Miss USA World 1963

Miss USA World 1963
Miss USA World 1963
Date	August 31, 1963
Presenters	Bob Hope
Venue	Huntington, West Virginia
Entrants	45
Placements	15
Winner	Michele Bettina Metrinko; New York City, NY
Congeniality	Rosalind Nelson; Kentucky
	← 1962 1964 →

Miss USA World 1963 was the 2nd edition of the Miss USA World pageant and it was held in Detroit, Michigan and was won by Michele Bettina Metrinko of New York City, NY. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Amedee Chabot of California. Metrinko went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1963 Pageant in London later that year. She finished in the Top 14 at Miss World.^[1]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss USA World 1963	New York City, NY – Michele Bettina Metrinko
1st Runner-Up	Alabama – Kathy Miller
2nd Runner-Up	Ohio – Diane Budan
3rd Runner-Up	Arkansas – Kathleen Barden
4th Runner-Up	Missouri - Sandy Bawol
Top 7	Kansas - Deborah Irene Bryant
Top 15	Boston, MA - Nancy Joan Brackett California - Shari Roark Florida - Lanita Gayle Kent Georgia - Judy Brown Hawaii - Susan Molina Illinois - Janice Hope Jordan Maine - Carol Prentice Faroni Massachusetts - Marion E. Sarristo West Virginia - Kay Rosencrance

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Kentucky – Rosalind Nelson

Delegates

The Miss USA World 1963 delegates were:

Alabama - Kathy Miller
Arkansas - Kathleen Barden
Atlantic City, NJ - Rose Ann Jacobson
Baltimore, MD - Kathy Alexander
Boardman, OH - Betsy Nittoli
Boston, MA - Nancy Joan Brackett
Bridgeport, CT - Vivienne Eileen Dargon
California - Shari Roark
Connecticut - Gloria Andronick
Detroit, MI - Terry Lynn Stern
District of Columbia - Nancy Bailey
Florida - Lanita Gayle Kent
Georgia - Judy Brown
Hawaii - Susan Molina
Idaho - Marolane Yellen
Illinois - Janice Hope Jordan
Indiana - Barbara Jean Eaglen
Iowa - Peggi Ann Matzke
Kansas - Deborah Irene Bryant
Kentucky - Rosalind Nelson
Los Angeles, CA - Annette Allen
Louisiana - Mary Carmen Fredeman
Maine - Carol Prentice Faroni
Massachusetts - Marion E. Sarristo
Michigan - Charlene McKinnon
Minnesota - Karen E. Johnson
Missouri - Sandy Bawol
New Jersey - Patti Burd
New York - Elyse K. Mars
New York City, NY - Michele Bettina Metrinko
Ohio - Diane Budan
Oklahoma - Glynda Quinn
Pennsylvania - Tina Marks
Philadelphia, PA - Frances M. Dougherty
South Carolina - Cecelia McBride Yoder
Tennessee - Mary Jane Barber
Texas - Diana Ketchell
Utah - Jane McClellan
Vermont - Susie Vankovich
Virginia - Faye Miriam Amy Atkinson
Washington - La Rayne Richards
West Virginia - Kay Rosencrance

Notes

Did not Compete

Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Delaware
Maryland
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Crossovers

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA

1963: New York City, NY: Michele Bettina Metrinko (1st Runner-Up; as District of Columbia)
1963: South Carolina: Cecelia McBride Yoder (Top 15)
1963: Hawaii: Susan Molina
1964: Missouri: Patricia Susan Marlin
1966: Boston, MA - Nancy Joan Brackett (Top 15; as Massachusetts)

Miss America

1966: Kansas: Deborah Irene Bryant (Winner)

Miss American Beauty (Miss U.S. International)

1964: Ohio: Diane Budan (2nd Runner-Up)

References

^ West, Donald (ed.). "Miss World USA 1963-65". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

[1] West, Donald (ed.). "Miss World USA 1963-65". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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