Miss Universe 1967

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Miss Universe 1967
Sylvia Hitchcock (1967).jpg
Sylvia Hitchcock, Miss Universe 1967
Date15 July 1967
Presenters Bob Barker [1]
Venue Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants56
Placements15
Debuts Bonaire
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner† Sylvia Hitchcock
United States [1]
CongenialityLena MacGarvie (Scotland) [1]
Best National CostumeCarmen Ramasco (Brazil)
PhotogenicElia Kalogeraki (Greece)
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Miss Universe 1967 was the 16th Miss Universe pageant, held on 15 July 1967 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Sylvia Hitchcock of United States was crowned by Margareta Arvidsson of Sweden at the end of the event, This was Bob Barker's first Miss Universe pageant as host.

Contents

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1967
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants

Miss Universe 1967 participating nations and results Miss Universe 1967 Map.PNG
Miss Universe 1967 participating nations and results

Fifty-six contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [a] Hometown
Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaAmalia Yolanda Scuffi24 Buenos Aires
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg ArubaIvonne Maduro– Oranjestad
Flag of Austria.svg AustraliaChristl Bartu22 Bludenz
Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg BahamasElizabeth Knowles18 Nassau
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumMauricette Sironval [2] 18 Brussels
Flag of Bermuda.svg BermudaCheryl Smith20 Hamilton
Flag of Bolivia.svg BoliviaMarcela Montoya [3] 18 Oruro
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg BonaireCristina Landwier19 Kralendijk
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg Brazil Carmen Ramasco21 Campinas
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaDonna Marie Barker20 Ontario
Flag of Chile.svg ChileIngrid Vila19 Antofagasta
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Elsa María Garrido [4] 18 Popayán
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa RicaRosa María Fernández18 Guanacaste
Flag of Cuba.svg CubaElina Salavarría19 Havana
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg CuraçaoImelda Thodé20 Willemstad
Flag of Denmark.svg DenmarkGitte Knudsen20 Copenhagen
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican RepublicJeannette Rey18 San Francisco de Macorís
Flag of England.svg EnglandJennifer Lynn Lewis20 Leicester
Flag of Finland.svg FinlandRitva Lehto21 Kangasala
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg FranceAnne Vernier18 Paris
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Elia Kalogeraki19 Athens
Flag of Guam.svg GuamHope Marie Alvarez18 Sinajana
Flag of the Netherlands.svg HollandIrene Van Campenhout22 The Hague
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg HondurasDenia Alvorado Medina18 Cortés
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg Hong KongLaura Roque20Hong Kong
Flag of Iceland.svg IcelandGuðrún Pétursdóttir– Garðabær
Flag of India.svg India Nayyara Mirza18 Lucknow
Flag of Ireland.svg IrelandPatricia Armstrong19 Dublin
Flag of Israel.svg IsraelBatia Kabiri19 Tel Aviv
Flag of Italy.svg ItalyPaola Rossi21 Veneto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg JapanKayoko Fujikawa18 Osaka
Flag of Luxembourg.svg LuxembourgMarie-Jossee Mathgen18 Luxembourg City
Flag of Malaysia.svg MalaysiaMonkam Siprasome24 Kedah
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg MexicoValentina Duarte19 Yucatán
Flag of New Zealand.svg New ZealandPamela McLeod18 Christchurch
Flag of Norway.svg NorwayGro Goskor21 Oslo
USCAR flag of the Ryukyu Islands, 1954 (unofficial).svg OkinawaEtsuko Okuhira18 Okinawa
Flag of Panama.svg PanamaMirna Norma Castillero18 Herrera
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg ParaguayMaría Eugenia Torres18 Presidente Hayes
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Mirtha Calvo19 Callao
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines Pilar Pilapil [5] 18 Camiling
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico Ivonne Coll 18 Fajardo
Flag of Scotland.svg ScotlandLena MacGarvie19 Glasgow
Flag of Singapore.svg SingaporeBridget Ong19Singapore
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South AfricaWindley Ballenden20 Cape Town
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South KoreaHong Jung-ae20 Seoul
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg SpainFrancisca Delgado Sánchez19 Córdoba
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Eva-Lisa Svensson21 Gothenburg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SwitzerlandElsbeth Ruegger– Basel-Landschaft
Flag of Turkey.svg TurkeyYelda Gürani– Istanbul
Flag of the United States.svg United States Sylvia Hitchcock [6] 21 Tuscaloosa
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin IslandsGail Garrison– Charlotte Amalie
Flag of Uruguay.svg UruguayMayela Berton– Montevideo
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Venezuela Mariela Pérez 21 Caracas
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg WalesDenise Page19 Pontypool
Flag of Germany.svg West GermanyFee Von Zitzewitz23 Kolberg

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

Miss Ecuador and Miss Thailand were disqualified upon arrival because they were only 17 years old and sent back to their countries,Herbert Landon, Executive Director of the contest, whose president at that time was Harold Glasser, said that the contestants must have a minimum 18 years and a maximum of 28 by the date of the final.

Withdrawals

Did not compete

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Florida Tomato Reforms". Press and Sun-Bulletin . Associated Press. 16 Jul 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Beauties believe in mod". The Miami News. 15 July 1967. p. 28. Retrieved 17 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ ""Miss Brasil" lucio el "Mejor Vestido Nacional"" ["Miss Brazil" wore the "Best National Dress"]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 15 July 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2023– via Google News Archives.
  4. ↑ "Elsa, reina" [Elsa, queen]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 13 November 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2023– via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ Lato-Ruffolo, Cris Evert (14 December 2019). "Pilar Pilapil on beauty: 'It can be a curse'". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Miss Alabama: Miss USA". Tampa Bay Times . 21 May 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 17 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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