Miss Universe 1963

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. 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.

Contestants


Fifty contestants competed for the title.

Did not compete

 * 🇦🇼 Aruba - Enid Marugg
 * 🇧🇧 Barbados - Hazel Eastmond
 *  Dahomey - Francine Marcos (arrived late)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England - Susan Pratt (arrived but had a car accident, broken leg, stayed in the pageant but didn't compete)
 * 🇭🇰 Hong Kong - Cheung Yen Ping
 * 🇱🇧 Lebanon - Mona Slim
 * Bandeira do Leal Senado.svg 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