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Miss Universe 1968

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

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Name Brazilian Miss Universe". The Journal Times. Associated Press. 14 Jul 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Untitled". Aruba Esso News (in English and Papiamento). 12 July 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via Digital Library of the Caribbean.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "See? They're only human". The San Francisco Examiner. 12 July 1968. p. 7. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oops... oh well 'just bad luck'". St. Petersburg Times. 11 July 1968. pp. 2-B. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "Atlantico, Reina Nacional 1968". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 13 November 1967. pp. 1, 31. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Pageant means meeting budget". St. Petersburg Times. 10 July 1968. pp. 2-B. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ Lo, Ricky (11 March 2014). "Beauty is in the blood". Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Leg display is universal". Reading Eagle. 27 June 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  13. ^ "Fröken Sverige-flickor i Eskilstuna". Eskilstuna-Kuriren (in Swedish). 7 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "New Miss Thailand back for holiday in Penang". The Straits Times. 28 February 1968. p. 5. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via National Library Board.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Miss USA Says Title Means Little at Home". Roanoke Times. Associated Press. May 20, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  18. ^ "She's their first". St. Petersburg Times. 6 July 1968. pp. 2-B. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via Google News Archive.