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Ireland |
Tahiti |
France, Italy & Korea |
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Miss Friendship (Luxembourg) & Most Popular Girl (Austria) with their awards |
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MISS INTERNATIONAL 1963
1963 August 16
Long Beach, California
46 entries
Results
1 Iceland Gudrun Bjarnadóttir (Europe 62)
2 England Diane Westbury (6th RU World 63)
3 Austria Xenia Doppler
4 U.S.A. Joyce Bryan
5 Korea Choi Yoo-mi
Semi-finalists
Australia Tricia Maralyn Reschke
Brazil Tânia Mara Franco da Souza
Colombia Martha Ligia Restrepo González
Germany Marion Zota (1st RU Europe 64)
Ireland Olive Ursula White (SF World 61)
New Zealand Elaine Miscall (1st RU World 63)
Philippines Monina Medinilla Yllana
Puerto Rico Aida Mercado Cordero
Sweden Riina Krusvik
Turkey Gulseren Kocaman
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Awards
Friendship Luxembourg
Photogenic Austria
Most Popular Girl Austria (voted by parade viewers)
Note Preliminary competitions in playsuit,
evening gown & national costumes were discontinued
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Remainder
Argentina Susana Beatriz Cukar Cuhan
Belgium Monique Bourgeois
Bolivia Maria Ruth Lozada
Canada Marlene Leeson (World 62)
Ceylon Christina Selvanayagam
Denmark Birgitte Heiberg (1st RU Europe 62)
Dominican Republic Norma Guzmán Simó
Ecuador Tania Valle Moreno
Finland Anneli Rautala
France Marie-Josée LeCocq
Greece Emi Zanou
Holland Hanny IJsbrants
Israel Ester Kfir
Italy Anna Luisa Rispoli
Japan Shizuko Shimizu
Jordan Doris Haj
Luxembourg Catherine Paulus
Morocco Andrée Picard
Nicaragua Claudia Díaz
Norway Martha Tunge
Panama Mariela Aguirre
Paraguay Maria Elena Quesada
Peru Esperanza Moy Ramírez
Scotland Wendy Barrie (Universe 64)
South Africa Martie Claassen
Spain Encarnación Zalabardo (World 63)
Tahiti Mareta Tuihaa
Uruguay Susana Casañas Méndez
Venezuela Norah Luisa Duarte
Wales Christina Fryer
West Indies Joan Martin (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
Guest
Miss Long Beach Carol Soroka
Note In 1963 the title of Miss Welcome to Long Beach was changed to Miss
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Top 15
Top Iceland, Sweden,
Colombia, Germany & Ireland
Middle Austria, Australia, Korea, New Zealand & England
Bottom Turkey, U.S.A., Philippines, Brazil & Puerto Rico |
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Austria (2nd RU), England (1st RU), Iceland (winner),
U.S.A. (3rd RU) & Korea (4th RU) |
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photo credit: Prendiz de
Jurado Archives (portrait after crowning)
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