Miss Asia Quest 1968 Explained

Winner:	Macy Shih
Date:	December 8, 1968
Entrants:	12
Placements:	5
Venue:	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Photogenic:	Cassandra Stiles
Director:	Miss Asia Quest Inc.
Owner:	Dr. Vicente Ocampo, Jr.
Next:	2005

Miss Asia Quest 1968 was the first edition of the Miss Quest Asia pageant before it was renamed to its current title, Miss Asia Pacific International. The event was held on December 8, 1968, at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

The pageant aims to promote tourism, peace, goodwill, credit and trading to the participating countries. Shih also received P10,000 (US$ 2,500 at 1968 rates) cash prize, a complete wardrobe, Asian cities tour, gifts ranging from camera to toothpaste. Her court each received P1,000 and prizes in kind.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Asia Quest 1968	– Macy Shih
1st Runner-Up	– Cassandra Stiles
2nd Runner-Up	– Atsumi Ikeno
3rd Runner-Up	– Jane Mozo de Goya
4th Runner-Up	– Valisra Trungvachirachi

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Friendship	– Violet Neo
Miss Photogenic	– Cassandra Stiles
Miss Talent	– 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

– Cassandra Stiles
– Marlene Beverly Seneveratne
– Sandra Cheung Siu-Ling
– Annabella Crawford
– Miriam Domkin
– Atsumi Ikeno
– Chang Hye-Sun
– Sachie Kawamitsu
– Jane Mozo de Goya
– Violet Neo
– Macy Shih
– Valisra Trungvachirachi

Did not compete

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

References

Web site: 50 Years of Miss Asia Pacific International. 2021-07-06. Miss Asia Pacific International. en-US.
Web site: 1968-12-10 . Macy is Miss Asia . 2022-12-26 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
Web site: Lo. Ricky. Friday throwback: The first Miss Asia Quest. 2021-07-06. Philstar.com.
Web site: Ismail. Yus. Fakta Menarik Pertandingan Ratu Cantik Asia (Miss Asia Pageant Interesting Facts). Malaysia Pageant News. 2021-07-06. en-US.

External links

Official website