1960s Timeline

July 21, 1963 - In Miami Beach last night, Miss Brazil — brunette Leda Vargas — was named Miss Universe of 1963. Radiant but poised after...

July 14, 1962 - Norma Beatriz Nolan (pictured with Gene Rayburn) of Argentina was chosen today as Miss Universe of 1962. The...

July 15, 1961 - A blonde 24-year-old German woman won the title of Miss Universe today. She is Marlene Schmidt, who reached Stuttgart,...