Miss USA World 1963

Miss USA World 1963 was the 2nd edition of the Miss USA World pageant and it was held in Detroit, Michigan and was won by Michele Bettina Metrinko of New York City, NY. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Amedee Chabot of California. Metrinko went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1963 Pageant in London later that year. She finished in the Top 14 at Miss World.

Delegates
The Miss USA World 1963 delegates were:


 * Alabama - Kathy Miller
 * Arkansas - Kathleen Barden
 * Flag of Atlantic City, New Jersey.gif Atlantic City, NJ - Rose Ann Jacobson
 * Flag of Baltimore, Maryland.svg Baltimore, MD - Kathy Alexander
 * Boardman, OH - Betsy Nittoli
 * Boston, MA - Nancy Joan Brackett
 * Bridgeport flag.png Bridgeport, CT - Vivienne Eileen Dargon
 * California - Shari Roark
 * Connecticut - Gloria Andronick
 * Flag of Detroit.svg Detroit, MI - Terry Lynn Stern
 * District of Columbia - Nancy Bailey
 * Florida - Lanita Gayle Kent
 * Georgia - Judy Brown
 * Hawaii - Susan Molina
 * Idaho - Marolane Yellen
 * Illinois - Janice Hope Jordan
 * Indiana - Barbara Jean Eaglen
 * Iowa - Peggi Ann Matzke
 * Kansas - Deborah Irene Bryant
 * Kentucky - Rosalind Nelson
 * Los Angeles, CA - Annette Allen
 * Louisiana - Mary Carmen Fredeman
 * Maine - Carol Prentice Faroni
 * Massachusetts - Marion E. Sarristo
 * Michigan - Charlene McKinnon
 * Minnesota - Karen E. Johnson
 * Missouri - Sandy Bawol
 * New Jersey - Patti Burd
 * New York - Elyse K. Mars
 * New York City, NY - Michele Bettina Metrinko
 * Ohio - Diane Budan
 * Oklahoma - Glynda Quinn
 * Pennsylvania - Tina Marks
 * Philadelphia, PA - Frances M. Dougherty
 * South Carolina - Cecelia McBride Yoder
 * Tennessee - Mary Jane Barber
 * Texas - Diana Ketchell
 * Utah - Jane McClellan
 * Vermont - Susie Vankovich
 * Virginia - Faye Miriam Amy Atkinson
 * Washington - La Rayne Richards
 * West Virginia - Kay Rosencrance

Did not Compete

 *  Alaska
 *  Arizona
 *  Colorado
 *  Delaware
 *  Maryland
 *  Mississippi
 *  Montana
 *  Nebraska
 *  Nevada
 *  New Hampshire
 *  New Mexico
 *  North Carolina
 *  North Dakota
 *  Oregon
 *  Rhode Island
 *  South Dakota
 *  Wisconsin
 *  Wyoming

Crossovers
Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:


 * Miss USA
 * 1963:  New York City, NY: Michele Bettina Metrinko (1st Runner-Up; as  Washington, D.C.)
 * 1963:  South Carolina: Cecelia McBride Yoder (Top 15)
 * 1963:  Hawaii: Susan Molina
 * 1964:  Missouri: Patricia Susan Marlin
 * 1966:  Boston, MA - Nancy Joan Brackett (Top 15; as  Massachusetts)


 * Miss America
 * 1966:  Kansas: Deborah Irene Bryant (Winner)


 * Miss American Beauty (Miss U.S. International)
 * 1964:  Ohio: Diane Budan (2nd Runner-Up)