Miss Asia Quest 1968

Miss Asia 1968 was the second edition of Miss Asia pageant which was held on December 8, 1968 at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines. Macy Shih of Taiwan was crowned by the Miss Asia 1965 winner, Angela Filmer of Malaysia at the end of the contest.[1][2] 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.[3]

Miss Asia Quest 1968
DateDecember 8, 1968
Entertainment
  • Pilita Corrales
  • Maurice Sta. Lucia
  • The Clubmen
  • Ateneo Glee Club
  • Danny Holmsen and Orchestra
VenueAraneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
DirectorMiss Asia Quest Inc.
OwnerDr. Vicente Ocampo, Jr.
Entrants12
Placements5
DebutsAustralia, Ceylon, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand
WithdrawalsMalaysia
WinnerMacy Shih
 Taiwan
PhotogenicCassandra Stiles
 Australia

Results
Final Results Contestant
Miss Asia 1968
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up

Special Awards
Awards Contestant
Miss Friendship  Singapore – Violet Neo
Miss Photogenic  Australia – Cassandra Stiles
Miss Talent  India – Annabella Crawford

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 Mohamed Ali (she was not accepted by the organization to compete due to relations between Malaysia and the Philippines were suspended)[4]

References
  1. "Macy is Miss Asia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 1968-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  2. Lo, Ricky. "Friday throwback: The first Miss Asia Quest". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. "50 Years of Miss Asia Pacific International". Miss Asia Pacific International. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. Ismail, Yus. "Fakta Menarik Pertandingan Ratu Cantik Asia (Miss Asia Pageant Interesting Facts). | | Malaysia Pageant News". Retrieved 2021-07-06.
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