Aicha Diallo of Hamden, a woman of Guinean descent, is the new Miss Connecticut s Outstanding Teen. Diallo and the new Miss Connecticut Sapna Raghavan, a woman of Indian descent, are the first women of color to hold both top posts for the program, which is a part of the Miss America Organization. Diallo was crowned Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun.MICHAEL CHAIKEN REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
History was made this past weekend at the Miss Connecticut Scholarship competition when the top two titles of the organization were awarded to women of color. …
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Miss Connecticut, Miss Connecticut s Outstanding Teen 2021 crowned at Mohegan Sun
They are the first to be crowned in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the postponement of the 2020 competition.
Credit: Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization Author: FOX61 Staff Updated: 11:35 AM EDT April 12, 2021
MONTVILLE, Conn. The new titleholders for Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut s Outstanding Teen for 2021 were crowned this past weekend at Mohegan Sun.
They are the first to be crowned in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the postponement of the 2020 competition.
Miss Connecticut 2021 is Sapna Raghavan, of Ellington, and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen 2021 is Aicha Diallo, of West Haven.
March 31, 2021
BY MICHAEL CHAIKEN | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Burlington’s Jillian Duffy and Woodbury’s Lindiana Frangu held on to their respected crowns for a year longer than anyone else has in the history of the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization. This month, the two women finally give up their titles.
MICHAEL CHAIKEN REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Miss Connecticut Jillian Duffy, a Lewis S. Mills High School graduate, will crown her successor when the 2021 pageant takes place at Mohegan Sun on April 10-11.
Duffy, Miss Connecticut, and Frangu, Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen, have held their titles for nearly two years. But the duo did not greedily refuse to give up their crowns and sashes. Instead, world events undermined their best efforts to finally welcome their successors.