Miss America 1963

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Miss America 1963
DateSeptember 8, 1962
Presenters Bert Parks
Venue Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants54
Placements10
Winner Jacquelyn Mayer
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio
  1962
1964  

Miss America 1963, the 36th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1962 and was broadcast on CBS.

Contents

Eight years later, winner Jacquelyn Mayer of Ohio suffered a near-fatal stroke at age 28. She spent years in rehabilitation, and thereafter dedicated herself to volunteer work with stroke patients.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss America 1963
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  • Flag of Texas.svg  Texas – Pennie Lee Rudd
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
  • Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii – Patricia Lei Anderson
Top 10

Order of announcements

Awards

Preliminary awards

AwardsContestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards

AwardsContestant
Miss Congeniality
Non-finalist Talent

Contestants

StateNameHometownAgeTalentPlacementAwardsNotes
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Patricia Bonner Camden 22Classical Vocal, "O luce di Quest Anima" from Linda di Chamounix Non-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska Mary Dee Fox Anchorage 18Original Modern Skit
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Paula Lou Welch Tucson 20Fire Baton TwirlingNon-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas Edye Addington Texarkana Vocal Medley, "When I Fall in Love" & "This Can't be Love"
Flag of California.svg California Pamela Gamble Carmel 18Classical Jazz Interpretive Dance
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Helena "Nina" Marie Holden Victoria
Flag of Chicago, Illinois.svg Chicago Donnalyn Freund Winnetka 20Vocal, "I Enjoy Being a Girl"Non-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Sally Guinn Westminster 18Folk Vocal
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut Diane DeMaio Hartford 18Dramatic Skit
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware Alice Jane Watts Lewes 19Pantomime, "Seventeen"
Flag of the District of Columbia.svg District of Columbia Ann Verner Arlington, VA 19Vocal & Guitar, "Country Boy"
Flag of Florida.svg Florida Gloria Brody Jacksonville 19Interpretive Ballet to the theme from Exodus
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia Jeannie Cross Albany 18Jazz DanceTop 10
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Patricia Lei Anderson Honolulu 19Classical Vocal, "Un bel dì vedremo" from Madama Butterfly 4th runner-upPreliminary Talent Award
Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Irene May Ammons Nampa 23Folk Vocal, "The Riddle Song"
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Pamela Gilbert Carbondale 21Dramatic ReadingPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana Julia Flaningan Lebanon 20Popular Vocal
Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa Joleen Wolf Des Moines 19Interpretive Ballet, "Autumn Concerto" from The Four Seasons Non-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas Beverly June Wood Prairie Village 18Charleston Dance
Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky Nanci Bowling Campbellsville 21Piano
Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana Diana Jane Smith Oak Ridge 21Organ Medley, "Lady of Spain" & "Sabre Dance"
Flag of Maine.svg Maine Barbara Jean Orr Portland 19Vocal, "I Wanna be Loved by You'
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Beverly Ann Smith Essex 18Organ & Piano, "Warsaw Concerto"Preliminary Talent Award
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Karen Behn North Dartmouth 18Dramatic Reading
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Carole Van Valin Roscommon 18Dramatic Reading, "Joe's Pal"Top 10Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota Judith Lerstad Bloomington 22Alto & Bass Saxophone Medley, "Harlem Nocture", "Misty", & "Hubcaps & Tailgates"
Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi Charlotte Ann Carroll Walthall 19Comedy Song & Dance Routine, "Olive Oyl"Top 10Preliminary Talent Award
Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Sandra Lyle Springfield 19Dramatic Reading, "The Potion Scene" from Romeo and Juliet
Flag of Montana.svg Montana Marsha Thompson Bozeman 21Dress Making & Design
Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska Mary Lee Jepsen Papillion 18Fire Baton Twirling, "Ritual Fire Dance"Top 10Preliminary Talent Award
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Audrey Chambers Las Vegas 19Baton Twirling, Fire Baton, & Dance
Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire Margaret Wass Barrington, RI 19Comedy RoutineMiss Congeniality
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Georgia Malick Cherry Hill Piano, "Deep Purple"Non-finalist Talent Award
Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico Herma Loy Elliot Portales 20Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Dí" from Madama Butterfly
Flag of New York.svg New York Paula Heins Le Roy 19Vocal, "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music
Flag of New York City.svg New York City Margaret Mary Warncke Flushing 22Vocal, "Mira" from Carnival! Special Judges Award
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Janice Barron Morganton 18Piano, "Revolutionary Étude" by Chopin
Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota Claudia Revland Fargo 19Vocal & Guitar
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Jacquelyn Mayer Sandusky 20Broadway Vignette, "Wishing Upon a Star", "My Favorite Things", & "The White Cliffs of Dover"WinnerSuffered a near fatal stroke at the age of 28.
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Billi Kay Smith Stroud 19Dramatic Reading
Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon Martha Wyatt Jacksonville 19Interpretive Jazz Dance, "Love Walked In"Top 10
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Crystale Leigh Martin Milton 19Dramatic Presentation with Accompaniment on Harp, "The Mad Scene" from Hamlet
Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Deborah Babbitt Bristol 18Acrobatic Musical Comedy Dance
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina Evelyn Ellis Greenville 19Interpretive Dance, "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" & "Gigi"3rd runner-upPreviously South Carolina's Junior Miss 1961
Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota Charlean Fuhrman Mansfield 19Vocal & Dramatic Act
Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Margaret Petty Nashville 19Vocal, "Something Wonderful"
Flag of Texas.svg Texas Penny Lee Rudd Waskom 19Jazz Dance, "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"2nd runner-up
Flag of Utah.svg Utah Judith Ann Ridd Magna 19Modern Interpretive Dance
Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Elaine Wright Burlington 22Display of Fashion Designs
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia Patricia Gaulding Richmond 19Caricature Sketching & Original Comedy MonologueNon-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Washington.svg Washington Susan English Bellevue 19Dramatic Reading
Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia Diane Hunter Arlington, VA 20Dance & Dramatic Sketch
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin Joan Engh La Crosse 21Vocal Comedy, "I'll be Anything You Want Me to Be"1st runner-upPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming Gretchen Stainbrook Jackson Hole 19Musical Skit

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References

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