Marite Ozers (born Mārīte Ozere;[1] April 9, 1944) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1963.

Ozers was born in Riga, Latvia and immigrated with her family to Chicago as refugees amidst World War II.

[2] Ozers began competing in pageantry in order to earn money for university, later winning Miss Illinois USA 1963.

She later represented the United States at Miss Universe 1963, where she placed in the Top 15.

[3] In a 2011 interview, Ozers revealed that she had initially planned to compete in Miss America, but felt discouraged from doing so due to her naturalized status and Latvian origin.