- Dorothy Anstett
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Dorothy Anstett Beauty pageant titleholder Born Dorothy Catherine Anstett
Kirkland, Washington, U.S.Other names Didi Anstett Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Hair color Brown Eye color Brown Title(s) Miss Washington USA 1968, Miss USA 1968 Major
competition(s)Miss USA 1968 (winner), Miss Universe 1968 (4th runner-up) Dorothy Catherine Anstett (born c. 1948) is a pageant titleholder from Kirkland, Washington who held the Miss USA 1968 title.[1]
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 19, 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]
References
- ^ a b Associated Press (1968-05-19). "Washington Girl Named Miss USA". Reading Eagle. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=G9whAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gaAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1820,1188173&dq=didi-anstett&hl=en.
- ^ Pearce, Barbara (1967-07-06). "Miss Klickitat Tells Experiences of Week at Vancouver Miss Washington Pageant". Mt Adams Sun. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=UfomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2717,1231902&dq=didi-anstett&hl=en.
- ^ "Miss Washington". The Spokesman-Review. 1968-04-23. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=JgEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4444,2462415&dq=miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ UPI (1968-07-14). "Brazil Beauty wins Miss Universe title". The Pittsburgh Press. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=ghscAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JFEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5471,3569226&dq=dorothy-anstett+miss-universe&hl=en.
- ^ "Bill Russell weds former Miss USA". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. 1977-06-09. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=cwIuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V8oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2022,3088668&dq=didi-anstett&hl=en.
External links
Miss USA titleholders (1960–1979) Linda Bement (1960) · Sharon Brown (1961) · Macel Leilani Wilson (1962) · Mārīte Ozere (1963) · Bobbi Johnson (1964) · Sue Ann Downey (1965) · Maria Remenyi (1966) · Sylvia Hitchcock/Cheryl Patton (1967) · Dorothy Anstett (1968) · Wendy Dascomb (1969) · Deborah Shelton (1970) · Michele McDonald (1971) · Tanya Wilson (1972) · Amanda Jones (1973) · Karen Morrison (1974) · Summer Bartholomew (1975) · Barbara Peterson (1976) · Kimberly Tomes (1977) · Judi Andersen (1978) · Mary Therese Friel (1979)
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