Marite Ozers
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Marite Ozers (also Mārīte Ozere,[1] born c. 1944) is Miss USA 1963.[2]
After winning the Miss Illinois USA crown, Marite, from Chicago, Illinois went on to win the title of Miss USA, 1963.[3] Marite Ozers was the first naturalized citizen to be crowned Miss USA. She was born in Latvia.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Woman in folk costume...". http://snuffy.lib.umn.edu/image/srch/bin/Dispatcher?mode=600&id=im000376. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Past Titleholders". Miss USA. http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/contestant_profiles/past. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Refugee's Daughter selected Miss U.S.A.". Tuscaloosa News. 19 July 1963. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_6IeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=95oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7552,2592747&dq=marite-ozers+-wikipedia&hl=en. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Decision thrills ex-Miss USA". Milwaukee Sentinel. 22 April 1991. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=04pQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yhIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6727,5798254&dq=marite-ozers+naturalised+-wikipedia&hl=en. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
| Preceded by Jean Donnelly |
Miss Illinois USA 1963 |
Succeeded by Karen Wiesbrook |
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