Miss Universe 1967 was the 16th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, on 15 July 1967.
At the conclusion of the event, Margareta Arvidsson of Sweden crowned Sylvia Hitchcock of the 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. 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.
Replacements Miss France 1967, Jeanne Beck, chose not to compete in any international competition and was replaced by her first runner-up, Anne Vernier.
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 last competed in 1965.
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. 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. 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.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe 1967 – Sylvia Hitchcock 1st Runner-Up – Mariela Pérez 2nd Runner-Up – Jennifer Lewis 3rd Runner-Up – Ritva Lehto 4th Runner-Up – Batya Kabiri Top 15 – Carmen Ramasco – Gitte Knudsen – Elia Kalogeraki – Irene van Campenhout – Laura Roque – Patricia Armstrong Italy – Paola Rossi – Francisca Delgado – Eva-Lisa Svensson – Denise Page
Special awards Award Contestant Miss Amity – Lena McGarvie Miss Photogenic – Elia Kalogeraki Best National Costume – Carmen Ramasco Top 15 Best in Swimsuit – Marcela Montoya – Carmen Ramasco – Gitte Knudsen – Jennifer Lewis – Elia Kalogeraki – Irene van Campenhout – Laura Roque – Batya Kabiri Italy – Paola Rossi – Mirtha Calvo – Windley Ballenden – Jung-ae Hong – Eva-Lisa Svensson – Sylvia Hitchcock – Mariela Pérez
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.
Selection committee Stanley Baker – Welsh actor Rossano Brazzi – Italian actor and director Edilson Cid Varela – Brazilian journalist Yousuf Karsh – Armenian-Canadian photographer Mikael Katz – Swedish journalist Dong Kingman – Chinese-American painter Arthur Murray – American dance instructor Toshiro Mifune – Japanese actor Earl Wilson – American columnist and journalist Gladys Zender – Miss Universe 1957 from Peru
Contestants Fifty-six contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Argentina 24 Buenos Aires Aruba 19 Oranjestad Austria 22 Bludenz Bahamas 18 Nassau Belgium 18 Brussels Bermuda 20 Hamilton Bolivia 18 Oruro Bonaire 19 Kralendijk Brazil 21 Campinas Canada 20 Ontario Chile 19 Antofagasta Colombia 18 Popayán Costa Rica 18 Guanacaste Cuba 19 Havana Curaçao 20 Willemstad Denmark 20 Copenhagen Dominican Republic 18 San Francisco de Macorís England 20 Leicester Finland 21 Kangasala France 18 Paris Greece 19 Athens Guam 18 Sinajana Holland 22 The Hague Honduras 18 Cortés Hong Kong 20 Hong Kong Iceland 20 Garðabær India 18 Lucknow Ireland 19 Dublin Israel 19 Tel Aviv Italy 21 Veneto Japan 18 Osaka Luxembourg 18 Luxembourg City Malaysia 24 Kedah Mexico 19 Yucatán New Zealand 18 Christchurch Norway 21 Oslo Okinawa 18 Okinawa Panama 18 Herrera Paraguay 18 Presidente Hayes Peru 19 Callao Philippines 18 Cebu Puerto Rico 19 Fajardo Scotland 19 Glasgow Singapore 19 Singapore South Africa 20 Cape Town South Korea 20 Seoul Spain 19 Córdoba Sweden 21 Gothenburg Switzerland 21 Basel-Landschaft Turkey 18 Istanbul United States 21 Tuscaloosa United States Virgin Islands 20 Saint Thomas Uruguay 21 Montevideo Venezuela 21 Caracas Wales 19 Pontypool West Germany 23 Kolberg
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References
External links
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