Miss America 1963

Miss America 1963, the 36th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1962 and was broadcast on CBS.

Miss America 1963
DateSeptember 8, 1962
PresentersBert Parks
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants54
Placements10
WinnerJacquelyn Mayer
Ohio

Eight years later, winner Jacquelyn Mayer of Ohio suffered a near-fatal stroke at age 28. She spent years in rehabilitation, and thereafter dedicated herself to volunteer work with stroke patients.

Results
Final results Contestant
Miss America 1963
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
  • Hawaii - Patricia Lei Anderson
Top 10

Preliminary awards
Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards
Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Non-finalist Talent

Contestants
State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes
Alabama Patricia Bonner Camden 22 Classical Vocal, "O luce di Quest Anima" from Linda di Chamounix Non-finalist Talent Award
Alaska Mary Dee Fox Anchorage 18 Original Modern Skit
Arizona Paula Lou Welch Tucson 20 Fire Baton Twirling Non-finalist Talent Award
Arkansas Edye Addington Texarkana Vocal Medley, "When I Fall in Love" & "This Can't be Love"
California Pamela Gamble Carmel 18 Classical Jazz Interpretive Dance
Canada Helena "Nina" Marie Holden Victoria
Chicago Donnalyn Freund Winnetka 20 Vocal, "I Enjoy Being a Girl" Non-finalist Talent Award
Colorado Sally Guinn Westminster 18 Folk Vocal
Connecticut Diane DeMaio Hartford 18 Dramatic Skit
Delaware Alice Jane Watts Lewes 19 Pantomime, "Seventeen"
District of Columbia Ann Verner Arlington, VA 19 Vocal & Guitar, "Country Boy"
Florida Gloria Brody Jacksonville 19 Interpretive Ballet to the theme from Exodus
Georgia Jeannie Cross Albany 18 Jazz Dance Top 10
Hawaii Patricia Lei Anderson Honolulu 19 Classical Vocal, "Un bel dì vedremo" from Madama Butterfly 4th runner-up Preliminary Talent Award
Idaho Irene May Ammons Nampa 23 Folk Vocal, "The Riddle Song"
Illinois Pamela Gilbert Carbondale 21 Dramatic Reading Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Indiana Julia Flaningan Lebanon 20 Popular Vocal
Iowa Joleen Wolf Des Moines 19 Interpretive Ballet, "Autumn Concerto" from The Four Seasons Non-finalist Talent Award
Kansas Beverly June Wood Prairie Village 18 Charleston Dance
Kentucky Nanci Bowling Campbellsville 21 Piano
Louisiana Diana Jane Smith Oak Ridge 21 Organ Medley, "Lady of Spain" & "Sabre Dance"
Maine Barbara Jean Orr Portland 19 Vocal, "I Wanna be Loved by You'
Maryland Beverly Ann Smith Essex 18 Organ & Piano, "Warsaw Concerto" Preliminary Talent Award
Massachusetts Karen Behn North Dartmouth 18 Dramatic Reading
Michigan Carole Van Valin Roscommon 18 Dramatic Reading, "Joe's Pal" Top 10 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Minnesota Judith Lerstad Bloomington 22 Alto & Bass Saxophone Medley, "Harlem Nocture", "Misty", & "Hubcaps & Tailgates"
Mississippi Charlotte Ann Carroll Walthall 19 Comedy Song & Dance Routine, "Olive Oyl" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
Missouri Sandra Lyle Springfield 19 Dramatic Reading, "The Potion Scene" from Romeo and Juliet
Montana Marsha Thompson Bozeman 21 Dress Making & Design
Nebraska Mary Lee Jepsen Papillion 18 Fire Baton Twirling, "Ritual Fire Dance" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
Nevada Audrey Chambers Las Vegas 19 Baton Twirling, Fire Baton, & Dance
New Hampshire Margaret Wass Barrington, RI 19 Comedy Routine Miss Congeniality
New Jersey Georgia Malick Cherry Hill Piano, "Deep Purple" Non-finalist Talent Award
New Mexico Herma Loy Elliot Portales 20 Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Dí" from Madama Butterfly
New York Paula Heins Le Roy 19 Vocal, "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music
New York City Margaret Mary Warncke Flushing 22 Vocal, "Mira" from Carnival! Special Judges Award
North Carolina Janice Barron Morganton 18 Piano, "Revolutionary Étude" by Chopin
North Dakota Claudia Revland Fargo 19 Vocal & Guitar
Ohio Jacquelyn Mayer Sandusky 20 Broadway Vignette, "Wishing Upon a Star", "My Favorite Things", & "The White Cliffs of Dover" Winner Suffered a near fatal stroke at the age of 28.
Oklahoma Billi Kay Smith Stroud 19 Dramatic Reading
Oregon Martha Wyatt Jacksonville 19 Interpretive Jazz Dance, "Love Walked In" Top 10
Pennsylvania Crystale Leigh Martin Milton 19 Dramatic Presentation with Accompaniment on Harp, "The Mad Scene" from Hamlet
Rhode Island Deborah Babbitt Bristol 18 Acrobatic Musical Comedy Dance
South Carolina Evelyn Ellis Greenville 19 Interpretive Dance, "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" & "Gigi" 3rd runner-up Previously South Carolina's Junior Miss 1961
South Dakota Charlean Fuhrman Mansfield 19 Vocal & Dramatic Act
Tennessee Margaret Petty Nashville 19 Vocal, "Something Wonderful"
Texas Penny Lee Rudd Waskom 19 Jazz Dance, "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" 2nd runner-up
Utah Judith Ann Ridd Magna 19 Modern Interpretive Dance
Vermont Elaine Wright Burlington 22 Display of Fashion Designs
Virginia Patricia Gaulding Richmond 19 Caricature Sketching & Original Comedy Monologue Non-finalist Talent Award
Washington Susan English Bellevue 19 Dramatic Reading
West Virginia Diane Hunter Arlington, VA 20 Dance & Dramatic Sketch
Wisconsin Joan Engh La Crosse 21 Vocal Comedy, "I'll be Anything You Want Me to Be" 1st runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Wyoming Gretchen Stainbrook Jackson Hole 19 Musical Skit

References
  1. "A Former Miss America Tells of Her Crowning Achievement: Recovery from a Stroke". PEOPLE. May 17, 1982.
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