Date 20 July 1963 Entrants 50 | Presenters Gene Rayburn Placements 15 | |
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Venue Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States Debuts Bahamas, Curaçao, Okinawa, Trinidad | ||
Miss Universe 1963, the 12th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1963 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. 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.
References
Miss Universe 1963 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA