Miss International 1968

Miss International 1968
Date October 9, 1968
Venue Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Entrants 49
Debuts China, Congo-Kinshasa, Haiti, Thailand
Withdrawals Dominican Republic, Iceland, Mexico, Peru
Returns Costa Rica, Guatemala, Indonesia, Norway, Turkey
Winner Maria da Glória Carvalho
 Brazil
Congeniality Ana María Urenda Amelunge
 Bolivia
Best National Costume Rosario Barraza Villa
 Colombia
Photogenic Rungtip Pinyo
 Thailand

Miss International 1968, the 8th Miss International pageant, took place on October 9, 1968 at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan, marking the first overseas hosting of the Miss International pageant after staging in Long Beach, California since its inception in 1960. Maria da Gloria Carvalho from Brazil was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Mirta Massa from Argentina.

Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss International 1968
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
  •  USA - Karen Ann MacQuarrie
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Semi-finalists

Contestants
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