Miss Universe 1968
Miss Universe 1968, the 17th Miss Universe pageant, was 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.
| Miss Universe 1968 | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 13 July 1968 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker |
| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| Broadcaster | CBS, WTVJ |
| Entrants | 65 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Martha Vasconcellos .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil |
| Congeniality | Yasuyo Lino .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
| Best National Costume | Luz Elena Restrepo González Colombia |
| Photogenic | Daliborka Stojšić .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
Results
Miss Universe 1968 participating nations and results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1968 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up | |
| 4th Runner-up | |
| Top 15 |
Special Awards
| Special Awards | Winners |
|---|---|
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Amity |
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Contestants
Argentina - María del Carmen Jordán Vidal.svg.png.webp)
Aruba - Sandra Croes.svg.png.webp)
Australia - Laureen Jones
Austria - Brigitte Kruger.svg.png.webp)
Bahamas - Brenda Fountain.svg.png.webp)
Belgium - Sonja Doumen
Bermuda - Victoria Martin
Bolivia - Roxana Bowles Chávez- Bonaire - Ilse Maria De Jong
- Brazil - Marta Maria Cordeiro Vasconcelos
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Canada - Nancy Wilson.svg.png.webp)
Ceylon - Sheila Jayatilleke
Chile - Dánae Monserrat Salas Sarradell- Colombia - Luz Elena Restrepo González
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Congo-Kinshasa - Elizabeth Tavares
Costa Rica - Ana María Rivera- Curaçao - Anne Marie Braafheid
Denmark - Gitte Broge
Dominican Republic - Ana María Ortiz
Ecuador - Priscila Álava González
England - Jennifer Lowe Summers
Finland - Leena Marketta Brusiin
France - Elizabeth Cadren
Germany - Lilian Atterer.svg.png.webp)
Greece - Miranta Zafiropoulou
Guam - Arlene Vilma Chaco.svg.png.webp)
Haiti - Claudie Paquin
Holland - Nathalie Heyl
Honduras - Nora Idalia Guillén.svg.png.webp)
Hong Kong - Tammy Yung
Iceland - Helen Knuttsdóttir
India - Anjum Mumtaz Barg
Ireland - Tiffany Scales
Israel - Miriam Friedman
Italy - Cristina Businari
Jamaica - Marjorie Bromfield- Japan - Yasuyo Lino †
Korea - Kim Yoon-jung
Lebanon - Sonia Faris
Luxembourg - Lucienne Krier
Malaysia - Maznah Binte Mohammed Ali
Malta - Kathlene Farrugia.svg.png.webp)
Mexico - Perla Olivia Aguirre Muñoz
New Zealand - Christine Mary Antunovic
Nicaragua - Margine Davidson Morales
Norway - Tone Knaran
Okinawa - Sachie Kawamitsu
Peru - María Esther Brambilla.svg.png.webp)
Philippines - Rosario "Charina" Rosello Zaragoza.svg.png.webp)
Puerto Rico - Marylene Carrasquillo
Scotland - Helen Davidson
Singapore - Yasmin Saif.svg.png.webp)
South Africa - Monica Fairall †.svg.png.webp)
Spain - Yolanda Legarreta Urquijo
Sweden - Anne-Marie Hellqvist
Switzerland - Jeannette Biffiger
Thailand - Apantree Prayutsenee
Tunisia - Rekaia Dekhil
Turkey - Zuhal Aktan
Uruguay - Graciela Minarrieta- USA - Dorothy Catherine Anstett
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Venezuela - Peggy Kopp Arenas
Virgin Islands - Sadie Sargeant.svg.png.webp)
Wales - Judith Radford- Yugoslavia - Daliborka Stojsic
General References
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1968". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
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