# Miss Universe 1968

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17th Miss Universe pageant

Miss Universe 1968 Martha Vasconcellos Date 13 July 1968 Presenters Bob Barker June Lockhart [1] Venue Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States Broadcaster CBS Entrants 65 Placements 15 Debuts Congo-Kinshasa Malta Yugoslavia Withdrawals Cuba Panama Paraguay Returns Australia Ceylon Ecuador Haiti Jamaica Lebanon Nicaragua Thailand Tunisia Winner Martha Vasconcellos Brazil Congeniality Yasuyo Iino (Japan) Best National Costume Luz Elena Restrepo (Colombia) Photogenic Daliborka Stojšić (Yugoslavia) ← 1967 1969 →

**Miss Universe 1968** was the 17th [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe) pageant, held at the [Miami Beach Auditorium](/source/Miami_Beach_Convention_Center) in [Miami Beach](/source/Miami_Beach%2C_Florida), Florida, on 13 July 1968.

At the conclusion of the event, [Sylvia Hitchcock](/source/Sylvia_Hitchcock) of the United States crowned [Martha Vasconcellos](/source/Martha_Vasconcellos) of Brazil as Miss Universe 1968. It is the second victory of Brazil in the history of the pageant.

Contestants from sixty-five countries and territories competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted by [Bob Barker](/source/Bob_Barker), while [June Lockhart](/source/June_Lockhart) provided commentary throughout the competition.[2][3]

## Background

### Selection of participants

Contestants from sixty-five countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Two candidates were appointed to represent their country to replace the original dethroned winner.[4]

#### Replacements

Miss Australia 1968, Helen Newton, withdrew after her sponsor decided not to participate in the competition.[5] As a result, the rights to choose the Australian candidate for Miss Universe went to the Queen of Quests competition, which was won by Lauren Jones.[6]

Elizabeth Cadren, second runner-up of Miss France 1968, was appointed as the French candidate for Miss Universe after Miss France 1968, Christiane Lillio, decided that she will not compete in any international competition.[7]

**Debuts, returns, and withdrawals**

This edition saw the debuts of Congo-Kinshasa, Malta, and Yugoslavia, and the returns of Haiti which last competed in [1962](/source/Miss_Universe_1962); Australia and Tunisia in [1965](/source/Miss_Universe_1965); and Ceylon, Ecuador, Jamaica, Lebanon, Nicaragua, and Thailand last competed in [1966](/source/Miss_Universe_1966).[8] Cuba, Panama, and Paraguay withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.[9]

Miss Morocco, Zakia Chamouch, was set to compete but withdrew for being underage.[10]

## Results

Miss Universe 1968 participating countries and territories

### Placements

Placement Contestant Miss Universe 1968 Brazil – Martha Vasconcellos[1] 1st Runner-Up Curaçao – Anne Braafheid[1] 2nd Runner-Up Finland – Leena Brusiin[1] 3rd Runner-Up Venezuela – Peggy Kopp[1] 4th Runner-Up United States – Dorothy Anstett[1] Top 15 Canada – Nancy Wilson Chile – Dánae Salas England – Jennifer Summers France – Elizabeth Cadren Greece – Miranta Zafiropoulou Israel – Miriam Fridman Norway – Tone Knaran Sweden – Anne Hellqvist Thailand – Apantree Prayutsenee Yugoslavia – Daliborka Stojšić

#### Special awards

Award Contestant Miss Amity Japan – Yasuyo Iino[11] Miss Photogenic Yugoslavia – Daliborka Stojšić[12] Best National Costume Colombia – Luz Elena Restrepo Top 15 Best in Swimsuit[12] Bolivia – Roxana Bowles Brazil – Martha Vasconcellos Canada – Nancy Wilson Curaçao – Anne Braafheid England – Jennifer Summers France – Elizabeth Cadren Greece – Miranta Zafiropoulou Israel – Miriam Fridman Nicaragua – Margine Davidson South Africa – Monica Fairall South Korea – Yoon-jung Kim Sweden – Anne Hellqvist Thailand – Apantree Prayutsenee United States – Dorothy Anstett Yugoslavia – Daliborka Stojšić

## Pageant

### Format

Same with [1966](/source/Miss_Universe_1966), fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists were individually interviewed by Bob Barker. Following the interviews, the fifteen semi-finalists participated in the swimsuit and evening gown competitions. From fifteen, five contestants were shortlisted to advance to the final interview.[13]

### Selection committee

- Edilson Cid Varela – Brazilian journalist[14]

- [Sara Lou Harris Carter](/source/Sara_Lou_Harris_Carter) – African-American model[14]

- [Hideo Den](/source/Hideo_Den) – Japanese news presenter[14]

- [Yousuf Karsh](/source/Yousuf_Karsh) – Armenian-Canadian photographer[14]

- [Dong Kingman](/source/Dong_Kingman) – Chinese-American painter[14]

- [Orna Porat](/source/Orna_Porat) – German-born Israeli theater actress[14]

- Edwin Acosta Rubio – Venezuelan newspaper and advertising executive[14]

- [Miriam Stevenson](/source/Miriam_Stevenson) – [Miss Universe 1954](/source/Miss_Universe_1954) from the United States[14]

- [Earl Wilson](/source/Earl_Wilson_(columnist)) – American columnist and journalist[14]

## Contestants

Contestants from Guam, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia

Sixty-five contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown Argentina María Jordán Vidal 23 Buenos Aires Aruba Sandra Croes[15] 18 Oranjestad Australia Lauren Jones[16] 21 Sydney Austria Brigitte Krüger 24 Vienna Bahamas Brenda Fountain[17] 20 Nassau Belgium Sonja Doumen[18] 20 Dilsen-Stokkem Bermuda Victoria Martin[19] 23 Pembroke Parish Bolivia Roxana Bowles[20] 18 Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bonaire Ilse de Jong[21] 18 Kralendijk Brazil Martha Vasconcellos[22] 20 Salvador Canada Nancy Wilson[23] 19 Chatham-Kent Ceylon Sheila Jayatilleke[24] 18 Colombo Chile Dánae Salas 22 Santiago Colombia Luz Elena Restrepo[25] 18 Barranquilla Congo-Kinshasa Elizabeth Tavares[26] 20 Kinshasa Costa Rica Ana María Rivera 19 San José Curaçao Anne Braafheid[27] 21 Willemstad Denmark Gitte Broge 20 Copenhagen Dominican Republic Ana María Ortíz 18 Santo Domingo Ecuador Priscila Álava 18 Guayaquil England Jennifer Summers[28] 22 London Finland Leena Brusiin[29] 22 Helsinki France Elizabeth Cadren[30] 22 Paris Greece Miranta Zafiropoulou[31] 22 Athens Guam Arlene Chaco[32] 21 Agana Haiti Claudie Paquin[33] 18 Port-au-Prince Holland Nathalie Heyl[34] 21 The Hague Honduras Nora Guillén[35] 19 Tegucigalpa Hong Kong Tammy Yung[24] 18 Hong Kong Iceland Helen Knuttsdóttir[36] 18 Reykjavík India Anjum Mumtaz Barg[37] 23 Hyderabad Ireland Tiffany Scales[38] 22 Dublin Israel Miriam Friedman[39] 18 Tel Aviv Italy Cristina Businari[40] 18 Rome Jamaica Marjorie Bromfield 19 Kingston Japan Yasuyo Iino[41] 18 Tokyo Lebanon Sonia Fares[42] 18 Beirut Luxembourg Lucienne Krier[43] 18 Esch-sur-Alzette Malaysia Maznah Ali[44] 20 Johor Bahru Malta Kathlene Farrugia[45] 22 Qormi Mexico Perla Aguirre[46] 18 Mexico City New Zealand Christine Antunovic[47] 18 Auckland Nicaragua Margine Davidson[48] 20 Matagalpa Norway Tone Knaran[49] 18 Oslo Okinawa Sachie Kawamitsu[32] 19 Naha Peru María Esther Brambilla[50] 19 Lima Philippines Rosario Zaragoza[51] 18 Quezon City Puerto Rico Marylene Carrasquillo 19 Santurce Scotland Helen Davidson 22 Glasgow Singapore Yasmin Saif[52] 19 Singapore South Africa Monica Fairall[53] 20 Durban South Korea Yoon-jung Kim[24] 18 Seoul Spain Yolanda Legarreta[54] 18 Basque Country Sweden Anne Hellqvist[55] 18 Hallsberg Switzerland Jeannette Biffiger[56] 19 Zürich Thailand Apantree Prayutsenee[8] 20 Phra Nakhon Tunisia Rekaia Dekhil 20 Tunis Turkey Zuhal Aktan[57] 18 Istanbul United States Dorothy Anstett[58] 21 Kirkland United States Virgin Islands Sadie Sargeant[59] 19 Charlotte Amalie Uruguay Graciela Minarrieta 20 Montevideo Venezuela Peggy Kopp[60] 18 Caracas Wales Judith Radford[61] 19 Swansea West Germany Lilian Atterer[62] 20 Bavaria Yugoslavia Daliborka Stojšić[63] 23 Belgrade

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Ages at the time of the pageant

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## External links

- [Official website](http://www.missuniverse.com/)

v t e Miss Universe 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Titleholders Runners-up and finalists Editions Countries Scorings

v t e Miss Universe 1968 national titleholders BRA: Martha Vasconcellos (winner) CUR: Anne Braafheid IND: Anjum Mumtaz Barg ITA: Cristina Businari LBN: Sonia Fares NIC: Margine Davidson USA: Dorothy Anstett

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