The Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
The state pageant directors are: Crown Productions from 2003 to 2008 Sanders & Associates, Inc., dba- Pageant Associates based in Buckhannon, West Virginia from 2009 to 2017 Five Crown Pageant Productions based in Washington, D.C. from 2018 to 2019 Ewald Productions from 2020
Connecticut has been one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA. In 2002, Ashley Bickford's placement followed the 4th runner-up placement of Miss Connecticut USA 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, and Kaliegh Garris who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2019.
Maggie Peterson of Hartford was crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2026 on May 24, 2026, at Marriott Airport Hotel in Windsor. She represented Connecticut at Miss Teen USA 2026.
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) Top 20: Maggie Peterson (2026) Connecticut holds a record of 6 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards Miss Congeniality: Allison Barbeau-Diorio (1987) Miss Photogenic: Maggie Peterson (2026)
Winners
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Year Name HometownAge1 Local title Placement at Miss Teen USA Special awards at Miss Teen USA Notes 2026 Maggie Peterson Hartford 17 Miss West Simsbury Teen Top 20 Miss Photogenic 2025 Daviana Mary Plaza North Franklin 18 Miss Windham Teen 2024 Ava Celentano North Haven 14 Miss North Haven Teen 2023 Jade Ferdinand Stamford 19 Miss Stamford Teen 2022 Mya Xeller New Haven 17 Miss New Haven County Teen 2021 Nikitha Kikanamada South Windsor 19 Miss South Windsor Teen First Indian American Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2020 Samantha Sarelli Westport 18 Top 16 2019 Kaliegh Garris New Haven 18 Miss Teen USA 2019 2018 Elle Sauli Newtown 17 2017 Lana Coffey New Canaan 18 2016 Katy Brown Hebron 18 2015 Savannah Marie Giammarco Middletown 16 Previously National American Miss Junior Teen 2012–13 1st runner-up at Miss Connecticut 2019 competition 2014 Sydney West Vernon 16 Sister of Logan West, Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2012 and Miss Teen USA 2012 2013 Kendall Leary Wallingford 17 2012 Logan West Southington 18 Miss Teen USA 2012 Sister of Sydney West, Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2014 Previously Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen 2010 2011 Samantha Mary Sojka North Granby 19 Later Miss New Hampshire USA 2026 2010 Alyssa Taglia Cheshire 16 2009 Tiffany Ann Teixeira Bridgeport 17 Later Miss Connecticut USA 2016 Top 10 at Miss USA 2016 2008 Brianne Shannon Hiltz Shelton 18 2007 Olga Yurievna Litvinenko Greenwich 17Emigrated from Ukraine to the US at age three Later Miss Connecticut USA 2017 2006 Kristen Heide Madison 18 2005 Jennifer Brooks Bristol 17 Top 10 at Miss Teen America 2003 2004 Christine "Chrissy" Perkins East Lyme 17 2003 Nina Musumeci West Hartford 17 2002 Ashley Bickford Hartford 17 Semi-finalist Triple Crown winner: Previously Miss Rhode Island 2007 and Preliminary Swimsuit Winner and Miss Photogenic at the Miss America 2008 pageant Later Miss Connecticut USA 2010 2001 Marie-Lynn Piscitelli North Haven 15 Later Miss Connecticut USA 2012 2000 Lisa DeLeo Guilford 17 1999 Bethany McGlynn Preston 18 1998 Natalie Perez Meriden 18 1997 Alita Hawaah Dawson Hamden 18 Later Miss Teen All American 1998 Later Miss Connecticut USA 2002 4th runner up at Miss USA 2002 pageant 1996 Marissa Perez Meriden 18 Later Miss Connecticut 2001 1995 Tiffany-Anne Kosma Voluntown 1994 Stacey Ann Raffone New Haven 18 1993 Cynthia Schneck Wilton 17 Semi-finalist 1992 Tiffany Selivonchik New Milford 1991 Alison Benusis Ridgefield Later Miss Connecticut USA 1993 1990 Amy Raboin Bristol 17 1989 Suzanne Ianucci West Haven 18 1988 Bobbi-Jo Shanahan East Hartford 17 1987 Allison Dawn Barbeau-Diorio Fairfield Miss Congeniality Later Miss Connecticut USA 1990 1986 Karen Zawacki Danbury 1985 Kristine "Kris" Kunst Wallingford 16 1984 Monique Savorey Monroe 17 1983 Beth Waldron Fairfield 14 1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
External links Official website