Miss Universe 1963

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Miss Universe 1963
Miss Universe 1963 opening titles
Date	20 July 1963
Hosts	John Charles Daly Arlene Francis Gene Rayburn
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster	CBS, WTVJ
Entrants	50
Placements	15
Debuts	Bahamas Curaçao Okinawa Trinidad and Tobago
Withdrawals	Dahomey England Haiti Hong Kong Lebanon Malaya Portugal Republic of China Singapore Tahiti Virgin Islands
Returns	British Guiana Denmark Jamaica Nicaragua Surinam
Winner	Iêda Maria Vargas  Brazil
Congeniality	Grace Taylor  Scotland
Best National Costume	Sherin Ibrahim  Israel
Photogenic	Marlene McKeown  Ireland
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Miss Universe 1963, the 12th Miss Universe pageant, was 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.

Results[]

Miss Universe 1963 participating nations and results

Placements[]

Contestants[]

Notes[]

Did not compete[]

•  Dahomey - Francine Marcos
•  England - Susan Pratt
•  Malaya - Nik Azizah Yahya
•  Mexico - Beatriz Martinez Solorzano
•  Tahiti - Noela Bernardino

Awards[]

•  Scotland - Miss Amity (Grace Taylor)
•  Ireland - Miss Photogenic (Marlene McKeown)
•  Israel - Best National Costume (Sherin Ibrahim)

General References[]

• West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1963". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)