Miss Europe 1968
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| Miss Europe 1968 | |
|---|---|
 Leena Brusiin | |
| Date | September 23, 1968 |
| Venue | Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa |
| Entrants | 21 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Returns | Czechoslovakia |
| Winner | Leena Brusiin Finland |
| Best in African Wear | Leena Brusiin (Finland) |
Miss Europe 1968 was the 31st edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 20th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa on September 23, 1968. Leena Marketta Brusiin of Finland, was crowned Miss Europe 1968 by out going titleholder Paquita Torres Pérez of Spain. The pageant was originally scheduled to be held in Nice, France in May but was postponed due to the May-June 1968 civil unrest in France. Congo-Kinshasa later requested the pageant be hosted in their country because they saw it as a good advertisement for them.[1][2][3]
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Europe 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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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Best in African Wear |
Contestants
Austria – Brigitte Krüger
Belgium – Sonja Doumen
Czechoslovakia – Alžběta Štrkulová
Denmark – Berrit Kvorning
England – Jennifer Lowe Summers
Finland – Leena Marketta Brusiin
France – Elizabeth Cadren
West Germany – Roswitha Moesi
Greece – Haris (Charis) Papanikita
Holland – Marjolijn Ingrid Abbink[4]
Iceland – Helen Knutsdóttir
Ireland – Mary Fitzgerald
Italy – Paola Rossi
Luxembourg – Lucienne Krier[5]
Malta – Kathlene Farrugia[6]
Norway – Tone Knaran
Spain – Francisca Delgado Sánchez
Sweden – Anne-Christine Kahnberg
Switzerland – Jeanette Biffiger[7]
Turkey – Şule Ekşigil
Yugoslavia – Daliborka Stojšić
