Dorothy Catherine Anstett (born June 28, 1947) is an American pageant titleholder who held the

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1968 title. Anstett competed in the

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pageant in July 1967 and placed first runner-up. In April of the following year she won the

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1968 crown title. She won the

1968 title on May 18, 1968, and represented the United States at

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in July, where she placed fourth runner-up. Anstett, one of nine children of an aircraft plant worker, was an English major at the

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at the time of her win. She was married to legendary basketball player

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in 1977. They divorced in 1980.

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Miss USA official website
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