Miss Universe 1963
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Miss Universe 1963 | |
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File:Miss Universe 1963 opening titles.jpg Miss Universe 1963 opening titles | |
Date | 20 July 1963 |
Hosts | |
Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Broadcaster | CBS, WTVJ |
Entrants | 50 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Iêda Maria Vargas ![]() |
Congeniality | Grace Taylor ![]() |
Best National Costume | Sherin Ibrahim ![]() |
Photogenic | Marlene McKeown ![]() |
Miss Universe 1963, the 12th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1963 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Iêda Maria Vargas of Brazil was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Norma Nolan of Argentina. This marks the first time that a Miss Universe titleholder marks the same placement as the 1962 World Cup champion. Fifty countries and territories participated.
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1963 | |
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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Top 15 |
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Contestants
Argentina - Olga Galuzzi
Austria - Gertrude Bergner
Bahamas - Sandra Louise Young
Belgium - Irene Godin
Bolivia - Ana María Velasco Gutiérrez
Brazil - Iêda Maria Vargas
British Guiana - Gloria Blackman-Miller
Canada - Jane Kmita
Ceylon - Manel De Silva
Colombia - María Cristina Álvarez González
Costa Rica - Sandra Chrysopulos Morúa
Cuba - Alicia Margit Chia
Curaçao - Philomena Zielinski
Denmark - Aino Korva
Dominican Republic - Carmen Benicia Abinader de Benito
Ecuador - Patricia Córdova
Finland - Riitta Anja Hellevi Kautiainen
France - Monique Lemaire
Germany - Helga Carla Ziesemer
Greece - Despina Orgeta
Holland - Else Onstenk
Iceland - Theódóra Þórðardóttir
Ireland - Marlene McKeown
Israel - Sherin Ibrahim
Italy - Gianna Serra
Jamaica - June Maxine Bowman
Japan - Noriko Ando
Korea - Kim Myoung-ja
Luxembourg - Mia Dahm
Morocco - Selma Rahal
New Zealand - Regina Ellen Scandrett
Nicaragua - Leda Sánchez
Norway - Eva Carlberg
Okinawa - Reiko Uehara
Paraguay - Amelia Benítez
Peru - Dora Toledano Godier
Philippines - Lalaine Marlotte Betia Bennett
Puerto Rico - Jeanette Blascoechea
Scotland - Grace Calder W.Taylor
South Africa - Ellen Liebenberg
Spain - María Rosa Pérez Gómez
Surinam - Brigida Hagens
Sweden - Kerstin Margareta Jonsson
Switzerland - Diane Tanner
Trinidad - Jean Stoddart
Turkey - Guler Samuray
United States - Marite Ozers
Uruguay - Graciela Pintos
Venezuela - Irene Morales Machado
Wales - Maureen Thomas
Notes
Did not compete
Aruba - Enid Marugg
Barbados - Hazel Eastmond
Dahomey - Francine Marcos (arrived late)
England - Susan Pratt (arrived but had a car accident, stayed in the pageant but didn't compete)
Hong Kong - Cheung Yen Ping
Lebanon - Mona Slim
Macau - Ying Yun Hiu
Malaya - Nik Azizah Yahya
Mexico - Beatriz Martinez Solorzano
Panama - Ana Cecilia Maruri
Panama Canal Zone - Ruby Thelma Bacot
Portugal - Maria Penedo
Tahiti - Noela Bernardino
Awards
Scotland - Miss Amity (Grace Taylor)
Ireland - Miss Photogenic (Marlene McKeown)
Israel - Best National Costume (Sherin Ibrahim)
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1963". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
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