- Miss USA 1968
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Miss USA 1968 Date May 18, 1968 Presenters Bob Barker Venue Miami Beach, Florida Broadcaster CBS Entrants 51 Placements 15 Winner Dorothy Anstett
Washington
Congeniality Julia Pinkley
Photogenic Kathy Hebert
Miss USA 1968, the 17th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Miami Beach, Florida on May 18, 1968.
The pageant was won by Dorothy Anstett of Washington, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Cheryl Patton of Florida. Anstett was the first – and to date only – woman from Washington to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1968.
Contents
Results
- Miss USA 1968: Dorothy Anstett (Washington)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Paulette Reck (Maryland)
- 2nd runner-up: Kathy Landry (Nevada)
- 3rd runner-up: Kathy Hebert (Louisiana)
- 4th runner-up: Bonnie Tafoya (New Mexico)
- The semi-finalists were:
- Claudia Robinson (Alabama)
- Ann Smithwick (Arkansas)
- Suzanne Fromm (California)
- Janice Shilinsky (Connecticut)
- Carol Seymour (Hawaii)
- Virginia Clift (Michigan)
- June West (New York)
- Linda Hoyle (Ohio)
- Sandra Force (Tennessee)
- Laurie Burke (Virginia)
Special awards
Delegates
The Miss USA 1968 delegates were:
Alabama - Claudia Robinson
Alaska - Sharon Long
Arizona - Shirley Sprague
Arkansas - Ann Smithwick
California - Suzanne Fromm
Colorado - Ann Bell
Connecticut - Janice Shilinksy
Delaware - Diane Parker
District of Columbia - Dianne Mothershead
Florida - Leslie Bauer
Georgia - Midge Ivie
Hawaii - Carol Seymour
Idaho - Anna Evanson
Illinois - Sandra Wolsfeld
Indiana - Nikki Peck
Iowa - Markie Anderson
Kansas - Anne Layton
Kentucky - Julia Pinkley
Louisiana - Kathy Hebert
Maine - Cheryl Campell
Maryland - Paulette Reck
Massachusetts - Sonia Prince
Michigan - Virginia Clift
Minnesota - Arlene Larson
Mississippi - Brenda Conerly
Missouri - Jan Barton
Montana - Christina Baker
Nebraska - Linda Dresher
Nevada - Kathy Landry
New Hampshire - Deborah Steers
New Jersey - Linda Papa
New Mexico - Bonnie Tafoya
New York - June West
North Carolina - Kelli Moore
North Dakota - Jewel Christensen
Ohio - Linda Hoyle
Oklahoma - Linda Bertozzi
Oregon - Marsha Mayer
Pennsylvania - Barbara Verlander
Rhode Island - Betty Lou Whitmore
South Carolina - Kathryn Knoy
South Dakota - Byrean Blacksmith
Tennessee - Sandra Force
Texas - Jeannie Wilson
Utah - Shelley Cannon
Vermont - Susan Glynn
Virginia - Laurie Burke
Washington - Dorothy Anstett
West Virginia - Patricia Coyne
Wisconsin - Janice Kropps
Wyoming - Penny Smathers
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