Miss Universe 1963

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Miss Universe 1963
Iêda Maria Vargas, Miss Universe 1963
Date	20 July 1963
Hosts	John Charles Daly Arlene Francis Gene Rayburn
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster	CBS, WTVJ
Entrants	50
Placements	15
Debuts	Bahamas Curaçao Okinawa Trinidad and Tobago
Withdrawals	Dahomey England Haiti Hong Kong Lebanon Malaya Portugal Republic of China Singapore Tahiti United States Virgin Islands
Returns	British Guiana Denmark Jamaica Nicaragua Suriname
Winner	Iêda Maria Vargas Brazil
Congeniality	Grace Taylor (Scotland)
Best National Costume	Sherin Ibrahim (Israel)
Photogenic	Marlene McKeown (Ireland)
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Miss Universe 1963 was the 12th Miss Universe pageant held on 20 July 1963 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Iêda Maria Vargas of Brazil was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Norma Nolan of Argentina.^[1] 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.