Miss Universe 1968

Miss Universe 1968
Martha Vasconcellos
Date13 July 1968
PresentersBob Barker[1]
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
BroadcasterCBS
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 González (Colombia)
PhotogenicDaliborka 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

Contestants from Guam, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia

Sixty-five contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Argentina Argentina María del Carmen Jordán Vidal 23 Buenos Aires
Netherlands Antilles Aruba Sandra Croes[2] 18 Oranjestad
Australia Australia Laureen Jones[3] 21 Sydney
Austria Austria Brigitte Krüger 24 Vienna
The Bahamas Bahamas Brenda Fountain[4] 20 Nassau
Belgium Belgium Sonja Doumen[5] 20 Dilsen-Stokkem
Bermuda Bermuda Victoria Martin[6] 23 Pembroke Parish
Bolivia Bolivia Roxana Bowles[7] 18 Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Netherlands Antilles Bonaire Ilse De Jong[8] 18 Kralendijk
Brazil Brazil Martha Vasconcellos[9] 20 Salvador
Canada Canada Nancy Wilson[10] 19 Chatham-Kent
Dominion of Ceylon Ceylon Sheila Jayatilleke[11] 18 Colombo
Chile Chile Dánae Salas 22 Santiago
Colombia Colombia Luz Elena Restrepo[12] 18 Barranquilla
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo-Kinshasa Elizabeth Tavares[13] 20 Kinshasa
Costa Rica Costa Rica Ana María Rivera 19 San José
Netherlands Antilles Curaçao Anne Marie Braafheid[14] 21 Willemstad
Denmark Denmark Gitte Broge 20 Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Ana María Ortiz – Santo Domingo
Ecuador Ecuador Priscila Álava 18 Guayaquil
England England Jennifer Summers[15] 22 London
Finland Finland Leena Brusiin[16] 22 Helsinki
France France Elizabeth Cadren[17] 22 Paris
Kingdom of Greece Greece Miranta Zafiropoulou[18] 22 Athens
Guam Guam Arlene Vilma Chaco[19] 21 Agana
Haiti Haiti Claudie Paquin[20] 18 Port-au-Prince
Netherlands Holland Nathalie Heyl[21] 21 The Hague
Honduras Honduras Nora Guillén[22] 19 Tegucigalpa
British Hong Kong Hong Kong Tammy Yung[11] 18 Hong Kong
Iceland Iceland Helen Knuttsdóttir[23] 18 Reykjavík
India India Anjum Mumtaz Barg[24] 23 Hyderabad
Republic of Ireland Ireland Tiffany Scales[25] 22 Dublin
Israel Israel Miriam Friedman[26] 18 Tel Aviv
Italy Italy Cristina Businari[27] 18 Rome
Jamaica Jamaica Marjorie Bromfield – Kingston
Japan Japan Yasuyo Iino[28] 18 Tokyo
Lebanon Lebanon Sonia Fares[29] 18 Beirut
Luxembourg Luxembourg Lucienne Krier[30] 18 Esch-sur-Alzette
Malaysia Malaysia Maznah Ali[31] 20 Johor Bahru
Malta Malta Kathlene Farrugia[32] 22 Qormi
Mexico Mexico Perla Aguirre[33] 18 Mexico City
New Zealand New Zealand Christine Antunovic[34] 18 Auckland
Nicaragua Nicaragua Margine Davidson[35] 20 Matagalpa
Norway Norway Tone Knaran[36] 18 Oslo
Okinawa Sachie Kawamitsu[19] 19 Naha
Peru Peru María Esther Brambilla[37] 19 Lima
Philippines Philippines Rosario Zaragoza[38] 18 Quezon City
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Marylene Carrasquillo 18 Santurce
Scotland Scotland Helen Davidson 22 Glasgow
Singapore Singapore Yasmin Saif[39] 19 Singapore
South Africa South Africa Monica Fairall[40] 20 Durban
South Korea South Korea Kim Yoon-jung[11] 18 Seoul
Spain Spain Yolanda Legarreta[41] 18 Basque Country
Sweden Sweden Anne-Marie Hellqvist[42] 18 Hallsberg
Switzerland Switzerland Jeannette Biffiger[43] 19 Zürich
Thailand Thailand Apantree Prayutsenee[44] 20 Phra Nakhon
Tunisia Tunisia Rekaia Dekhil 20 Tunis
Turkey Turkey Zuhal Aktan[45] 18 Istanbul
United States United States Dorothy Anstett[46] 21 Kirkland
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Sadie Sargeant[47] 19 Charlotte Amalie
Uruguay Uruguay Graciela Minarrieta 20 Montevideo
Venezuela Venezuela Peggy Kopp[48] 18 Caracas
Wales Wales Judith Radford[49] 19 Swansea
West Germany West Germany Lilian Atterer[50] 20 Bavaria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Daliborka Stojsic[51] 23 Belgrade

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

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