The Miss Connecticut competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss America pageant. Connecticut has won the Miss America crown once (Marian Bergeron, 1933), and is the only New England state which has produced a Miss America.
Christa Steiner of Hebron was crowned Miss Connecticut 2026 on June 27, 2026, at the Rockwell Theater at the Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School (BAIMS) in Bristol, Connecticut. She competed for the title of Miss America 2027 on September 6, 2026, at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Connecticut titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.
Placements Miss Americas: Marian Bergeron (1933-1934) 1st runners-up: Bridget Oei (2019) 2nd runners-up: Tillie Grey (1936) 4th runners-up: Jillian Duffy (2020) Top 10: Billie Turner (1959), Jeanne Caruso (1981), Sylvia Gomes (2000), Tanisha Brito (2003), Kaitlyn Tarpey (2014) Top 12: Ruth S. Rubin (1935) Top 15: Florence Harriet Green (1926) Top 16: Joan Turner (1946), Renee Roy (1951), Acacia Courtney (2015)
Awards
Preliminary awards
Preliminary Swimsuit: Margaretta Kling (1935), Carol Jean Norval (1970) Preliminary Talent: Renee Roy (1951), Billie Turner (1959), Diana Klug (1960), Dana Daunis (2008)
Non-finalist awards
Non-finalist Talent: Susan Lightbown (1958), Carole Gelish (1967), Gunnell Ragone (1969), Maryalice Flintroy (1979), Michele Eaton (1988), Valorie Abate (1993), MaryGrace Santagata (1995), Merissa Starnes (1998), Dana Daunis (2008)
Other awards
Miss Congeniality: N/A
Winners