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Yugoslavia, Austria, (unknown), Luxembourg,
Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Wales, Ireland, Israel, Miss Universe 1967
(Sylvia Hitchcock), Denmark, Holland, England, Congo, France, Sweden,
Belgium, Spain, Scotland, India, Malta & Italy |
From Asia
Guam, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong & Okinawa |
From the Caribbean
Costa Rica, Dominican Rep., Bonaire, Curacao, Bahamas, Aruba, Puerto
Rico, Haiti, Mexico, Virgin Islands, Bermuda & Jamaica |
Miss South Africa was asked not to wear her
evening gown after the preliminaries. According to the organizers, "It's not within the
context of our pageant that anything too extreme be worn." |
Mexico, Canada & USA |
Norway, Sweden & Iceland |
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1968 July 13
Miami Beach, Florida, USA
65 entries
Results
1 Brazil Marta Maria Cordeiro Vasconcelos
2 Curacao Anne Marie Braafheid
3 Finland Leena Marketta Brusiin (Miss Europe 1968)
4 Venezuela Peggy Kopp Arenas
5 USA Dorothy Catherine Anstett
Semi-finalists
Canada Nancy Wilson (World 68 & International 69)
Chile Danae Monserrat Sala Sarradell
England Jennifer Lowe Summers (SF World 66; Europe 68)
France Elizabeth Cadren (Europe 68)
Greece Miranta Zafiropoulou
Israel Miriam Friedman
Norway Tone Knaran (3rd RU Europe 68)
Sweden Anne-Marie Hellqvist
Thailand Apantree Prayutsenee
Yugoslavia Daliborka Stojsic (Europe 68)
Order of announcement of semi-finalists
Group 1 - Venezuela, USA, Greece, Yugoslavia,
Chile, Israel & Canada
Group 2 - Norway, Curacao, Thailand, England,
Brazil, Finland, France & Sweden
Order of announcement of finalists
Brazil, Curacao, Finland, USA & Venezuela
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 & World 68)
Bermuda Victoria Martin
Bolivia Roxana Bowles Chávez
Bonaire Ilse Maria de Jong
Ceylon Sheila Jayatilleke
Colombia Luz Elena Restrepo González
Congo, Rep. of Elizabeth Tavares
Costa Rica Ana María Rivera (International 68)
Denmark Gitte Broge (International 69)
Dominican Rep. Ana Maria Ortíz Pérez
Ecuador Priscila Alava González
Germany Lilian Atterer (Europe 71)
Guam Arlene Vilma Chaco
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 (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
South Africa Monica Fairall (SF World 71)
Spain Yolanda Legarreta Urquijo
Switzerland Jeannette Biffiger (Europe & World 68; 3rd RU International
69)
Tunisia Rekaia Dekhil (World 67; International 69)
Turkey Zumal Aktan
Uruguay Graciela Minarrieta
Virgin Islands Sadie Sargeant
Wales Judith Radford
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, USA &
Yugoslavia
Did not compete
Paraguay Maria Eugenia Torres |
Relaxing during rehearsals
Wales, Iceland, Finland & England |
15 Best in Swimsuit
Back Brazil, Dominican Rep., South Africa, Yugoslavia,
USA, England, Sweden, Greece & Nicaragua
Front Curacao, Bolivia, Israel, Korea, Thailand & France
Note all except Bolivia,
Dominican Rep., Korea, Nicaragua & South Africa were in the final Top 15 |
Miss Photogenic
Yugoslavia |
Best National Costume
Colombia |
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Venezuela (4th), Curacao (2nd), Brazil (winner),
Finland (3rd) & USA (5th) |
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