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Miss Universe 1968

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17th Miss Universe pageant
Miss Universe 1968
Date13 July 1968
Presenters[1]
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium,Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster
Entrants65
Placements15
Debuts
  • Congo-Kinshasa
  • Malta
  • Yugoslavia
Withdrawals
  • Cuba
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
Returns
  • Australia
  • Ceylon
  • Ecuador
  • Haiti
  • Jamaica
  • Lebanon
  • Nicaragua
  • Thailand
  • Tunisia
WinnerMartha Vasconcellos
Brazil
CongenialityYasuyo Iino (Japan)
Best National CostumeLuz Elena Restrepo (Colombia)
PhotogenicDaliborka Stojšić (Yugoslavia)
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Miss Universe 1968 was the 17thMiss Universe pageant, held at theMiami Beach Auditorium inMiami Beach, Florida, the United States, on 13 July 1968.

At the conclusion of the event,Sylvia Hitchcock of the United States crownedMartha Vasconcellos of Brazil as Miss Universe 1968. It is the second victory of Brazil in the history of the pageant.

Contestants from sixty-five countries and territories competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted byBob Barker, whileJune Lockhart provided commentary throughout the competition.[2][3]

Background

Selection of participants

Contestants from sixty-five countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Two candidates were appointed to represent their country to replace the original dethroned winner.[4]

Replacements

Miss Australia 1968, Helen Newton, withdrew after her sponsor decided not to participate in the competition.[5] As a result, the rights to choose the Australian candidate for Miss Universe went to the Queen of Quests competition, which was won by Lauren Jones.[6]

Elizabeth Cadren, second runner-up of Miss France 1968, was appointed as the French candidate for Miss Universe after Miss France 1968, Christiane Lillio, decided that she will not compete in any international competition.[7]

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition saw the debuts of Congo-Kinshasa, Malta, and Yugoslavia, and the returns of Haiti which last competed in1962; Australia and Tunisia in1965; and Ceylon, Ecuador, Jamaica, Lebanon, Nicaragua, and Thailand last competed in1966.[8] Cuba, Panama, and Paraguay withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.[9]

Miss Morocco, Zakia Chamouch, was set to compete but withdrew for being underage.[10]

Results

Miss Universe 1968 participating countries and territories

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1968
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  •  Finland – Leena Brusiin[1]
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 15
  •  Canada – Nancy Wilson
  •  Chile – Dánae Salas
  •  England – Jennifer Summers
  •  France – Elizabeth Cadren
  •  Greece – Miranta Zafiropoulou
  •  Israel – Miriam Fridman
  •  Norway – Tone Knaran
  •  Sweden – Anne Hellqvist
  • Thailand – Apantree Prayutsenee
  •  Yugoslavia – Daliborka Stojšić

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Amity
  •  Japan – Yasuyo Iino[11]
Miss Photogenic
  •  Yugoslavia – Daliborka Stojšić[12]
Best National Costume
  •  Colombia – Luz Elena Restrepo
Top 15 Best in Swimsuit[12]
  •  Bolivia – Roxana Bowles
  •  Brazil –Martha Vasconcellos
  •  Canada – Nancy Wilson
  •  Curaçao –Anne Braafheid
  •  England – Jennifer Summers
  •  France – Elizabeth Cadren
  •  Greece – Miranta Zafiropoulou
  •  Israel – Miriam Fridman
  •  Nicaragua – Margine Davidson
  •  South Africa – Monica Fairall
  •  South Korea – Yoon-jung Kim
  •  Sweden – Anne Hellqvist
  • Thailand – Apantree Prayutsenee
  •  United States –Dorothy Anstett
  •  Yugoslavia – Daliborka Stojšić

Pageant

Format

Same with1966, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists were individually interviewed by Bob Barker. Following the interviews, the fifteen semi-finalists participated in the swimsuit and evening gown competitions. From fifteen, five contestants were shortlisted to advance to the final interview.[13]

Selection committee

Contestants

Contestants from Guam, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia

Sixty-five contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAge[a]Hometown
ArgentinaMaría Jordán Vidal23Buenos Aires
ArubaSandra Croes[15]18Oranjestad
AustraliaLauren Jones[16]21Sydney
AustriaBrigitte Krüger24Vienna
BahamasBrenda Fountain[17]20Nassau
BelgiumSonja Doumen[18]20Dilsen-Stokkem
BermudaVictoria Martin[19]23Pembroke Parish
BoliviaRoxana Bowles[20]18Santa Cruz de la Sierra
BonaireIlse de Jong[21]18Kralendijk
BrazilMartha Vasconcellos[22]20Salvador
CanadaNancy Wilson[23]19Chatham-Kent
CeylonSheila Jayatilleke[24]18Colombo
ChileDánae Salas22Santiago
ColombiaLuz Elena Restrepo[25]18Barranquilla
Congo-KinshasaElizabeth Tavares[26]20Kinshasa
Costa RicaAna María Rivera19San José
CuraçaoAnne Braafheid[27]21Willemstad
DenmarkGitte Broge20Copenhagen
Dominican RepublicAna María Ortíz18Santo Domingo
EcuadorPriscila Álava18Guayaquil
EnglandJennifer Summers[28]22London
FinlandLeena Brusiin[29]22Helsinki
FranceElizabeth Cadren[30]22Paris
GreeceMiranta Zafiropoulou[31]22Athens
GuamArlene Chaco[32]21Agana
HaitiClaudie Paquin[33]18Port-au-Prince
HollandNathalie Heyl[34]21The Hague
HondurasNora Guillén[35]19Tegucigalpa
Hong KongTammy Yung[24]18Hong Kong
IcelandHelen Knuttsdóttir[36]18Reykjavík
IndiaAnjum Mumtaz Barg[37]23Hyderabad
IrelandTiffany Scales[38]22Dublin
IsraelMiriam Friedman[39]18Tel Aviv
ItalyCristina Businari[40]18Rome
JamaicaMarjorie Bromfield19Kingston
JapanYasuyo Iino[41]18Tokyo
LebanonSonia Fares[42]18Beirut
LuxembourgLucienne Krier[43]18Esch-sur-Alzette
MalaysiaMaznah Ali[44]20Johor Bahru
MaltaKathlene Farrugia[45]22Qormi
MexicoPerla Aguirre[46]18Mexico City
New ZealandChristine Antunovic[47]18Auckland
NicaraguaMargine Davidson[48]20Matagalpa
NorwayTone Knaran[49]18Oslo
OkinawaSachie Kawamitsu[32]19Naha
PeruMaría Esther Brambilla[50]19Lima
PhilippinesRosario Zaragoza[51]18Quezon City
Puerto RicoMarylene Carrasquillo19Santurce
ScotlandHelen Davidson22Glasgow
SingaporeYasmin Saif[52]19Singapore
South AfricaMonica Fairall[53]20Durban
South KoreaYoon-jung Kim[24]18Seoul
SpainYolanda Legarreta[54]18Basque Country
SwedenAnne Hellqvist[55]18Hallsberg
SwitzerlandJeannette Biffiger[56]19Zürich
ThailandApantree Prayutsenee[8]20Phra Nakhon
TunisiaRekaia Dekhil20Tunis
TurkeyZuhal Aktan[57]18Istanbul
United StatesDorothy Anstett[58]21Kirkland
United States Virgin IslandsSadie Sargeant[59]19Charlotte Amalie
UruguayGraciela Minarrieta20Montevideo
VenezuelaPeggy Kopp[60]18Caracas
WalesJudith Radford[61]19Swansea
West GermanyLilian Atterer[62]20Bavaria
YugoslaviaDaliborka Stojšić[63]23Belgrade

Notes

  1. ^Ages at the time of the pageant

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External links

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