Miss USA World 1963

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]

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
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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

1. West, Donald (ed.). . pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

• Miss World Official Website
• Miss World America Official Website