Miss Universe 1963
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| Miss Universe 1963 | |
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.jpg) Iêda Maria Vargas, Miss Universe 1963 | |
| Date | 20 July 1963 |
| Hosts | |
| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| Broadcaster | CBS, WTVJ |
| Entrants | 50 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Iêda Maria Vargas  Brazil |
| Congeniality | Grace Taylor  Scotland |
| Best National Costume | Sherin Ibrahim  Israel |
| Photogenic | Marlene McKeown  Ireland |
Miss Universe 1963 was the 12th Miss Universe pageant 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.[1] 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
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1963 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 15 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Amity | |
| Miss Photogenic |
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| Best National Costume |
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Contestants
Fifty contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
Olga Galuzzi | 23 | Buenos Aires |
 Austria
|
Gertrude Bergner | 19 | Vienna |
 Bahamas
|
Sandra Louise Young | 19 | Nassau |
 Belgium
|
Irene Godin | 19 | Liège |
 Bolivia
|
Ana María Velasco | – | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Brazil
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Iêda Maria Vargas | 18 | Porto Alegre |
 British Guiana
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Gloria Blackman-Miller | – | Georgetown |
 Canada
|
Jane Kmita | 24 | Regina |
 Ceylon
|
Manel De Silva | 24 | Kandy |
 Colombia
|
María Cristina Álvarez | 18 | Bogotá |
 Costa Rica
|
Sandra Chrysopulos Morúa | 18 | San José |
 Cuba
|
Alicia Margit Chia | 19 | Havana |
 Curaçao
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Philomena Zielinski | 18 | Willemstad |
 Denmark
|
Aino Korva | 20 | Copenhagen |
 Dominican Republic
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Carmen Abinader | – | Santiago de los Caballeros |
 Ecuador
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Patricia Córdova | 19 | Quito |
 Finland
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Riitta Kautiainen | 18 | Helsinki |
 France
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Monique Lemaire | 18 | Paris |
 Germany
|
Helga Ziesemer | 19 | Nuremberg |
 Greece
|
Despina Orgeta | 20 | Athens |
 Holland
|
Else Onstenk | 21 | Arnhem |
 Iceland
|
Theódóra Þórðardóttir | 18 | Reykjanesbær |
| Ireland
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Marlene McKeown | 18 | Belfast |
| Israel
|
Sherin Ibrahim | 19 | Tel Aviv |
 Italy
|
Gianna Serra | 19 | Rome |
 Jamaica
|
June Maxine Bowman | – | Kingston |
 Japan
|
Noriko Ando | 23 | Tokyo |
 Luxembourg
|
Mia Dahm | – | Luxembourg City |
 Morocco
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Selma Rahal | – | Casablanca |
 New Zealand
|
Regina Scandrett | 18 | Christchurch |
 Nicaragua
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Leda Sánchez | 20 | Carazo |
 Norway
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Eva Carlberg | 20 | Oslo |
 Okinawa
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Reiko Uehara | 25 | Okinawa |
 Paraguay
|
Amelia Benítez | – | Asunción |
 Peru
|
Dora Toledano | 18 | Iquitos |
 Philippines
|
Lalaine Bennett[2] | 19 | Quezon City |
 Puerto Rico
|
Jeanette Blascoechea | 18 | San Juan |
| Scotland
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Grace Taylor | 20 | Motherwell |
 South Africa
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Ellen Liebenberg | 20 | Cape Town |
 South Korea
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Kim Myoung-ja | 20 | Seoul |
 Spain
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María Rosa Pérez | 18 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
 Suriname
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Brigida Hagens | 18 | Paramaribo |
 Sweden
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Kerstin Margareta Jonsson | 21 | Stockholm |
 Switzerland
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Diane Tanner | 25 | Geneva |
 Trinidad
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Jean Stoddart | 18 | San Fernando |
 Turkey
|
Guler Samuray | 22 | Istanbul |
 United States
|
Marite Ozers[3] | 19 | Chicago |
 Uruguay
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Graciela Pintos | – | Montevideo |
 Venezuela
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Irene Morales | 18 | Achaguas |
 Wales
|
Maureen Thomas | 22 | Pontypool |
Notes
- ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
Did not compete
Aruba - Enid Marugg
Barbados - Hazel Eastmond
Dahomey - Francine Marcos (arrived late)[1]
England - Susan Pratt (arrived but had a car accident, broken leg, stayed in the pageant but didn't compete)[1]
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
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Miss Brazil Is Miss Universe Contest Winner". The Troy Messenger. United Press International. 21 Jul 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Dolor, Danny (19 September 2015). "Lalaine B. Bennett: Miss U '63 finalist". Philippine Star. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Miss Illinois Wins Miss U.S.A. Title". Tri-City Herald. Associated Press. July 18, 1963. Retrieved 23 July 2023.