This is the first edition of the Miss American Beauty pageant. The Miss American Beauty pageant was created to select a USA representative to the Miss International. A live pageant was held from 1963 to 1967. After that time, there is no actual documentation that a pageant was actually held for the USA representative. The Miss American Beauty title continued to be used for the USA representative to Miss International until approximately 2003.
| Name | State Represented | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| Joyce Bryan | Florida | WINNER |
| Barbara Ellen Baker | Texas | 1st Runner Up |
| Helen Louise Emswiler | Virginia | 2nd Runner Up |
| Lori Lechner | California | 3rd Runner Up |
| Jeanne Wolfer | Illinois | 4th Runner Up |
| Treva Louise Glass | Alabama | Semi-finalist |
| Annette Golden | Arkansas | Semi-finalist |
| Lorna Hung Ping Luke | Hawaii | Semi-finalist |
| Sharon Lee Zantop | Idaho | Semi-finalist |
| Karen Gates | Michigan | Semi-finalist |
| Jane Lesia Vinson | Mississippi | Semi-finalist |
| Bernelle Kaye Joki | Montana | Semi-finalist |
| Judi Cahill | New York | Semi-finalist |
| Gay Blankenburg | Oklahoma | Semi-finalist |
| Constance R. Norato | Rhode Island | Semi-finalist |
| Carol Sue Cooksey | Arizona | |
| Darla Huff | Colorado | |
| Sara Green | Indiana | |
| Darla Huff | Colorado | |
| Marcia Lee Beck | Iowa | |
| Cathryn Zscheile | Kansas | |
| Nevada Dickerson | Kentucky | |
| Rosalie Annaloro | Louisiana | |
| Marguerite Lankford | Maryland | |
| Charmain Lindsay | Massachusetts | |
| Mary Jane Haferman | Minnesota | |
| Marilyn Butler | Missouri | |
| Lydia White | Nebraska | |
| Catherine R. McMurrah | Nevada | |
| Sue K. Hardee | New Hampshire | |
| Eva Ann Hoffman | New Jersey | |
| Gloria Jean Lawrence | New Mexico | |
| Loretta Faye Sawyer | North Carolina | |
| Karen Barbara Brown | North Dakota | |
| Dianne Eash | Ohio | |
| Karen Ann Erni | Oregon | |
| Diane Stockton | Pennsylvania | |
| Johnnie Edmonds | South Carolina | |
| Meredith Kay James | South Dakota | |
| Linda Ann Woodley | Tennessee | |
| Kathleen Jolley | Utah | |
| Sharon Wilkin | Washington |
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