Miss Asia Quest 1968

Miss Asia Quest 1968
Date	December 8, 1968
Entertainment	Pilita Corrales Maurice Sta. Lucia The Clubmen Ateneo Glee Club Danny Holmsen and Orchestra
Venue	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Director	Miss Asia Quest Inc.
Owner	Dr. Vicente Ocampo, Jr.
Entrants	12
Placements	5
Debuts	Australia India Israel Japan South Korea Okinawa Singapore Taiwan Thailand
Withdrawals	Malaysia Vietnam
Winner	Macy Shih   Taiwan
Photogenic	Cassandra Stiles   Australia
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Miss Asia Quest 1968 was the first edition of the Miss Quest Asia pageant before it was renamed to its current title, Miss Asia Pacific International. The event was held on December 8, 1968, at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

The pageant aims to promote tourism, peace, goodwill, credit and trading to the participating countries. Shih also received P10,000 (US$ 2,500 at 1968 rates) cash prize, a complete wardrobe, Asian cities tour, gifts ranging from camera to toothpaste. Her court each received P1,000 and prizes in kind. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Asia Quest 1968	Taiwan – Macy Shih
1st Runner-Up	Australia – Cassandra Stiles
2nd Runner-Up	Japan – Atsumi Ikeno
3rd Runner-Up	Philippines – Jane Mozo de Goya
4th Runner-Up	Thailand – Valisra Trungvachirachi

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Friendship	Singapore – Violet Neo
Miss Photogenic	Australia – Cassandra Stiles
Miss Talent	India – Annabella Crawford

Judges

• Guam Senator Earl Conway
• Andrew Gruber
• Alberto de Joya
• Israel Consul Benjamin Abileah
• R. A. Fairweather of the Canadian Embassay
• Kimiko Kuma of the Japanese Embassy
• Bertrand Rault of the French Embassy
• T. E. Colbrook of Australia
• Juan Quintos
• Mrs. Trinidad Enriquez
• Joe Quirino

Contestants

•   Australia – Cassandra Stiles
•   Ceylon – Marlene Beverly Seneveratne
•   Hong Kong – Sandra Cheung Siu-Ling
•   India – Annabella Crawford
•   Israel – Miriam Domkin
•   Japan – Atsumi Ikeno
•   South Korea – Chang Hye-Sun
•   Okinawa – Sachie Kawamitsu
•   Philippines – Jane Mozo de Goya
•   Singapore – Violet Neo
•   Taiwan – Macy Shih
•   Thailand – Valisra Trungvachirachi

Did not compete

•   Malaysia – Maznah Mohamed Ali (she was not accepted by the organization to compete due to relations between Malaysia and the Philippines were suspended) ^[4]

References

1. "50 Years of Miss Asia Pacific International". Miss Asia Pacific International. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
2. "Macy is Miss Asia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 1968-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
3. Lo, Ricky. "Friday throwback: The first Miss Asia Quest". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
4. Ismail, Yus. "Fakta Menarik Pertandingan Ratu Cantik Asia (Miss Asia Pageant Interesting Facts). | | Malaysia Pageant News" . Retrieved 2021-07-06.

External links

• Official website