, Beatrice Duprey of Massachusetts, Jayne Burghardt of Connecticut, Juanita La Querre of Vermont and Nancy Gray of New Hampshire. Their first competition will be for the title of Miss United States and a place in ’ the Miss Universe contest.

2 Jul 1960 • Hopefuls for Miss U. S. A. crown and subsequently, Miss Universe arrive in Miami for judging. Left to right are Sandy Chudy (Miss New Jersey), Mary Rodites (Miss New York), Evelyn Ely (Miss Alaska), Lorelei White (Miss Rhode Island), Joan Cresleigh (Miss New Hampshire), Terry Tripp (Miss Maine), Barbara Feldman (Miss Massachusetts) and Joyce Trautwig (Miss Connecticut)

14 Jul 1962 • 4th runner-up Janet Havland of Las Vegas, Miss Nevada; 2nd runner-up Gail White of Chattanooga, Miss Tennessee; Miss USA 1962 Macel Wilson of Honolulu, Hawaii; 1st runner-up Diane Zabicki of Middletown, Miss Connecticut; Marilyn Tindall of Hollywood, Miss California.

12 Jul 1963 • Five New England Beauties pose on ramp at Logan International Airport, Boston before boarding plane for Miami, Fla., where they will compete in Miss Universe contest. The beauties seated from bottom to top of ramp are: Laurel Barker, Miss Maine; Gail Dinan, Miss Connecticut; Ellen Centerbar, Miss Vermont; Jonnye McLeod, Miss New Hampshire; and SuSu Smith, Miss Massachusetts.

23 Jul 1964 • The New England delegation may pool their votes during the Miss USA contest in Miami Beach next week as these six beauties gather around for a caucus during their visit to Cypress Gardens. The girls include (L-R) Miss New Hampshire, Beverly Herbert; Miss Vermont, Freda Betts; Miss Massachusetts, Helen Roberts; Miss Maine, Connie Edwards; Miss Rhode Island, Carol Tantimonoco; and Miss Connecticut, Pat Powell.

24 May 1965 • Patcee Bradford, Montana's entry in the "Miss U.S.A." contest, was among the first contingent of contestants to face the cameras at New York Monday before boarding a special bus for Miami Beach, where title will be awarded June 4. Left to right, front row, are Indiana's Lora Starr, Oregon's Leslie Bruchner, Colorado's Catherine McPherson, Nebraska's Constance Kellogg, and Miss Bradford. In the back row are Connecticut's Betty Matusko, Vermont's Andrea Kenyon, Nevada's Bunny Baxter and Alaska's Carla Sullivan.

25 May 1965 • Rocky Mount was graced with the presence of 14 Miss USA beauty contestants Monday evening and this morning as they stopped over on a bus trip to FL. The contestants are being showered with attention at each of their stops along US 301 from New York to FL where Miss USA will be selected to compete in the Miss Universe contest. They were guests of Coral Court Motel north of the city Monday night and went on a shopping visit to Tarrytown Center this morning. They left before noon for their next stop, Fayetteville. Shown here are Connee Kellogg, Miss Nebraska, and Diana Batts, Miss District of Columbia, at Monday evening's reception; and enjoying a swim at the motel pool, Betty Matusko, Miss Connecticut, and Andrea Kenyon, Miss Vermont.

29 May 1965 • Shapely beauties in the Miss USA Beauty Pageant pose for photographs at the start of the contest which will decide who will represent this country in next month's Miss Universe contest. From left are Judy Simpson, of Atlanta, Georgia.; Judith Achtor, of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin; Barbara Brooks, of Kansas City, Mo.; Leslie Bruchner, of Eugene, Oregon; Elizabeth Carrol, of Bloomington, Minnesota; Elizabeth Matusko, of Bridgeport, Connecticut; Andrea Kenyon, of North Bennington, Vermont; and Cheryl Ann Semrad, of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

1966 • SEMI-FINALISTS--These 15 girls were chosen as semi-finalists in the Miss USA Beauty Pageant last night at Miami Beach, Fla. From left, front row, Roselaine Zetter, Bowie, Maryland; Dorothy Pickens Edinburgh, Texas; Mary Smith, Memphis, Tennessee; and Denice Blair, Layton, Utah. Middle row, Karen Dietz, Willoughby, Ohio; Nancy Self, New York City; Nancy Brackett, Brighton, Mass.; Elaine Richards, Gary, Indiana; and Judy Slayton, Fargo, North Dakota. Back row, Judith Wolski, Honolulu, Hawaii; Sue Counts, District of Columbia; Maria Remenyi, El Cerrito, California; Roxanne Neeley, Phoenix, Arizona; Pat Denne, West Hartford, Connecticut; and Randy Beard, Kissimmee, Florida.

16 May 1968 • Judged the best in the swimsuit competition of the Miss USA Beauty Pageant at Miami Beach, Fla., are (l-r front row) Miss Alabama, Claudia Robinson; Miss Connecticut, Janice Shilinsky; Miss Arkansas, Ann Smithwick; Miss Tennessee, Sandra Force; Miss Virginia, Laurie Burke; Miss California, Suzanne Fromm; and Miss New Mexico, Bonnie Tafoya. In the second row (l-r) are Miss Hawaii, Carol Seymour; Miss Washington, Didi Anstett; Miss Michigan, Virginia Clift; Miss Illinois, Sandra Wolsfeld; Miss Maryland, Paulette Reck; Miss Louisiana, Kathy Hebert; Miss Nevada, Kathy Landry; and Miss Arizona, Shirley Sprague.

14 May 1968 • Here's a sight that should delight every beachcomber – eight young ladies nicely filling their swim suits while romping on the sand at Miami Reach. They are (l. to r.) : Sonja Fritz, Miss Massachusetts; Sue Glynn, Miss Vermont; Janice Shilinsky. Miss Connecticut; Linda Papa, Miss New Jersey; June West. Miss New York; Bette Lou Whitmore. Miss Rhode Island; Deborah Steers, Miss New Hampshire, and Cheryl Campbell, Miss Maine. All are entered in the Miss U.S.A. contest which culminates Saturday night.

18 May 1971 • Contestants in Miss USA pageant pose at life guard station in Miami Beach yesterday. In front, from left, are April Dow, Amesbury, Massachusetts; Sandra Taft, West Dover, Vermont; Diane Turetsky, Waterford, Connecticut. In back are Jane Laroche, Rochester, New Hampshire; Laurie Stahle, North Kingston, Rhode Island; Ruth McCleery, Farmington, Maine.

11 May 1972 • Airlines stewardesses serve refreshments to Miss USA contestants as they prepare to depart for Puerto Rico. The young women will participate in contest finals May 20. They are (from left) Susan Tichenor. Miss Arkansas; Donna Reel, Miss New Mexico; Diane Stevens, Miss Connecticut; Mitriann Popovich, Miss Montana; Kim Hobson. Miss California; Jeanne Lemay, Miss Rhode Island, and Alberta Phillips, Miss New York.

28 Mar 1975 • Michele Menegay of Bethel, Miss Connecticut for the Miss USA pageant, tries a straw hat on for size during a visit to the Bahamas. During her stay in the islands, which was arranged by the Bahamas Beauty Pageant Committee and the Ministry of Tourism, she took a sight-seeing tour and attended several receptions. With her is Miss Bahamas Sonia Chipman and a Bahamian vendor.

14 Apr 1978 • Miss U.S.A. contestants meet on trip to the Big Apple. From left, Martha Rose Szabo, Miss Connecticut; Darlene Cara Javitz, Miss New York; Sheryl Ann Hoehn, Miss New Jersey; and Sandy Dell, Miss Pennsylvania.

25 Apr 1978 • Miss Connecticut, Martha Szabo, leads several Miss USA beauty pageant contestants around a pool this morning during a photo session. Miss Szabo is a refugee from Hungary. Miss New Mexico is Marlena Gale Garland; Miss South Carolina, behind Miss New Mexico, is Kathryn Marley Threatt.

April 1984 • Miss Pennsylvania, Tina Marie Albright of Willow, Street, joined Miss USA Pageant winners from across the nation in New York Wednesday for a sight-seeing and promotional tour for the pageant. From left are: Theresa Ring, Miss California; Lynn Scalo, Miss Connecticut; Steffanee Learning, Miss District of Columbia; Stacy Hassfurder, Miss Florida; Lavonne Ranae Misselle, Miss Illinois; Deborah Neary, Miss Massachusetts; Adriana Krambeck, Miss Michigan; Saundra Percival, Miss Missouri; Diane Everett Qualter, Miss New Jersey; Caroline Flury, Miss New York; Roxi Erwin, Miss Ohio; Miss Albright, and Laura Shaw, Miss Texas.

May 1985 • These four eastern Miss USA gals were all smiles on the high diving board at Lakeland, Fla., as they await the pageant slated for May 13. From left are: Miss New York, Lovey King; Miss Pennsylvania, Sandi Ferguson; Miss New Jersey, Francie Knapp, and Miss Connecticut, Adrianne Hazelwood

May 1986 • These Miss USA Pageant contestants enioy a few minutes splashing in Biscayne Bay during a break in video taping for the May 20 telecast. They are from left, Miss Massachusetts USA Sheila Benson, Quincy; Miss Missouri USA Barbara Webster, Kansas City; Miss Oregon Kimberly Stubblefield, Lake Oswego, and Miss Connecticut, USA Jennifer Benusis, Ridgefield.

April 1986 • Atlantic County's Lisa Summerour-Perry, left, Miss New Jersey Jennifer Lynn Benusis, Miss Connecticut, and Beth Laufer Miss New York right pose in New York City Thursday. All three will compete in the 1986 Miss USA Pageant in Miami on May 20.

Feb 1988 • Picture perfect was the order of the day Saturday when photographers selected their favorite for Miss Photogenic at the Miss USA Pageant in El Paso, Texas. From left: Miss New York, Linneau Mancini, Miss Pennsylvania, Susan Grey, Miss New Jersey, Colleen Carlone, Miss Rhode Island, Cindy Geronda, and Miss Connecticut, Cathy Galasso, seated. Miss Photogenic will be announced Thursday.

Feb 1988 • Welcoming Miss Minnesota to the Miss USA Pageant in El Paso Friday are, from left, Miss Delaware, Christy Angel; Miss Wyoming, Kristen Youmans; Miss Minnesota, Julie Nelson; and Miss Connecticut, Cathy Galasso. Nelson replaced the original winner and first runner-up two days ago when they resigned.

Feb 1989 • Miss USA Pageant contestants take a break on the beach while preparing for the Feb. 28 finals at Mobile, Ala. Top, Kimberly Wallace, Miss Massachusetts; Second row, from left, Jacqueline Padgett, Miss North Carolina; Kirsten Blakemore, Miss Maine; Kelly Holub, Miss Illinois; Bottom row, from left, Karyn Finucan, Miss Michigan; Jennifer Parker, Miss Florida; Denise Epps, Miss Pennsylvania; and Lisa Vendetti, Miss Connecticut.

Sheila Wiatr competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2004

Ashley Bickford competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2010

Regina Turner competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2011

Marie-Lynn Piscitelli competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2012

Erin Brady competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2013

Desirée Pérez competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2014

Ashley Golebiewski competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2015

Tiffany Teixeira competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2016

Olga Litvinenko competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2017

Acacia Courtney competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2019

Chelsea Demby competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2020

Amanda Torchia competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2021

Cynthia Dias competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2022

Karla Aponte Roque competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2023

Shavana Clarke competes in swimsuit at Miss Connecticut USA 2024

Sheila Wiatr competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2004

Jeannine Phillips competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2006

Ashley Bickford competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2010

Regina Turner competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2011

Marie-Lynn Piscitelli competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2012

Erin Brady competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2013

Desirée Pérez competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2014

Ashley Golebiewski competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2015

Tiffany Teixeira competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2016

Olga Litvinenko competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2017

Chelsea Demby competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2020

Amanda Torchia competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2021

Cynthia Dias competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2022

Karla Aponte Roque competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2023

Shavana Clarke competes in evening gown at Miss Connecticut USA 2024

Miss Connecticut USA 1993 Alison Benusis' official headshot at Miss USA 1993

Miss Connecticut USA 1996 Wanda Gonzales' official headshot at Miss USA 1996

Miss Connecticut USA 1997 Christine Pavone's official headshot at Miss USA 1997

Miss Connecticut USA 1999 Christina D’Amico's official headshot at Miss USA 1999

Miss Connecticut USA 2001 Amy Vanderoef's official photo at Miss USA 2001

Miss Connecticut USA 2002 Alita Dawson's official headshot at Miss USA 2002

Miss Connecticut USA 2003 Michelle LaFrance's official headshot at Miss USA 2003

Miss Connecticut USA 2004 Sheila Wiatr's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2004

Miss Connecticut USA 2005 Melissa Mandak's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2005

Miss Connecticut USA 2006 Jeannine Phillips' official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2006

Miss Connecticut USA 2007 Melanie Mudry's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2007

Miss Connecticut USA 2008 Jacqueline Honulik's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2008

Miss Connecticut USA 2009 Monica Pietrzak's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2009

Miss Connecticut USA 2010 Ashley Bickford's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2010