Miss Asia Quest 1968
Appearance
Miss Asia Quest 1968 | |
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Date | 8 December 1968 |
Entertainment |
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Venue | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines |
Director | Miss Asia Quest Inc. |
Owner | Dr. Vicente Ocampo, Jr. |
Entrants | 12 |
Placements | 5 |
Debuts | Australia, Ceylon, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand |
Withdrawals | Malaysia |
Winner | Macy Shih Taiwan |
Photogenic | Cassandra Stiles Australia |
Miss Asia Quest 1968, the 1st Miss Asia Quest (now known as Miss Asia Pacific International) pageant, was held on 8 December 1968 at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines. Macy Shih of Taiwan was crowned at the end of the contest.[1] The pageant aims to promote tourism, peace, goodwill, credit and trading to the participating countries. Shih also received P10,000 (US$ 500) cash prize, a complete wardrobe, Asian cities tour, gifts ranging from camera to toothpaste. Her court each received P1,000 and prizes in kind.[2]
Results
Final Results | Contestant |
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Miss Asia Quest 1968 | Taiwan – Macy Shih |
1st Runner-up | Australia – Cassandra Stiles |
2nd Runner-up | Japan – Atsumi Ikeno |
3rd Runner-up | Philippines – Jane Mozo de Goya |
4th Runner-up | Thailand – Valisra Trungvachirachi |
Special Awards
Awards | Contestant |
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Miss Friendship | Singapore – Violet Neo |
Miss Photogenic | Australia – Cassandra Stiles |
Miss Talent | India – Annabella Crawford |
Judges
- 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
- Australia – Cassandra Stiles
- Ceylon – Marlene Beverly Seneveratne
- Hong Kong – Sandra Cheung Siu-Ling
- India – Annabella Crawford
- Israel – Miriam Domkin
- Japan – Atsumi Ikeno
- Korea – Chang Hye-Sun
- Okinawa – Sachie Kawamitsu
- Philippines – Jane Mozo de Goya
- Singapore – Violet Neo
- Taiwan – Macy Shih
- Thailand – Valisra Trungvachirachi
Did not compete
- Malaysia – Maznah Mohammed Ali (she was not accepted by the organization to compete due to relations between Malaysia and the Philippines were suspended)[3]
References
- ^ Lo, Ricky. "Friday throwback: The first Miss Asia Quest". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "50 Years of Miss Asia Pacific International". Miss Asia Pacific International. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ Ismail, Yus. "Fakta Menarik Pertandingan Ratu Cantik Asia (Miss Asia Pageant Interesting Facts). | | Malaysia Pageant News". Retrieved 2021-07-06.