Miss USA 1963

Miss USA 1963
Date	July 17, 1963
Venue	Miami Beach, Florida
Entrants	43
Placements	15
Winner	Marite Ozers Illinois

Miss USA 1963, the 12th Miss USA pageant, took place in Miami Beach, Florida on July 17, 1963. The pageant was won by Marite Ozers of Illinois, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Macel Leilani Wilson of Hawaii. Latvian-born Ozers was the first woman born outside the U.S. to take the Miss USA title, and the second delegate from Illinois to do so. Ozers went on to finish as a Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1963.

First runner-up Michele Metrinko later won the Miss World USA 1963 pageant and finished as a Top 14 semi-finalist at Miss World 1963. Metrinko's sister Marsha also competed in Miss USA 1963 – the only instance to date of two sisters competing against each other at the same pageant.

Results

• Miss USA 1963: Marite Ozers (Illinois)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Michele Metrinko (District of Columbia)
  • 2nd runner-up: Sandra Marlin (Missouri)
  • 3rd runner-up: Rhea Looney (Colorado)
  • 4th runner-up: Francine Herack (California)
• The semi-finalists were:
  • Dinah Armstrong (Alabama)
  • Diane McGarry (Arizona)
  • Sandra Smith (Massachusetts)
  • Pamela Sands (Michigan)
  • Kathee Francis (Nevada)
  • Sandra Fullingim (New Mexico)
  • Jeanne Quinn (New York)
  • Roberta Mosier (Oklahoma)
  • Cecelia Yoder (South Carolina)
  • Bobbie Morrow (Tennessee)

Delegates

The Miss USA 1963 delegates were:

Alabama - Dinah Armstrong Alaska - Nina Whaley Arizona - Diane McGarry Arkansas - Cheryl Bechtelheimer California - Francine Herack Colorado - Rhea Looney Connecticut - Gail Dinan Delaware - Susan Kowalski District of Columbia - Michele Metrinko Florida - Linda Egland Georgia - Brenda Seagraves Hawaii - Susan Molina Illinois - Marite Ozers Indiana - Vickie Little Iowa - Ramona Meylor Kansas - Diane Stalker Kentucky - Mary Arnold Louisiana - Peggy Romero Maine - Laurel Barker Maryland - Marsha Metrinko Massachusetts - Sandra Smith Michigan - Pamela Sands

Mississippi - Joan Kinnebrew Missouri - Sandra Marlin Nebraska - Sandy Zimmer Nevada - Kathee Francis New Hampshire - Johnnye McLeod New Jersey - Judy Ayers New Mexico - Sandra Fullingim New York - Jeanne Quinn North Carolina - Trudy Cauthen Ohio - Gloria McBride Oklahoma - Roberta Mosier Oregon - Joset Fisher Pennsylvania - Deborah Cardonick Rhode Island - Rosemary Dickinson South Carolina - Cecelia Yoder Tennessee - Bobbie Morrow Texas - Cheryl Wilburn Utah - Carla Dinius Vermont - Ellen Centerbar West Virginia - Nina Denton Wisconsin - Lynn Korchunoff

No state delegate: Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming

External links

• Miss USA official website