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Bottom
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Ceylon, Colombia,
Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Iceland, Ireland
& Israel
Top Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Liberia, Luxembourg,
Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Surinam, Sweden,
Tunisia, United Kingdom, U.S.A. & Venezuela
Absent Chile, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal & Turkey |
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Miss World 1963
- an amalgam
of news reports -
Petite Carol Joan Crawford, 20, of Jamaica, is
Miss World 1963. She won over 39 other girls from all parts of the world.
The
hazel-eyed, brown-haired beauty was named after American movie actress Joan
Crawford.
Miss
Crawford said she regularly corresponds with the actress.
Carol’s
vital statistics are: 34-22-34.
She was the
shortest girl in the contest at 5 feet 3.
The girls
appeared first in evening gowns and then in bathing suits. Miss Jamaica’s
bathing suit was a beauty - with a zip down the front.
Asked if
this was a Jamaican style, she replied: “No, I got it in Miami.”
She won
$7,000.
Second place
in the 13th annual pageant went to Elaine Miscall, a freelance model and
singer from Wellington, New Zealand. She got $1,400.
Third - Miss
Finland, Marja-Liisa Stahlberg, $700.
Fourth -
Miss Denmark, Aino Korva, $420.
Fifth - Miss
Sweden, Grete Qviberg, $280
Miss Jamaica
was a popular choice with the huge crowd that jammed the Lyceum ballroom.
When she was announced as the winner, the crowd wild with excitement.
This year
there were no tears and no angry shouts from the losers - in public.
There were
some excellent reasons for that. The organizers rushed the losers to their
dressing rooms and posted bouncers outside their doors.
No reporters
were allowed near them.
Miss Brazil
- Vera Ferreira, 20 - was among the fourteen girls who went in to the final
judging.
“I’m
delighted to have been among the fourteen. This is the first time any girl
from my country has gotten that far in the Miss World contest.”
The winner
scoffed at the suggestion that there had been any jealousy or ill-feeling
among the losers.
“There was
no back-biting,” she said. “No one said anything unpleasant to me. I only
heard nice things.”
Asked if
she’d expected to win, she said: “I thought Miss United Kingdom would.”
“I never
really expected it,” Miss Crawford said after her election. “I’m excited
but I’m sure enjoying it.”
She looked confident throughout the two hours of evening gown competition.
Several Jamaicans now living in London were on hand to cheer her. |

Sweden & Finland |

U.S.A. & France |

Finland, France & Germany |
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Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico & Brazil
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National
Costumes
Top Venezuela, U.S.A., United Kingdom, Turkey, Tunisia, Sweden, Surinam,
South Africa & Spain
Middle Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Ceylon, Chile,
Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland,
Iceland, Ireland & Mexico
Bottom (seated) Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Liberia,
Luxembourg, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru & Portugal
Absent Bolivia |
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Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Holland, Iceland, Ireland, Israel & Jamaica |
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1963 November 7
London, England
40 entries
Results
1 Jamaica Carol Joan Crawford
2 New Zealand Elaine Miscall
3 Finland Marja-Liisa Ståhlberg
4 Denmark Aino Korwa
5 Sweden Grete Qviberg
Finalists
6
United Kingdom Diana Westbury
7
France Muguette Fabris
Semi-finalists
Brazil Vera Lúcia Ferreira Maia
Ceylon Jennifer Anne Fonseka
Colombia Maria Eugenia Cucalón Venegas
Korea Choi Keum-shil
Liberia Ethel Zoe Norman
Malaysia Catherine Loh
U.S.A. Michele Bettina Metrinko
Remainder
Argentina Diana Sarti
Austria Sonja Russ
Belgium Irène Godin
Bolivia Rosario Lopera
Canada Jane Kmita
Chile Maria del Pilar Aguirre
Cyprus Maro Zorna
Germany Susie Gruner
Greece Athanasia "Soula" Idromenou
Holland Hanny IJsbrants
Iceland Maria Ragnarsdóttir
Ireland Joan Power
Israel Sara Talmi
Japan Miyako Harada
Jordan Despo Drakolakis
Luxembourg Catherine Paulus
Mexico Beatriz Martínez Solórzano
Nigeria Gina Onyejiaka
Peru Lucia Buonanni
Portugal Maria Penedo
South Africa Louise Crous
Spain Encarnación Zalabardo
Surinam Virginia Blanche Hardjo
Tunisia Claudine Younes
Turkey Gulseren Kocaman
Venezuela Milagros Galíndez
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Top 7
Denmark, Finland, France, Jamaica, New Zealand, Sweden & United Kingdom |

Sweden (4th runner-up), Finland (2nd runner-up), Jamaica (winner), New Zealand (1st
runner-up) & Denmark
(3rd runner-up) |
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Cross-references to some of the other pageants
Belgium Europe 1963,
Universe 1963 & United Nations 1964
Canada International 1964
Denmark Europe
1963 (2nd runner-up), Universe 1963 (1st runner-up) & Scandinavia 1964 (1st
runner-up)
Finland Europe 1963 (4th runner-up), Scandinavia 1964 (2nd
runner-up) & United Nations 1964 (semi-finalist)
Holland International 1963
Luxembourg International 1963 (Miss Friendship)
New Zealand International 1963 (semi-finalist)
Spain International 1963
Sweden Europe
1963 (3rd runner-up) & Scandinavia 1964
United Kingdom
International-England 1963 (1st runner-up) & United Nations-England 1964
(1st runner-up) |
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