Dorothy Anstett
American pageant titleholder
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Dorothy Catherine Anstett (born June 28, 1947) is an American pageant titleholder who held the Miss USA 1968 title.[1]
Born
June 28, 1947
Dorothy Catherine Anstett
June 28, 1947
Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
OthernameDidi Anstett
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Title
Dorothy Anstett | |
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Dorothy Anstett, Miss USA, 1968 | |
| Born | Dorothy Catherine Anstett June 28, 1947 Kirkland, Washington, U.S. |
| Other name | Didi Anstett |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
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Anstett competed in the Miss Washington pageant in July 1967 and placed first runner-up.[2] In April of the following year she won the Miss Washington USA 1968 crown title.[3] She won the Miss USA 1968 title on May 18, 1968, and represented the United States at Miss Universe 1968 in July, where she placed fourth runner-up.[4]
Anstett, one of nine children of an aircraft plant worker, was an English major at the University of Washington at the time of her win.[1] She was married to legendary basketball player Bill Russell in 1977.[5] They divorced in 1980.
