Miss America 1968

Miss America 1968, the 41st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1967[1] on NBC Network.

Miss America 1968
DateSeptember 9, 1967
PresentersBert Parks
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterNBC
WinnerDebra Dene Barnes
Kansas Kansas

Results
Final results Contestant
Miss America 1968
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10

Order of announcements

Preliminary awards
Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards
Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Non-finalist Talent

Contestants
State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes
Alabama Alabama Becky Alford Birmingham 20 Vocal, "Ain't This a Pretty Night" from Susannah
Alaska Alaska Penny Thomasson Spenard 19 Recitation & Song, "Let's Go to Alaska"
Arizona Arizona Bea Willis Phoenix 19 Vocal, "Wouldn't it be Loverly" from My Fair Lady
Arkansas Arkansas Sharon Evans North Little Rock 20 Vocal/Dance, "Mame" from Mame Miss Congeniality


Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
California California Karen Pursell Lindsay 22 Vocal, "Much More" from The Fantasticks
Colorado Colorado Tia Tyler Golden 20 Dramatic Reading, "Queendom Sequence" from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Miss Congeniality


Non-finalist Talent Award
Connecticut Connecticut Diane Bylo Norwalk 21 Vocal, "Heaven Hop"
Delaware Delaware Susan Alice Levens Dover 18 Vocal, "Who Will Buy" from Oliver!
Florida Florida Dawn Cashwell Pensacola 22 Baton Twirling, "Blue Tango" 4th runner-up Preliminary Talent Award Contestant at National Sweetheart 1963 representing Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Sandra McRee Atlanta 19 Classical Vocal, "Caro Mio Ben"
Hawaii Hawaii Robin Engel Honolulu 21 Piano, "Scherzo Humoristique: The Cat and the Mouse" by Aaron Copland Sister of Georgia Engel
Idaho Idaho Kristine Phillips Rupert 19 Organ Medley, "Tico Tico", "Dark Eyes", & "The Shadow of Your Smile" Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Illinois Illinois Kathryn Myers Aurora 20 Dramatic Reading from Ion
Indiana Indiana Mary Haglund Indianapolis 19 Figure Skating, "Swan Lake" & "The Shadow of Your Smile" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
Iowa Iowa Lynda Jean Formanek Belle Plaine 23 Character Portrayal from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Top 10
Kansas Kansas Deborah Dene Barnes Moran 20 Piano, "Born Free" Winner Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Kentucky Kentucky Jo-Anne Clark Louisville 19 Vocal/Guitar, "Unchained Melody"
Louisiana Louisiana Genevieve Del Gallo New Orleans 21 Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Dì" from Madama Butterfly Top 10
Maine Maine Linda Christine Livanda Cape Elizabeth 19 Original Recitation & Dance, "Dance of the Decades"
Maryland Maryland Ingrid Christine Larson Ellicott City 20 Piano, "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum" Top 10
Massachusetts Massachusetts Maria Lynn Chaffee Waltham 18 Ballet & Jazz Toe Dance, "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Georgy Girl", & "One of Those Songs" Non-finalist Talent Award
Michigan Michigan Toni Jo Abbenante East Grand Rapids 19 Dramatic Reading, "Then You'll Remember Me" by Grace Atkinson Non-finalist Talent Award
Minnesota Minnesota Charlotte Sims St. Paul 19 Acrobatic Dance, "Ebb Tide" Top 10
Mississippi Mississippi Joan Myers Forest 20 Speech & Display of Original Art, "Doctor Zhivago" 1st runner-up
Missouri Missouri Ronnee Brunk St. Louis 19 Vocal, "I Feel a Song Coming On"
Montana Montana Linda Rhein Helena 20 Original Piano Composition, "What the West Contributed to America"
Nebraska Nebraska Terry Lee Schmidt Lincoln 18 Drawing & Reading, "What is a Girl?" by Alan Beck
Nevada Nevada Vicky Landeck Reno 18 Dramatic Reading, "Ruth, the Moabitess" by N.A. Truell
New Hampshire New Hampshire Sheila Scott North Hampton 19 Vocal, "We Need a Little Christmas" Miss Congeniality
New Jersey New Jersey Linda Ann Wilmer Laurel Springs 18 Classical Vocal, "Quando m'en vò" from La bohème
New Mexico New Mexico Rosemary Brown Carlsbad 20 Vocal, "This is My Song" Non-finalist Talent Award
New York (state) New York Kari Pedersen Staten Island 21 Classical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca Non-finalist Talent Award
North Carolina North Carolina Sarah Stedman Asheboro 22 Piano, Fantaisie-Improptu Non-finalist Talent Award
North Dakota North Dakota Wanda Lou Lowry Bismarck 18 Classical Vocal, "Je veux vivre" from Roméo et Juliette
Ohio Ohio Pamela Robinson Dayton 22 Vocal, "Oh, to be a Movie Star" from The Apple Tree Previously Ohio's Junior Miss 1963

3rd runner-up at America's Junior Miss 1963

Oklahoma Oklahoma Carolyn Denton Muskogee 19 Vocal, "Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows"
Oregon Oregon Christine Beach Pendleton 18 Vocal, "Just You Wait" from My Fair Lady
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Doris Ann Lausch Lancaster 20 Vocal, "Love in a Home" from Li'l Abner
Rhode Island Rhode Island Marilyn Cocozza North Providence 19 Piano/Vocal, "I Have Confidence" from The Sound of Music 3rd runner-up Preliminary Talent Award Previously Rhode Island's Junior Miss 1966
South Carolina South Carolina Peggy White Fountain Inn 23 Organ Medley, "Spanish Flea" & "Flight of the Bumblebee"
South Dakota South Dakota Sally Jo Iverson Branden 20 Original Reading, "Tomorrow's Game"
Tennessee Tennessee Linda Workman Martin 18 Vocal, "I Don't Care" Mother of Miss Tennessee 1995, Alison Shumate
Texas Texas Molly Grubb Fort Worth 20 Ballet en Pointe, "La Périchole"
Utah Utah Patricia Soutas Salt Lake City 20 Magic Act & Original Vocal, "Everyone Has Magic"
Vermont Vermont Kathleen Rowley Williston 19 Vocal Presentation of an Original Song, "The Bigness of Being Small"
Virginia Virginia Barbara Yost Roanoke 19 Piano, "Grande valse brillante in E-flat Major"
Washington (state) Washington Lynda Kilp White Center 19 Vocal Medley, "One Boy" & "A Lot of Livin' to Do" from Bye Bye Birdie
West Virginia West Virginia Helen Morgan Lewisburg 19 Toe & Acrobatic Dance, "Teakwood Nocturne" by Roger Williams
Wisconsin Wisconsin Barbara Burk Baugh Brookfield 20 Vocal, "Mira" from Carnival! 2nd runner-up
Wyoming Wyoming Patricia Martínez Torrington 18 Classical Vocal, "Les Filles de Cadix"

References
  1. Associated Press (1967-09-10). "Kansas Beauty is Miss America". Tuscaloosa News. p. 1.
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