Miss Asia Quest 1968 |
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Date | 8 December 1968 |
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Entertainment | - Pilita Corrales
- Maurice Sta. Lucia
- The Clubmen
- Ateneo Glee Club
- Danny Holmsen and Orchestra
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Venue | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines |
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Director | Miss Asia Quest Inc. |
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Owner | Dr. Vicente Ocampo, Jr. |
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Entrants | 12 |
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Placements | 5 |
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Debuts | Australia, Ceylon, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand |
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Withdrawals | Malaysia |
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Winner | Macy Shih
Taiwan |
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Photogenic | Cassandra Stiles
Australia |
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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
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Contestant
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Miss Asia Quest 1968
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Taiwan – Macy Shih
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1st Runner-up
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Australia – Cassandra Stiles
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2nd Runner-up
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Japan – Atsumi Ikeno
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3rd Runner-up
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Philippines – Jane Mozo de Goya
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4th Runner-up
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Thailand – Valisra Trungvachirachi
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Special Awards
Awards
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Contestant
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Miss Friendship
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Singapore – Violet Neo
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Miss Photogenic
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Australia – Cassandra Stiles
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Miss Talent
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India – Annabella Crawford
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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
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]
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