12th Miss Universe pageant
| Miss Universe 1963 |
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| Date | 20 July 1963 |
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| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
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| Broadcaster | CBS, WTVJ |
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| Entrants | 50 |
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| Placements | 15 |
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| Debuts | - Bahamas
- Curaçao
- Okinawa
- Trinidad and Tobago
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| Withdrawals | - Dahomey
- England
- Haiti
- Hong Kong
- Lebanon
- Malaya
- Portugal
- Republic of China
- Singapore
- Tahiti
- United States Virgin Islands
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| Returns | - British Guiana
- Denmark
- Jamaica
- Nicaragua
- Suriname
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| Winner | Iêda Maria Vargas
Brazil |
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| Congeniality | Grace Taylor (Scotland) |
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| Best National Costume | Sherin Ibrahim (Israel) |
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| Photogenic | Marlene McKeown (Ireland) |
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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.[1] 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
Placements
| Placement
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Contestant
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| Miss Universe 1963
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| 1st runner-up
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| 2nd runner-up
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| 3rd runner-up
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| 4th runner-up
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| Top 15
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Special awards
| Award
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Contestant
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| Miss Amity
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| Miss Photogenic
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| Best National Costume
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Contestants
Miss Universe 1963 participating nations and results
Fifty contestants competed for the title.
Notes
- ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
Did not compete
References
External links
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