Miss Asia Quest 1968 was the second Miss Quest Asia pageant, held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on December 8, 1968.
Miss Asia Quest 1968 | |
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Date | December 8, 1968 |
Entertainment |
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Venue | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Director | Miss Asia Quest Inc. |
Owner | Dr. Vicente Ocampo, Jr. |
Entrants | 12 |
Placements | 5 |
Debuts |
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Withdrawals |
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Winner | Macy Shih Taiwan |
Photogenic | Cassandra Stiles Australia |
Angela Filmer of Malaysia crowned Macy Shih of Taiwan as her successor at the end of the event. 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
editPlacements
editPlacement | Contestant |
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Miss Asia Quest 1968 |
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1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Special Awards
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Miss Friendship |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Miss Talent |
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Judges
edit- 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
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "50 Years of Miss Asia Pacific International". Miss Asia Pacific International. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Macy is Miss Asia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 1968-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ Lo, Ricky. "Friday throwback: The first Miss Asia Quest". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ Ismail, Yus. "Fakta Menarik Pertandingan Ratu Cantik Asia (Miss Asia Pageant Interesting Facts). | | Malaysia Pageant News". Retrieved 2021-07-06.