Miss Connecticut
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, and is the only New England state which has produced a Miss America.
Cayla Kumar of Hamden was crowned Miss Connecticut 2025 on June 28, 2025, at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut. She competed for the title of Miss America 2026.
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 1st runners-up: Bridget Oei 2nd runners-up: Tillie Grey 4th runners-up: Jillian Duffy Top 10: Billie Turner, Jeanne Caruso, Sylvia Gomes, Tanisha Brito, Kaitlyn Tarpey Top 12: Ruth S. Rubin Top 15: Florence Harriet Green Top 16: Joan Turner, Renee Roy, Acacia Courtney
Awards
Preliminary awards
Preliminary Swimsuit: Margaretta Kling, Carol Jean Norval Preliminary Talent: Renee Roy, Billie Turner, Diana Klug, Dana Daunis
Non-finalist awards
Non-finalist Talent: Susan Lightbown, Carole Gelish, Gunnell Ragone, Maryalice Flintroy, Michele Eaton, Valorie Abate, MaryGrace Santagata, Merissa Starnes, Dana Daunis
Other awards
Miss Congeniality: N/A