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
Date	September 8, 1962
Presenters	Bert Parks
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	54
Placements	10
Winner	Jacquelyn Mayer Ohio
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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

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss America 1963	Ohio – Jacquelyn Mayer[1]
1st Runner-Up	Wisconsin – Joan Mary Engh
2nd Runner-Up	Texas – Pennie Lee Rudd
3rd Runner-Up	South Carolina – Evelyn Keith Ellis
4th Runner-Up	Hawaii – Patricia Lei Anderson
Top 10	Georgia – Katherine Eugenia Cross  Michigan – Carole Jean Van Valin  Mississippi – Charlotte Ann Carroll  Nebraska – Mary Lee Jepsen  Oregon – Martha Louise Wyatt

Order of announcements

Top 10  Georgia  Hawaii  Michigan  Mississippi  Nebraska  Ohio  Oregon  South Carolina  Texas  Wisconsin

Top 5  Hawaii  Ohio  South Carolina  Texas  Wisconsin

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Illinois - Pamala Gilbert Michigan - Carole Jean Van Valin Wisconsin - Joan Mary Engh
Talent	Hawaii - Patricia Lei Anderson Maryland - Beverly Ann Smith (tie) Nebraska - Mary Lee Jepsen (tie) Mississippi - Charlotte Ann Carroll

Other awards

Awards	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	New Hampshire - Margaret Farrar Wass
Non-finalist Talent	Alabama - Patricia Bonner Arizona - Paula Lou Welch Chicago - Donnalyn Freund Iowa - Joleen Wolf New Jersey - Georgia Malick Virginia - Patricia Gaulding

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.

External links

• Miss America official website