Miss Universe 1968
| Miss Universe 1968 | |
|---|---|
Martha Vasconcellos, Miss Universe 1968 | |
| Date | 13 July 1968 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker[1] |
| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| Broadcaster | CBS (WTVJ) |
| Entrants | 65 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Martha Vasconcellos Brazil |
| Congeniality | Yasuyo Lino (Japan) |
| Best National Costume | Luz Elena Restrepo González (Colombia) |
| Photogenic | Daliborka Stojšić (Yugoslavia) |
Miss Universe 1968 was the 17th Miss Universe pageant, held on 13 July 1968 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Martha Vasconcellos of Brazil was crowned by Sylvia Hitchcock of the United States at the end of the event.[1]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1968 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up | |
| Top 15 |
Contestants
Sixty-five contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | María del Carmen Jordán Vidal | 23 | Buenos Aires |
| Aruba | Sandra Croes[2] | 18 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Laureen Jones | 21 | Sydney |
| Austria | Brigitte Krüger | 24 | Vienna |
| Bahamas | Brenda Fountain | 20 | Nassau |
| Belgium | Sonja Doumen[3] | 20 | Dilsen-Stokkem |
| Bermuda | Victoria Martin | 23 | Pembroke Parish |
| Bolivia | Roxana Bowles[4] | 18 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Bonaire | Ilse De Jong[5] | 18 | Kralendijk |
| Brazil | Martha Vasconcellos[6] | 20 | Salvador |
| Canada | Nancy Wilson | 19 | Chatham-Kent |
| Ceylon | Sheila Jayatilleke | 18 | Colombo |
| Chile | Dánae Salas | 22 | Santiago |
| Colombia | Luz Elena Restrepo[7] | 18 | Barranquilla |
| Congo-Kinshasa | Elizabeth Tavares | 20 | Kinshasa |
| Costa Rica | Ana María Rivera | 19 | San José |
| Curaçao | Anne Marie Braafheid | 21 | Willemstad |
| Denmark | Gitte Broge | 20 | Copenhagen |
| Dominican Republic | Ana María Ortiz | – | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Priscila Álava | 18 | Guayaquil |
| England | Jennifer Lowe Summers | 22 | London |
| Finland | Leena Brusiin | 22 | Helsinki |
| France | Elizabeth Cadren | 22 | Paris |
| Greece | Miranta Zafiropoulou[8] | 22 | Athens |
| Guam | Arlene Vilma Chaco | 21 | Agana |
| Haiti | Claudie Paquin | 18 | Port-au-Prince |
| Holland | Nathalie Heyl | 21 | The Hague |
| Honduras | Nora Guillén | 19 | Tegucigalpa |
| Hong Kong | Tammy Yung | 18 | Hong Kong |
| Iceland | Helen Knuttsdóttir | 18 | Reykjavík |
| India | Anjum Mumtaz Barg[9] | 23 | Hyderabad |
| Ireland | Tiffany Scales[10] | 22 | Dublin |
| Israel | Miriam Friedman | 18 | Tel Aviv |
| Italy | Cristina Businari | 18 | Rome |
| Jamaica | Marjorie Bromfield | – | Kingston |
| Japan | Yasuyo Lino | 18 | Tokyo |
| Lebanon | Sonia Fares | 18 | Beirut |
| Luxembourg | Lucienne Krier | 18 | Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Malaysia | Maznah Ali | 20 | Johor Bahru |
| Malta | Kathlene Farrugia | 22 | Qormi |
| Mexico | Perla Aguirre | 18 | Mexico City |
| New Zealand | Christine Antunovic | 18 | Auckland |
| Nicaragua | Margine Davidson | 20 | Matagalpa |
| Norway | Tone Knaran | 18 | Oslo |
| Okinawa | Sachie Kawamitsu | 19 | Naha |
| Peru | María Esther Brambilla | 19 | Lima |
| Philippines | Rosario Zaragoza[11] | 18 | Quezon City |
| Puerto Rico | Marylene Carrasquillo | 18 | Santurce |
| Scotland | Helen Davidson | 22 | Glasgow |
| Singapore | Yasmin Saif | 19 | Singapore |
| South Africa | Monica Fairall | 20 | Durban |
| South Korea | Kim Yoon-jung | 18 | Seoul |
| Spain | Yolanda Legarreta[12] | 18 | Basque Country |
| Sweden | Anne-Marie Hellqvist[13] | 18 | Hallsberg |
| Switzerland | Jeannette Biffiger[14] | 19 | Zürich |
| Thaialnd | Apantree Prayutsenee[15] | 20 | Phra Nakhon |
| Tunisia | Rekaia Dekhil | 20 | Tunis |
| Turkey | Zuhal Aktan[16] | 18 | Istanbul |
| United States | Dorothy Anstett[17] | 21 | Kirkland |
| United States Virgin Islands | Sadie Sargeant | 19 | Charlotte Amalie |
| Uruguay | Graciela Minarrieta | 20 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Peggy Kopp | 18 | Caracas |
| Wales | Judith Radford | 19 | Swansea |
| West Germany | Lilian Atterer | 20 | Bavaria |
| Yugoslavia | Daliborka Stojsic[18] | 23 | Belgrade |
Notes
- ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Name Brazilian Miss Universe". The Journal Times. Associated Press. 14 Jul 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Untitled". Aruba Esso News (in English and Papiamento). 12 July 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via Digital Library of the Caribbean.
- ^ "Sonja Doumen werd 50 jaar geleden eerste Limburgse Miss België". Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ "El título les dio alegrías, trabajo y fama que aún saborean" [The title gave them joy, work and fame that they still savor.]. El Deber (in European Spanish). 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "See? They're only human". The San Francisco Examiner. 12 July 1968. p. 7. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oops... oh well 'just bad luck'". St. Petersburg Times. 11 July 1968. pp. 2-B. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Atlantico, Reina Nacional 1968". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 13 November 1967. pp. 1, 31. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Bounia, Alkinoo (11 September 2019). "Πού χάθηκε η Μιράντα Ζαφειροπούλου" [Where did Miranda Zafiropoulou go?]. Espresso (in Greek). Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "On World Senior Citizenship Day, Let's Talk About These Women That Shaped An Entire Generation". Femina. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Pageant means meeting budget". St. Petersburg Times. 10 July 1968. pp. 2-B. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Lo, Ricky (11 March 2014). "Beauty is in the blood". Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Leg display is universal". Reading Eagle. 27 June 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Fröken Sverige-flickor i Eskilstuna". Eskilstuna-Kuriren (in Swedish). 7 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Meier, Simone (15 October 2015). "Liebe Schweiz, es ist wieder Missen-Zeit. Da müssen wir doch gleich mal dissen" [Dear Switzerland, it is Misses time again. We have to diss]. Watson (in German). Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "New Miss Thailand back for holiday in Penang". The Straits Times. 28 February 1968. p. 5. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via National Library Board.
- ^ Tarihi, Güncelleme (4 May 2020). "Güzeller canlı yayında buluştu" [Beauties met on live broadcast]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Miss USA Says Title Means Little at Home". Roanoke Times. Associated Press. May 20, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "She's their first". St. Petersburg Times. 6 July 1968. pp. 2-B. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via Google News Archive.