Miss USA 1963

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Miss USA 1963
Marite Ozers, Miss USA 1963.jpg
Marite Ozers as Miss USA 1963
DateJuly 17, 1963
Venue Miami Beach, Florida
Broadcaster CBS, WTVJ
Entrants43
Placements15
Withdrawals
Winner Marite Ozers
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Miss USA 1963 was the 12th Miss USA pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida on July 17, 1963. This was the first Miss USA to be broadcast on television, first aired on CBS.

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At the end of the event, Macel Wilson of Hawaii crowned Marite Ozers of Illinois as Miss USA 1963. [1] Latvian-born Ozers was the first woman born outside the United States to win the title, and the second delegate from Illinois to do so. Ozers later competed at Miss Universe and was named one of the fifteen semi-finalists. [2]

Contestants from forty-two states and the District of Columbia competed in the pageant.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss USA 1963
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants

Forty-three contestants competed for the title.

StateContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] HometownNotes
Alabama Dinah Irene Armstrong19 Montgomery
Alaska Nina Whaley19 Fairbanks
Arizona Diane McGarry [4] 20 Phoenix
Arkansas Cheryl Jane Bechtelheimer19 Camden
California Francine Cheryl Herack [5] 19 Hollywood
Colorado Rhea Looney [6] 19 Denver
Connecticut Gail Dinan19 Hartford
Delaware Susan Kowalski [7] 18 Newport
District of Columbia Michele Bettina Metrinko [8] 18 Washington, D.C. Later Miss USA World 1963 [9]
Semi-finalist at Miss World 1963 [10]
Sister of Marsha Metrinko, Miss Maryland USA 1963
Candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2010 U.S. House of Representatives election in Delaware for Delaware's at-large congressional district
Florida Linda Egland [11] 18 South Miami
Georgia Brenda Seagraves19 Winterville
Hawaii Susan Molina18 Honolulu Later Miss Hawaii World 1963
Semi-finalist at Miss USA World 1963
Illinois Marite Ozers [12] 19 Chicago Previously Miss Chicago World 1962
Semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1963 [2]
Indiana Vickie Little20 Indianapolis
Iowa Ramona Kathleen Meylor [13] 23 Le Mars
Kansas Diane Victoria Stalker [14] 21 Wichita
Kentucky Mary Ann Arnold [15] 20 Calvert City
Louisiana Margaret Susan "Peggy" Romero [16] 18 Kaplan
Maine Laurel Ann Barker21 Portland
Maryland Marsha Barbara Metrinko [8] 21 Laurel Later Miss New York City at Miss America 1964 [17]
Sister of Michele Metrinko, Miss District of Columbia USA 1963
Massachusetts Sandra Smith [18] 23 Newton Upper Falls
Michigan Pamela Lee Sands [19] 19 Ludington
Mississippi Joan Kinnebrew19 Hattiesburg Competed at Miss Dixie 1964
Missouri Sandra Lee Marlin [18] 19 Springfield
Nebraska Sandy Zimmer– Kearney Replaced Cheryl Warden due to publicity issues [20]
Nevada Kathee Francis [21] 20 Las Vegas
New Hampshire Johnnye McLeod18 Hampton
New Jersey Judy Kay Ayers– Salem
New Mexico Sandra Fullingim [18] 18 Albuquerque
New York Jeanne Marie Quinn [22] 19 East Meadow

Later Miss USA World 1964 [23]
Semi-finalist at Miss World 1964 [24]
Named 1st runner up at Miss American Beauty 1964 [25]

North Carolina Trudy Ann Cauthen– Newton
Ohio Gloria Jean McBride [26] 21 Columbus Replaced Andrea Getzlaff for being underage [27]
Oklahoma Roberta Ann Mosier [28] 19 Tulsa
Oregon Joset Fisher20 Portland
Pennsylvania Deborah Cardonick19 Philadelphia
Rhode Island Rosemary Jane Dickinson19 Providence
South Carolina Cecelia Yoder [29] 20 Lancaster Competed at Miss USA World 1963
Tennessee Bobbie Lynn Morrow [30] 26 Memphis
Texas Cheryl Rene Wilburn [31] 18 Houston
Utah Carla Ann Dinius [32] 22 Salt Lake City
Vermont Ellen Centerbar– North Bennington
West Virginia Nina Lou Denton– Marmet
Wisconsin Lynn Korchunoff18 Milwaukee

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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