Miss USA 1968
Miss USA 1968 was the 17th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from Miami Beach, Florida on May 18, 1968 hosted by Bob Barker.
| Miss USA 1968 | |
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| Date | May 18, 1968 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker |
| Venue | Miami Beach, Florida |
| Broadcaster | CBS, WTVJ |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner | Dorothy Anstett Washington |
| Congeniality | Julia Pinkley
 Kentucky |
| Photogenic | Kathy Hebert
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The pageant was won by Dorothy Anstett of Washington, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Cheryl Patton of Florida. Anstett was the first – and to date only – woman from Washington to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1968.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss USA 1968 | |
| 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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| Top 15 |
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Historical significance
- Washington wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 15th state who does it for the first time.
- Maryland earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time and reaches the highest position since Mary Leona Gage initially won in 1957.
- Nevada earns the 2nd runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1961.
- Louisiana earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time and reaches the highest position since Sharon Brown won in 1961.
- New Mexico earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Alabama, California, Maryland, Nevada, Tennessee and Virginia.
- California placed for the twelfth consecutive year.
- Maryland and Tennessee placed for the third consecutive year.
- Alabama, Nevada and Virginia made their second consecutive placement.
- Connecticut, Hawaii, New York and Ohio last placed in 1966.
- New Mexico and Michigan last placed in 1965.
- Louisiana last placed in 1961.
- Arkansas last placed in 1959.
- Washington last placed in 1958.
- Florida breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1966.
- Arizona breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1965.
- Texas breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1964.
- District of Columbia breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1962.
Delegates
Alabama - Claudia Robinson
Alaska - Sharon Long
Arizona - Shirley Sprague.svg.png.webp)
Arkansas - Ann Smithwick
California - Suzanne Fromm
Colorado - Ann Bell
Connecticut - Janice Shilinsky
Delaware - Diane Parker
District of Columbia - Dianne Mothershead.svg.png.webp)
Florida - Leslie Bauer.svg.png.webp)
Georgia - Midge Ivie
Hawaii - Carol Seymour
Idaho - Anna Evanson.svg.png.webp)
Illinois - Sandra Wolsfeld
Indiana - Nikki Peck
Iowa - Markie Anderson
Kansas - Anne Layton- Kentucky - Julia Pinkley
- Louisiana - Kathy Hebert
Maine - Cheryl Campell
Maryland - Paulette Reck
Massachusetts - Sonia Prince
Michigan - Virginia Clift.svg.png.webp)
Minnesota - Arlene Larson.png.webp)
Mississippi - Brenda Conerly
Missouri - Jan Barton.svg.png.webp)
Montana - Christina Baker
Nebraska - Linda Dresher.svg.png.webp)
Nevada - Kathy Landry
New Hampshire - Deborah Steers
New Jersey - Linda Papa
New Mexico - Bonnie Tafoya
New York - June West.svg.png.webp)
North Carolina - Kelli Moore
North Dakota - Jewel Christensen
Ohio - Linda Hoyle.svg.png.webp)
Oklahoma - Linda Bertozzi
Oregon - Marsha Mayer
Pennsylvania - Barbara Verlander
Rhode Island - Betty Lou Whitmore
South Carolina - Kathryn Knoy.svg.png.webp)
South Dakota - Byrean Blacksmith
Tennessee - Sandra Force
Texas - Jeannie Wilson.png.webp)
Utah - Shelley Cannon
Vermont - Susan Glynn
Virginia - Laurie Burke- Washington - Dorothy Anstett
West Virginia - Patricia Coyne.svg.png.webp)
Wisconsin - Janice Kropps
Wyoming - Penny Smathers
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