Miss Universe 1968

Miss Universe 1968
Date13 July 1968
Presenters
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster
Entrants65
Placements15
Debuts
  • Congo-Kinshasa
  • Malta
  • Yugoslavia
Withdrawals
  • Cuba
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
Returns
  • Australia
  • Ceylon
  • Ecuador
  • Haiti
  • Jamaica
  • Lebanon
  • Nicaragua
  • Thailand
  • Tunisia
WinnerMartha Vasconcellos
Brazil
CongenialityYasuyo Iino (Japan)
Best National CostumeLuz Elena Restrepo (Colombia)
PhotogenicDaliborka Stojšić (Yugoslavia)

Miss Universe 1968 was the 17th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, the United States, on 13 July 1968.

At the conclusion of the event, Sylvia Hitchcock of the United States crowned Martha Vasconcellos of Brazil as Miss Universe 1968. It is the second victory of Brazil in the history of the pageant.

Contestants from sixty-five countries and territories competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker, while June Lockhart provided commentary throughout the competition.