Miss World 1963
| Miss World 1963 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 November 1963 |
| Presenters | Michael Aspel |
| Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 40 |
| Placements | 14 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Carole Crawford Jamaica |
Miss World 1963, was the 13th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 7 November 1963 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Carole Crawford of Jamaica. She was crowned by Miss World 1962, Catharina Lodders of Holland.[1]
Background
Selection of participants
Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals
This edition marked the debut of Chile, Colombia, Liberia, Malaysia, and Nigeria. And the return of Bolivia, Ceylon, Mexico, Peru, Suriname, Tunisia, and Turkey. Mexico, which last competed in 1951, Tunisia last competed in 1957, Peru last competed in 1959, Bolivia, Ceylon, Suriname and Turkey, last competed in 1961. Also marked the withdrawal of Ecuador, India, Italy, the Republic of China, and Uruguay, withdrew from the competition after their respective organizations failed to appoint a delegate, hold a national competition.
Results
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 1963 | |
| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 7 |
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| Top 14 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continent | Winner |
|---|---|
| Africa | Liberia – Ethel Zoe Norman |
| America | Brazil – Vera Lúcia Ferreira Maia |
| Asia | South Korea – Choi Keum-shil |
| Caribbean | Jamaica – Carole Crawford |
| Europe | Finland – Marja-Liisa Ståhlberg |
| Oceania | New Zealand – Elaine Miscall |
Contestants
- Argentina – Diana Sarti
- Austria – Sonja Russ
- Belgium – Irène Godin
- Bolivia – Rosario Lopera
- Brazil – Vera Lúcia Ferreira Maia
- Canada – Jane Kmita
- Ceylon – Jennifer Ann Fonseka
- Chile – María del Pilar Aguirre
- Colombia – María Eugenia Cucalón Venegas
- Cyprus – Maro Zorna
- Denmark – Aino Korwa
- Finland – Marja-Liisa Ståhlberg
- France – Muguette Lot
- Greece – Athanasia Idromenou
- Holland – Hanny IJsebrands
- Iceland – María Ragnarsdóttir
- Ireland – Joan Power
- Israel – Sara Talmi
- Jamaica – Carole Joan Crawford
- Japan – Miyako Harada
- Jordan – Despo Drakolakis
- Liberia – Ethel Zoe Norman
- Luxembourg – Catherine Paulus
- Malaysia – Catherine Loh
- Mexico – Ana Beatriz Martínez Solórzano
- New Zealand – Elaine Miscall
- Nigeria – Gina Onyejiaka
- Peru – Lucía Buonnani
- Portugal – Maria Penedo
- South Africa – Louise Crous
- South Korea[a] – Choi Keum-shil
- Spain – Encarnación Zalabardo
- Suriname – Virginia Blanche Hardjo
- Sweden – Grete Qviberg
- Tunisia – Claudine Younes
- Turkey – Gülseren Esen Kocaman[3]
- United Kingdom – Diana Westbury[4]
- United States – Michele Metrinko
- Venezuela – Milagros Galíndez
- West Germany – Susie Gruner
Notes
- ^ Competed as Korea in the pageant
- Denmark placed as 1st runner-up in Miss Universe 1963.
- Ceylon becomes a finalist for the second time, last in 1953.
- United Kingdom placed as 1st runner-up in Miss International 1963
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150706140410/http://www.missworld.com/History/1963/ Miss World 1963 from Miss World Official Page. Retrieved 12 October 2016
- ^ "Miss World 1963 Carole Joan Crawford dies at 81". Miss World. 30 December 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Tarihi, Güncelleme (4 May 2020). "Güzeller canlı yayında buluştu" [Beauties met on live broadcast]. Hürriyet (in Turkmen). Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E!. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.