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{{Short description|31st Miss Europe pageant}}
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| winner = ''']''' | winner = ]
| represented = '''{{flagicon|Finland}} ]''' | represented = Finland
| date = September 23, 1968 | date = September 23, 1968
| image = | image =Leena-Brusiin-1969.jpg
| caption = | caption =Leena Brusiin
| presenters = | presenters =
| venue = ], ] | venue = ], ]
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| award2 label = Best in African Wear | award2 label = Best in African Wear
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'''Miss Europe 1968''' was the 31st edition of the ] pageant and the 20th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in ], ] on September 23, 1968. ] of ], was crowned Miss Europe 1968 by out going titleholder Paquita Torres Pérez of ]. The pageant was originally scheduled to be held in ], ] in May but was postponed due to the ]. ] later requested the pageant be hosted in their country because they saw it as a good advertisement for them.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1960-1969 - Pageantopolis|url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/1960-1969-5.html|access-date=2020-12-10|website=www.pageantopolis.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427194255/http://www.pageantopolis.com/1960-1969-5.html|archive-date=2020-04-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Europe 1968|url=http://lempimissit.suntuubi.com/?cat=498|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525145619/http://lempimissit.suntuubi.com/?cat=498|archive-date=2020-05-25|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Lempimissit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election de Miss Europe 1968 à Kinshasa|url=http://www.mbokamosika.com/article-election-de-miss-europe-1968-a-kinshasa-87314581.html|access-date=2021-07-19|website=MBOKAMOSIKA|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Miss Europe Competition In Belgium AKA Miss Europe (1968)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOCPESc1sBE|language=en|access-date=2021-07-19}}</ref> '''Miss Europe 1968''' was the 31st edition of the ] pageant and the 20th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in ], ] on September 23, 1968. ] of ], was crowned Miss Europe 1968 by out going titleholder Paquita Torres Pérez of ]. The pageant was originally scheduled to be held in ], ] in May but was postponed due to the ]. ] later requested the pageant be hosted in their country because they saw it as a good advertisement for them.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Europe 1968|url=http://lempimissit.suntuubi.com/?cat=498|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525145619/http://lempimissit.suntuubi.com/?cat=498|archive-date=2020-05-25|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Lempimissit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election de Miss Europe 1968 à Kinshasa|url=http://www.mbokamosika.com/article-election-de-miss-europe-1968-a-kinshasa-87314581.html|access-date=2021-07-19|website=MBOKAMOSIKA|date=26 October 2011 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Miss Europe Competition In Belgium AKA Miss Europe (1968)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOCPESc1sBE|language=en|access-date=2021-07-19}}</ref>


== Results == == Results ==
===Placements=== ===Placements===
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Placement
! Final results
! Contestant ! Contestant
|- |-
| '''Miss Europe 1968''' | Miss Europe 1968
| |
*'''{{flagicon|Finland}} ]''' - ''']''' *{{flag|Finland}} ]
|- |-
| '''1st runner-up''' | 1st Runner-Up
| |
*'''{{flagicon|Austria}} ]''' - Brigitte Krüger * {{flag|Austria}} Brigitte Krüger
|- |-
| '''2nd runner-up''' | 2nd Runner-Up
| |
*'''{{flagicon|Sweden}} ]''' - Anne-Christine Kahnberg * {{flag|Sweden}} Christina Gullberg
|- |-
| '''3rd runner-up''' | 3rd Runner-Up
| |
*'''{{flagicon|West Germany}} ]''' - Roswitha Moesi * {{flag|West Germany}} Roswitha Moesi
|- |-
| '''4th runner-up''' | 4th Runner-Up
| |
*'''{{flagicon|Norway}} ]''' - Tone Knaran * {{flag|Norway}} Tone Knaran
|} |}


===Special awards=== ===Special awards===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|- |-
! Award ! Award
! Contestant ! Contestant
|- |-
| '''Best in African Wear''' | Best in African Wear
| |
*'''{{flagicon|Finland}} ]''' - ''']''' * {{flag|Finland}} ]
|} |}


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*'''{{flag|Belgium}}''' - Sonja Doumen *'''{{flag|Belgium}}''' - Sonja Doumen
*'''{{flag|Czechoslovakia}}''' - ] *'''{{flag|Czechoslovakia}}''' - ]
*'''{{flag|Denmark}}''' - ]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Berrit Kvorning|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477016/|access-date=2021-07-19}}</ref> *'''{{flag|Denmark}}''' - ]
*'''{{flag|England}}''' - Jennifer Lowe Summers *'''{{flag|England}}''' - Jennifer Lowe Summers
*'''{{flag|Finland}}''' - ''']''' *'''{{flag|Finland}}''' - ''']'''
*'''{{flag|France}}''' - Elizabeth Cadren *'''{{flag|France}}''' - Elizabeth Cadren
*'''{{flag|West Germany|name=Germany}}''' - Roswitha Moesi *'''{{flag|West Germany}}''' - Roswitha Moesi
*'''{{flag|Kingdom of Greece|name=Greece}}''' - Haris (Charis) Papanikita *'''{{flag|Kingdom of Greece|name=Greece}}''' - Haris (Charis) Papanikita
*'''{{flag|Netherlands|name=Holland}}''' - Marjolijn Ingrid Abbink<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Holland 1968 {{!}} Miss Holland Now {{!}}|url=https://misshollandnow.com/miss-holland-1968/|access-date=2021-07-19|language=nl}}</ref> *'''{{flag|Netherlands|name=Holland}}''' - Marjolijn Ingrid Abbink<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Holland 1968 {{!}} Miss Holland Now {{!}}|url=https://misshollandnow.com/miss-holland-1968/|access-date=2021-07-19|language=nl}}</ref>
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*'''{{flag|Spain|1945}}''' - Francisca Delgado Sánchez *'''{{flag|Spain|1945}}''' - Francisca Delgado Sánchez
*'''{{flag|Sweden}}''' - Anne-Christine Kahnberg *'''{{flag|Sweden}}''' - Anne-Christine Kahnberg
*'''{{flag|Switzerland}}''' - Jeanette Biffiger<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss-Schweiz-Wahl: Ein Blick zurück {{!}} NZZ|url=https://www.nzz.ch/gesellschaft/bildstrecke/miss-schweiz-wahl-ein-blick-zurueck-1.18277720|access-date=2021-07-19|website=Neue Zürcher Zeitung|language=de}}</ref> *'''{{flag|Switzerland}}''' - Jeanette Biffiger<ref>{{Cite news|title=Miss-Schweiz-Wahl: Ein Blick zurück {{!}} NZZ|url=https://www.nzz.ch/gesellschaft/bildstrecke/miss-schweiz-wahl-ein-blick-zurueck-1.18277720|access-date=2021-07-19|website=Neue Zürcher Zeitung|date=7 April 2014 |language=de}}</ref>
*'''{{flag|Turkey}}''' - Şule Ekşigil *'''{{flag|Turkey}}''' - Şule Ekşigil
*'''{{flag|Yugoslavia}}''' - Daliborka Stojšić
*'''{{flag|Yugoslavia}}''' - Daliborka Stojšić<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daliborka Stojsic|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0831276/|access-date=2021-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Daliborka Stojšić|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1192043-Daliborka-Stojšić|access-date=2021-07-19|website=Discogs|language=en}}</ref>
{{colend}} {{colend}}


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Latest revision as of 00:56, 27 December 2024

31st Miss Europe pageant
Miss Europe 1968
Leena Brusiin
DateSeptember 23, 1968
VenueKinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa
Entrants21
Placements5
ReturnsCzechoslovakia
WinnerLeena Brusiin
Finland
Best in African WearLeena Brusiin (Finland)
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Miss Europe 1968 was the 31st edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 20th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa on September 23, 1968. Leena Marketta Brusiin of Finland, was crowned Miss Europe 1968 by out going titleholder Paquita Torres Pérez of Spain. The pageant was originally scheduled to be held in Nice, France in May but was postponed due to the May-June 1968 civil unrest in France. Congo-Kinshasa later requested the pageant be hosted in their country because they saw it as a good advertisement for them.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Europe 1968
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  •  Sweden – Christina Gullberg
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up

Special awards

Award Contestant
Best in African Wear

Contestants

Notes

Returns

References

  1. "Miss Europe 1968". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  2. "Election de Miss Europe 1968 à Kinshasa". MBOKAMOSIKA (in French). 26 October 2011. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  3. Miss Europe Competition In Belgium AKA Miss Europe (1968), retrieved 2021-07-19
  4. "Miss Holland 1968 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  5. "Winners of Miss Luxembourg". MissLuxembourg.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  6. "Maltese Newsletter 147 - End of 2016" (PDF). The Maltese Newsletter. 2016. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  7. "Miss-Schweiz-Wahl: Ein Blick zurück | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-19.

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