Miss Universe 1967

Miss Universe 1967
Sylvia Hitchcock
Date	15 July 1967
Presenters	Bob Barker [1]
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	56
Placements	15
Debuts	Bonaire
Withdrawals	Ceylon Ecuador Guyana Jamaica Lebanon Morocco Suriname Thailand Trinidad and Tobago
Returns	Dominican Republic Honduras Hong Kong Mexico United States Virgin Islands Uruguay
Winner	Sylvia Hitchcock United States
Congeniality	Lena MacGarvie (Scotland)
Best National Costume	Carmen Ramasco (Brazil)
Photogenic	Elia Kalogeraki (Greece)
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Miss Universe 1967 was the 16th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 15 July 1967.

At the conclusion of the event, Margareta Arvidsson of Sweden crowned Sylvia Hitchcock of United States as Miss Universe 1967. It is the fourth victory of the United States in the history of the pageant.

Contestants from fifty-six countries and territories competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker, while June Lockhart provided commentary throughout the competition. ^[2] French-American singer Jean-Paul Vignon performed in this year's pageant.

Background

Selection of participants

Contestants from fifty-six countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. One candidate was appointed to represent her country to replace the original dethroned winner. ^[3]

Replacements

Miss France 1967, Jeanne Beck, chose not to compete in any international competition and was replaced by her first runner-up, Anne Vernier. ^{[3] [4]}

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition saw the debut of Bonaire, and the returns of the United States Virgin Islands which last competed in 1962; and the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Hong Kong, and Mexico which last competed in 1963. ^[5]

Miss Ecuador 1967, Laura Baquero Palacios, Miss Morocco 1967, Naima Benjelloun, and Miss Thailand 1967, Prapassorn Panichakula, were all disqualified for not meeting the minimum age requirement. ^{[6] [7]} Elham Warwar of Jamaica was not allowed to participate as neither she nor her national sponsor had shown proof she had won a national competition. ^[8] Ceylon, Lebanon, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

Moomba Queen 1967, Patsy Earp, was set to represent Australia but withdrew for undisclosed reasons. ^[9]

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe 1967	United States – Sylvia Hitchcock [1]
1st runner-up	Venezuela – Mariela Pérez [1]
2nd runner-up	England – Jennifer Lewis [1]
3rd runner-up	Finland – Ritva Lehto [1]
4th runner-up	Israel – Batya Kabiri [1]
Top 15	Brazil – Carmen Ramasco [10]  Denmark – Gitte Knudsen [10]  Greece – Elia Kalogeraki [10]  Holland – Irene Van Campenhout [10]  Hong Kong – Laura Roque [10]  Ireland – Patricia Armstrong [10]  Italy – Paola Rossi [10]  Spain – Francisca Delgado [10]  Sweden – Eva Lisa Svensson [10]  Wales – Denise Page [10]

Special awards

Award	Contestant(s)
Miss Amity	Scotland – Lena MacGarvie [11]
Miss Photogenic	Greece – Elia Kalogeraki [12]
Best National Costume	Brazil – Carmen Ramasco [13]
Top 15 Best in Swimsuit	Bolivia – Marcela Montoya [13] Brazil – Carmen Ramasco [13] Denmark – Gitte Knudsen [13] England – Jennifer Lewis [13] Greece – Elia Kalogeraki [13] Holland – Irene Van Campenhout [13] Hong Kong – Laura Roque [13] Israel – Batya Kabiri [13] Italy – Paola Rossi [13] Peru – Mirtha Calvo [13] South Africa – Windley Ballenden [13] South Korea – Hong Jung-ae [13] Sweden – Eva Lisa Svensson [13] United States – Sylvia Hitchcock [13] Venezuela – Mariela Pérez [13]

Pageant

Format

Same with 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. ^[14]

Selection committee

• Stanley Baker – Welsh actor ^[15]
• Rossano Brazzi – Italian actor and director ^[15]
• Edilson Cid Varela – Brazilian journalist ^[15]
• Yousuf Karsh – Armenian-Canadian photographer ^[15]
• Mikael Katz – Swedish journalist ^[15]
• Dong Kingman – Chinese-American painter ^[15]
• Arthur Murray – American dance instructor ^[15]
• Toshiro Mifune – Japanese actor ^[15]
• Earl Wilson – American columnist and journalist ^[15]
• Gladys Zender – Miss Universe 1957 from Peru ^[15]

Contestants

Miss Universe 1967 participating countries and territories

Fifty-six contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age [a]	Hometown
Argentina	Amalia Yolanda Scuffi [16]	24	Buenos Aires
Aruba	Ivonne Maduro [17]	–	Oranjestad
Austria	Christl Bartu [18]	22	Bludenz
Bahamas	Elizabeth Knowles	18	Nassau
Belgium	Mauricette Sironval [19]	18	Brussels
Bermuda	Cheryl Smith [20]	20	Hamilton
Bolivia	Marcela Montoya [21]	18	Oruro
Bonaire	Cristina Landwier [5]	19	Kralendijk
Brazil	Carmen Ramasco [22]	21	Campinas
Canada	Donna Marie Barker [23]	20	Ontario
Chile	Ingrid Vila	19	Antofagasta
Colombia	Elsa María Garrido [24]	18	Popayán
Costa Rica	Rosa María Fernández [25]	18	Guanacaste
Cuba	Elina Salavarría [26]	19	Havana
Curaçao	Imelda Thodé [27]	20	Willemstad
Denmark	Gitte Knudsen [18]	20	Copenhagen
Dominican Republic	Jeannette Rey [28]	18	San Francisco de Macorís
England	Jennifer Lewis [29]	20	Leicester
Finland	Ritva Lehto [30]	21	Kangasala
France	Anne Vernier [4]	18	Paris
Greece	Elia Kalogeraki [31]	19	Athens
Guam	Hope Marie Alvarez [32]	18	Sinajana
Holland	Irene Van Campenhout [33]	22	The Hague
Honduras	Denia Alvorado Medina [34]	18	Cortés
Hong Kong	Laura Roque [35]	20	Hong Kong
Iceland	Guðrún Pétursdóttir [36]	–	Garðabær
India	Nayyara Mirza [37]	18	Lucknow
Ireland	Patricia Armstrong	19	Dublin
Israel	Batia Kabiri [38]	19	Tel Aviv
Italy	Paola Rossi [39]	21	Veneto
Japan	Kayoko Fujikawa	18	Osaka
Luxembourg	Marie-Jossee Mathgen [40]	18	Luxembourg City
Malaysia	Monkam Siprasome [41]	24	Kedah
Mexico	Valentina Duarte [42]	19	Yucatán
New Zealand	Pamela McLeod	18	Christchurch
Norway	Gro Goskor [43]	21	Oslo
Okinawa	Etsuko Okuhira	18	Okinawa
Panama	Mirna Norma Castillero [44]	18	Herrera
Paraguay	María Eugenia Torres [45]	18	Presidente Hayes
Peru	Mirtha Calvo [46]	19	Callao
Philippines	Pilar Pilapil [47]	18	Camiling
Puerto Rico	Ivonne Coll [48]	18	Fajardo
Scotland	Lena MacGarvie [49]	19	Glasgow
Singapore	Bridget Ong [50]	19	Singapore
South Africa	Windley Ballenden	20	Cape Town
South Korea	Hong Jung-ae	20	Seoul
Spain	Francisca Delgado [19]	19	Córdoba
Sweden	Eva-Lisa Svensson [40]	21	Gothenburg
Switzerland	Elsbeth Ruegger [18]	–	Basel-Landschaft
Turkey	Yelda Gürani Saner [51]	–	Istanbul
United States	Sylvia Hitchcock [52]	21	Tuscaloosa
United States Virgin Islands	Gail Garrison [53]	–	Charlotte Amalie
Uruguay	Mayela Berton	–	Montevideo
Venezuela	Mariela Pérez [54]	21	Caracas
Wales	Denise Page	19	Pontypool
West Germany	Fee Von Zitzewitz [55]	23	Kolberg

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

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External links

• Official website