Miss World USA 1968
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| date = August 17, 1968
| venue= San Diego, California
| presenters = Bob Hope
| entrants = 44
| placements = 5
| withdrawals = {{Hlist||}}
| winner = Johnine Leigh Avery
{{flagicon|Washington (state)}} Washington
| congeniality = Kimberly Ann Kuster
{{flagicon|West Virginia}} West Virginia
| before = 1967
| next = 1969
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Miss World USA 1968 was the 7th edition of the Miss World USA pageant and it was held in San Diego, California and was won by Johnine Leigh Avery of Washington. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Pamela Valari Pall of California. Avery went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1968 Pageant in London later that year. She did not place at Miss World.{{cite web |title=Miss World USA 1966-68 |url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/nat_past/World_USA_1966-1968.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325104136/http://www.pageantopolis.com/nat_past/World_USA_1966-1968.htm |editor-last=West |editor-first=Donald |website=pageantopolis.com |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |url-status=usurped}}
This edition was also the last edition where cities were represented. From 1969 onward, delegates representing cities have to compete in and win state pageants first before competing at Miss World USA.
Results
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| Miss World USA 1968
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=Special awards=
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| Miss Congeniality
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Delegates
The Miss World USA 1968 delegates were:
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- {{flagicon|Arkansas}} Arkansas - Sharon Horne
- {{flagicon|California}} California - Diane Dye
- {{flagicon|Cleveland}} Cleveland, OH - Kathy Lynn Baumann
- {{flagicon|Colorado}} Colorado - Janice Feeback
- {{flagicon|Connecticut}} Connecticut - Jayne Keiser
- 24px Detroit, MI - Elaine Lynette Kissel
- {{flagicon|Washington, D.C.}} District of Columbia - Shirley Oakes
- {{flagicon|Florida}} Florida - Stephanie Herold
- {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Hawaii - Leslie McRae
- {{flagicon|Idaho}} Idaho - Monica Hymas
- {{flagicon|Illinois}} Illinois - Cyle Bohmer
- {{flagicon|Iowa}} Iowa - Mary Lou Reedquist
- {{flagicon|Kansas}} Kansas - Jade Hagen
- {{flagicon|Kentucky}} Kentucky - Nancy Carter
- {{flagicon|Los Angeles}} Los Angeles, CA - Karen Dumouchelle
- {{flagicon|Louisiana}} Louisiana - Bernadette Melder
- {{flagicon|Maine}} Maine - Joanne Zewiey
- {{flagicon|Maryland}} Maryland - Evelyn Everhart
- {{flagicon|Massachusetts}} Massachusetts - Mary Frances Bigelow
- {{flagicon|Michigan}} Michigan - Sue Stanford
- {{flagicon|Minnesota}} Minnesota - Darlene Vick
- {{flagicon|Missouri}} Missouri - Jan Ricksecker
- {{flagicon|Montana}} Montana - Christina Baker
- {{flagicon|Nebraska}} Nebraska - Jacqueline Carl
- {{flagicon|Nevada}} Nevada - Susan Brent
- {{flagicon|New Hampshire}} New Hampshire - Marguerite Eckert
- {{flagicon|New Jersey}} New Jersey - Elizabeth Swain
- {{flagicon|New Mexico}} New Mexico - Katharine Baker
- {{flagicon|New York}} New York - Eve Ramirez
- {{flagicon|North Dakota}} North Dakota - Lorraine Baumgarten
- {{flagicon|Ohio}} Ohio - Judith Metcalf
- {{flagicon|Oregon}} Oregon - Linda Stahanacyk
- {{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Pennsylvania - Shirley Wasserman
- {{flagicon|Rhode Island}} Rhode Island - Patricia O’Brien
- {{flagicon|South Dakota}} South Dakota - Linda Polluck
- {{flagicon|Tennessee}} Tennessee - Janet Elizabeth Boston
- {{flagicon|Texas}} Texas - Judy Bowman
- {{flagicon|Utah}} Utah - Sharon Lemmon
- {{flagicon|Virginia}} Virginia - Deborah Shelton
- {{flagicon|Washington}} Washington - Johnine Leigh Avery
- {{flagicon|West Virginia}} West Virginia - Kimberly Ann Kuster
- {{flagicon|Wyoming}} Wyoming - Linda Calhoun
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Notes
=Did not Compete=
- {{flag|Alabama}}
- {{flag|Alaska}}
- {{flag|Arizona}}
- {{flag|Delaware}}
- {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|1956|name=Georgia}}
- {{flag|Indiana}}
- {{flag|Mississippi|1894}}
- {{flag|North Carolina|1885}}
- {{flag|Oklahoma|1941}}
- {{flag|South Carolina}}
- {{flag|Vermont}}
- {{flag|Wisconsin}}
Crossovers
Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:
- 1968: {{flag|Montana}}: Christina Baker
- 1970: {{flag|Virginia}}: Deborah Shelton (Winner)
- 1970: {{flag|Virginia}}: Deborah Shelton (1st Runner-Up; as {{USA}})
References
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External links
- [http://www.missworld.com Miss World Official Website]
- [http://www.missworldamerica.com Miss World America Official Website]
{{United States representatives at Miss World}}
{{Miss World countries and territories}}