MISS UNIVERSE 1968
1968 July 13
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
65 entries
Results
1 Brazil Marta Maria Cordeiro Vasconcelos
2 Curacao Anne Marie Braafheid
3 Finland Leena Marketta Brusiin (winner Europe '68)
4 Venezuela Peggy Kopp Arenas
5 U.S.A. Dorothy Catherine Anstett
Semi-finalists
Canada Nancy Wilson (World '68, International '69, Queen of
the Pacific '69)
Chile Danae Monserrat Sala Sarradell
England Jennifer Lowe Summers (SF World-United Kingdom '66,
Europe '68)
France Elizabeth Cadren (Europe '68)
Greece Miranta Zafiropoulou
Israel Miriam Friedman
Norway Tone Knaran (3rd RU Europe '68, winner Scandinavia '69,
SF International '70)
Sweden Anne-Marie Hellqvist (2nd RU Scandinavia '69)
Thailand Apantree Prayutsenee
Yugoslavia Daliborka Stojsic (Europe '68)
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Order of announcement of semi-finalists
Group 1 - Venezuela, U.S.A., Greece, Yugoslavia,
Chile, Israel & Canada
Group 2 - Norway, Curacao, Thailand, England,
Brazil, Finland, France & Sweden
Order of announcement of finalists
Brazil, Curacao, Finland, U.S.A. & Venezuela
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Remainder
Argentina Maria del Carmen Jordán Vidal
Aruba Sandra Croes
Australia Laureen Jones
Austria Brigitte Krüger (SF World '68, 2nd RU Europe '68)
Bahamas Brenda Fountain
Belgium Sonja Doumen (Europe '68, World '68)
Bermuda Victoria Martin
Bolivia Roxana Bowles Chávez
Bonaire Ilse Maria de Jong
Ceylon Sheila Jayatilleke
Colombia Luz Elena Restrepo González
Congo, Republic of Elizabeth Tavares
Costa Rica Ana María Rivera (International '68)
Denmark Gitte Broge (International '69)
Dominican Republic Ana Maria Ortíz Mendoza
Ecuador Priscila Alava González
Germany Lilian Atterer (Europe '71)
Guam Arlene Vilma Chaco (Asia '68)
Haiti Claudie Paquin
Holland Nathalie Heyl
Honduras Nora Idalia Guillén
Hong Kong Tammy Yung Yan-Yan
Iceland Helen Knutsdóttir (Europe '68, International '69)
India Anjum Mumtaz Barg
Ireland Tiffany Scales
Italy Cristina Businari
Jamaica Marjorie Bromfield
Japan Yasuyo Iino
Korea Kim Yoon-jung
Lebanon Sonia Faris (World '67)
Luxembourg Lucienne Krier (Europe '68)
Malaysia Maznah Binte Mohammed Ali (International '68)
Malta Kathlene Farrugia (Europe '68)
Mexico Perla Olivia Aguirre Muńoz
New Zealand Christine Mary Antunovic (Asia '68, World '68)
Nicaragua Margine Davidson Morales (6th RU World '68)
Okinawa Sachie Kawamitsu
Peru Maria Esther Brambilla
Philippines Rosario "Sharina" Rosello Zaragoza
Puerto Rico Marylene Carrasquillo
Scotland Helen Davidson
Singapore Yasmin Saif (Queen of the Pacific '71, Maja '72)
South Africa Monica Fairall (SF World '71)
Spain Yolanda Legarreta Urquijo
Switzerland Jeannette Biffiger (Europe '68, World '68, 3rd RU International
'69)
Tunisia Rekaia Dekhil (World '67, International '69, Maja '70)
Turkey Zumal Aktan
Uruguay Graciela Minarrieta
Virgin Islands Sadie Sargeant
Wales Judith Radford
Did not compete
Paraguay Maria Eugenia Torres
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Awards
Miss Amity Japan
Miss Photogenic Yugoslavia
Best National Costume Colombia
15 Best in Swimsuit Bolivia, Brazil, Curacao, Canada, England, France,
Greece, Israel, Korea, Nicaragua, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, U.S.A. &
Yugoslavia