Miss USA 1963
| Miss USA 1963 | |
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| Date | July 17, 1963 |
| Venue | Miami Beach, Florida |
| Entrants | 43 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Withdrawals | Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming |
| 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. This was the first Miss USA to be broadcast on television, first aired on CBS that would be remained in the next 39 years.
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
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Top 15 |
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Historical significance
- Illinois wins competition for the second time.
- District of Columbia earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
- Missouri earns the 2nd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1952.
- Colorado earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
- California earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Nevada, New York and Tennessee.
- California and New York placed for the seventh consecutive year.
- Nevada placed for the third consecutive year.
- Arizona, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois and Tennessee made their second consecutive placement.
- Alabama, Massachusetts, Michigan last placed in 1961.
- Missouri last placed in 1960.
- South Carolina last placed in 1958.
- New Mexico last placed in 1955.
- Oklahoma last placed in 1952.
- Connecticut and Utah break an ongoing streak of placements since 1960.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1963 delegates were:
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No state delegate: Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming