▁the ▁ven ue ▁had ▁been ▁pick et ed ▁by ▁the ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁Social ist ▁Party . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁P lac ements ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Historical ▁significance ▁▁ ▁Hawai i ▁wins ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time . ▁▁ ▁New ▁York ▁ear ns ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁runner - up ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time . ▁The ▁last ▁time ▁it ▁placed ▁this ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁California ▁ear ns ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁runner - up ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Florida ▁ear ns ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁runner - up ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Ohio ▁ear ns ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁runner - up ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time . ▁The ▁last ▁time ▁it ▁placed ▁this ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Also ▁it ▁reaches ▁the ▁highest ▁pla cement ▁since ▁Sue ▁Ann ▁Dow ney ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁States ▁that ▁placed ▁in ▁semif inals ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁were ▁California , ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia , ▁Florida ▁and ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁California ▁placed ▁for ▁the ▁six teenth ▁consecutive ▁year . ▁ ▁Florida ▁placed ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁consecutive ▁year . ▁▁ ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁placed ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁consecutive ▁year . ▁▁ ▁Michigan ▁made ▁its ▁second ▁consecutive ▁pla cement . ▁ ▁New ▁York , ▁Ohio ▁and ▁South ▁Carolina ▁last ▁placed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁New ▁Mexico ▁last ▁placed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Louisiana ▁last ▁placed ▁in ▁