miss world 1968
thursDAY, november 14, 1968
Lyceum Ballroom, London, england
54 participants
PRESENTER: Michael Aspel
entertainment: Gene Pitney
Results
1 AUSTRALIA Penelope Vaughn Plummer
2 UNITED KINGDOM Kathleen Winstanley
3 ISRAEL Miri Zamir
4 COLOMBIA Beatriz Eutiquia Sierra Gonzalez
5 PHILIPPINES Arene "Pinky" Cecilia Annas Amabuyok
Top 7
6 NICARAGUA Margine Davidson Morales (Universe '68)
7 GUYANA Adrienne Harris
Top 15
ARGENTINA Viviana Roldan
AUSTRIA Brigitte Krüger (Universe '68, 1st RU Europe '68)
FRANCE Nelly Gallerne (SF International '68)
GERMANY Margot Schmalzriedt (International '68)
IRELAND June MacMahon (Europe '69)
SWEDEN Gunilla Friden (1st RU Scandinavia '69)
THAILAND Pinnarut Tananchai
YUGOSLAVIA Ivona Puhlera
Remainder
BAHAMAS Rose Helena Simms Dauchot
BELGIUM Sonja Doumen (Universe '68, Europe '68)
BRAZIL Angela Carmelia Stecca
CANADA Nancy Wilson (SF Universe '68, Queen of the Pacific '69, International '69)
CEYLON Nilanthie Wijesinghe
CHILE Carmen Smith
COSTA RICA Ida Patricia Diers Heitman
CYPRUS Diana Dimitropoulou
DENMARK Yet Schaufuss (Scandinavia '69)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ingrid Maria García de Cano
ECUADOR Marcia Virginia Ramos Christiansen
FINLAND Leena Sipilä
GHANA Lovell Rosebud Wordie
GIBRALTAR Sandra Sanguinetti
GREECE Lia Malta
HOLLAND Alida Grootenboer
INDIA Jane Coelho
ITALY Maria Pia Giamporcaro
JAMAICA Karlene Waddell
JAPAN Ryoko Miyoshi
KENYA Josephine Moraa Moikobu
KOREA Ji-eun Lee (real name: Young-chae Lee)
LEBANON Lili Bissar (discovered the night before the finals to be only 15 years old, but was allowed to compete)
LIBERIA Wilhelmina Nadieh Brownell
LUXEMBOURG Irene Siedler
MALTA Ursulina "Lina" Grech
MEXICO Ana María Magaña (International '69)
MOROCCO Zakia Chamouch
NEW ZEALAND Christine Mary Antunovic (Universe '68, Asia '68)
NIGERIA Foluke Ogundipe
NORWAY Hedda Lie (International '68, 3rd RU Scandinavia '69)
PERU Ana Rosa Berninzon Devéscovi
SOUTH AFRICA Mitsianna Stander
SWITZERLAND Jeanette Biffiger (Universe '68, Europe '68, 3rd RU International '69)
TUNISIA Zohra Boufaden (Universe '69)
TURKEY Mine Kurkcuoglu
UGANDA Joy Lehai Kanyarutokye
USA Johnine Leigh Avery
VENEZUELA Maria Dolores "Cherry" Núñez Rodríguez
DISQUALIFIED:
LEBANON Leila "Lili" Bissar (discovered the night before the finals to be only 15 years old, but was allowed to stay in the pageant)
WITHDREW:
SPAIN María Amparo Rodrigo Lorenzo
NO SHOWS:
ICELAND Helga Jonsdóttir
HONDURAS Lillian Carol Heyer
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Elisabeth Tavares
SINGAPORE Jenny Wong Ser Wan
MALAYSIA Ramlah Alang
TANZANIA Zena Suleiman
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Jarmila Teplanova
BOLIVIA
PANAMA
SYRIA
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
REPLACED:
FRANCE Maryvonne Lachaze
LUXEMBOURG Lucienne Micheline Krier
DEBUTS: Thailand
WITHDRAWALS: Czechoslovakia, Gambia, Honduras, Iceland, Lebanon, Panama, Portugal, Tanzania
RETURNS: Bahamas, Colombia, India, Liberia, Nicaragua
JUDGES:
1- Peter Dimmock, General Manager of BBC Broadcasts and Chairman of the Judges.
2- Graham Hill, British Formula One world champion.
3- Lady Elizabeth Anson, from the high British society.
4- Richard Todd, British actor of Irish origin.
5- Reita Faria, Miss World 1966 from India.
6- Stanley Baker, Welsh actor and film producer.
7- The High Commissioner of Ghana in the UK, Sir Anthony Seth.
8- The British football player John Hore.
9- And the Hungarian orchestra conductor, Istvan Kertesz.