Miss World 1963

Miss World 1963
Date	7 November 1963
Presenters	Michael Aspel
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster	BBC
Entrants	40
Placements	14
Debuts	Chile Colombia Liberia Malaysia Nigeria
Withdrawals	Ecuador India Italy Republic of China Uruguay
Returns	Bolivia Ceylon Mexico Peru Suriname Tunisia Turkey
Winner	Carole Crawford   Jamaica
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Miss World 1963, was the 13th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 7 November 1963 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Carole Crawford of Jamaica. She was crowned by Miss World 1962, Catharina Lodders of Holland. ^[1]

Background

Selection of participants

Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Chile, Colombia, Liberia, Malaysia, and Nigeria. And the return of Bolivia, Ceylon, Mexico, Peru, Suriname, Tunisia, and Turkey. Mexico, which last competed in 1951, Tunisia last competed in 1957, Peru last competed in 1959, Bolivia, Ceylon, Suriname and Turkey, last competed in 1961. Also marked the withdrawal of Ecuador, India, Italy, the Republic of China, and Uruguay, withdrew from the competition after their respective organizations failed to appoint a delegate, hold a national competition.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 1963	Jamaica – Carole Crawford [2]
1st Runner-up	New Zealand – Elaine Miscall
2nd Runner-up	Finland – Marja-Liisa Ståhlberg
3rd Runner-up	Denmark – Aino Korwa
4th Runner-up	Sweden – Grete Qviberg
Top 7	France – Muguette Fabris   United Kingdom – Diana Westbury
Top 14	Brazil – Vera Lúcia Ferreira Maia   Ceylon – Jennifer Anne Fonseka   Colombia – María Eugenia Cucalón Venegas   Liberia – Ethel Zoe Norman   Malaysia – Catherine Loh   South Korea – Choi Keum-shil   United States – Michele Metrinko

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continent	Winner
Africa	Liberia – Ethel Zoe Norman
America	Brazil – Vera Lúcia Ferreira Maia
Asia	South Korea – Choi Keum-shil
Caribbean	Jamaica – Carole Crawford
Europe	Finland – Marja-Liisa Ståhlberg
Oceania	New Zealand – Elaine Miscall

Contestants

•   Argentina – Diana Sarti
•   Austria – Sonja Russ
•   Belgium – Irène Godin
•   Bolivia – Rosario Lopera
•   Brazil – Vera Lúcia Ferreira Maia
•   Canada – Jane Kmita
•   Ceylon – Jennifer Ann Fonseka
•   Chile – María del Pilar Aguirre
•   Colombia – María Eugenia Cucalón Venegas
•   Cyprus – Maro Zorna
•   Denmark – Aino Korwa
•   Finland – Marja-Liisa Ståhlberg
•   France – Muguette Lot
•   Greece – Athanasia Idromenou
•   Holland – Hanny IJsebrands
•   Iceland – María Ragnarsdóttir
•   Ireland – Joan Power
•   Israel – Sara Talmi
•   Jamaica – Carole Joan Crawford
•   Japan – Miyako Harada
•   Jordan – Despo Drakolakis
•   Liberia – Ethel Zoe Norman
•   Luxembourg – Catherine Paulus
•   Malaysia – Catherine Loh
•   Mexico – Ana Beatriz Martínez Solórzano
•   New Zealand – Elaine Miscall
•   Nigeria – Gina Onyejiaka
•   Peru – Lucía Buonnani
•   Portugal – Maria Penedo
•   South Africa – Louise Crous
•   South Korea ^[a] – Choi Keum-shil
•   Spain – Encarnación Zalabardo
•   Suriname – Virginia Blanche Hardjo
•   Sweden – Grete Qviberg
•   Tunisia – Claudine Younes
•   Turkey – Gülseren Esen Kocaman ^[3]
•   United Kingdom – Diana Westbury ^[4]
•   United States – Michele Metrinko
•   Venezuela – Milagros Galíndez
•   West Germany – Susie Gruner

Notes

1. Competed as Korea in the pageant

Virginia Blanche Hardjo representing Suriname

• Denmark placed as 1st runner-up in Miss Universe 1963.
• Ceylon becomes a finalist for the second time, last in 1953.
• United Kingdom placed as 1st runner-up in Miss International 1963

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150706140410/http://www.missworld.com/History/1963/ Miss World 1963 from Miss World Official Page. Retrieved 12 October 2016
2. "Miss World 1963 Carole Joan Crawford dies at 81". Miss World . 30 December 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
3. Tarihi, Güncelleme (4 May 2020). "Güzeller canlı yayında buluştu" [Beauties met on live broadcast]. Hürriyet (in Turkmen). Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
4. "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E! . 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

External links

• Miss World official website
• Pageantopolis – Miss World 1963