Miss USA 1963

Miss USA 1963 was the 12th Miss USA pageant, held in Miami Beach, Florida on July 17, 1963. The pageant was won by Marite Ozers of Illinois, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Macel Leilani Wilson of Hawaii.[1] Latvian-born Ozers was the first woman born outside the U.S. to take the Miss USA title, and the second delegate from Illinois to do so. Ozers went on to finish as a Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1963. This was the first Miss USA to be broadcast on television, first aired on CBS that would be remained in the next 39 years.

Miss USA 1963
Marite Ozers as Miss USA 1963
Date	July 17, 1963
Venue	Miami Beach, Florida
Broadcaster	CBS, WTVJ
Entrants	43
Placements	15
Withdrawals	Idaho Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota Virginia Washington Wyoming
Winner	Marite Ozers Illinois

First runner-up Michele Metrinko later won the Miss World USA 1963 pageant and finished as a Top 14 semi-finalist at Miss World 1963. Metrinko's sister Marsha also competed in Miss USA 1963 – the only instance to date of two sisters competing against each other at the same pageant.