Miss Asia Quest 1968
Appearance
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 |
Miss Asia Quest 1968 was the first edition of the Miss Quest Asia pageant before it was renamed to its current title, Miss Asia Pacific International. The event was held on December 8, 1968, at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
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
[edit]Placements
[edit]Placement | 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
[edit]Award | Contestant |
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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
[edit]- Malaysia – Maznah Mohamed Ali (she was not accepted by the organization to compete due to relations between Malaysia and the Philippines were suspended)[4]
References
[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.