Selection of participants Contestants from fifty-six countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. One candidate was appointed to represent her country to replace the original dethroned winner.
Replacements Miss France 1967, Jeanne Beck, chose not to compete in any international competition and was replaced by her first runner-up, Anne Vernier.
Debuts, returns, and withdrawals This edition saw the debut of Bonaire, and the returns of the United States Virgin Islands which last competed in
1962; and the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Hong Kong, and Mexico last competed in
1965. Elham Warwar of Jamaica was not allowed to participate as neither she nor her national sponsor had shown proof she had won a national competition. Ceylon, Lebanon, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate. Moomba Queen 1967, Patsy Earp, was set to represent Australia but withdrew for undisclosed reasons. == Results ==