Miss Universe 1967

Miss Universe 1967
Sylvia Hitchcock, Miss Universe 1967
Date	15 July 1967
Presenters	Bob Barker
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	56
Placements	15
Debuts	Bonaire
Withdrawals	Ceylon Ecuador Guyana Jamaica Lebanon Morocco Surinam Thailand Trinidad and Tobago
Returns	Dominican Republic Honduras Hong Kong Mexico Uruguay US Virgin Islands
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, the 16th Miss Universe pageant, was 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.

Results[]

Miss Universe 1967 participating nations and results

Placements[]

Contestants[]

Notes[]

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[]

• Ceylon - Seedevi de Zoysas Tewaitta Ragama
• Ecuador – Laura Baquero Palacios was underage before February 1.
• Guyana - Bone Jay
• Jamaica - Elham Warwar
• Lebanon
• Morocco
• Surinam
• Thailand - Prapassorn Panichakula was underage before February 1.
• Trinidad and Tobago

Did Not Compete[]

• Guatemala - Maria Porras Rottman

Awards[]

• Scotland - Miss Amity (Lena MacGarvie)
• Greece - Miss Photogenic (Elia Kalogeraki)
• Brazil - Best National Costume (Carmen Ramasco)

General References[]

• West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1967". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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