Miss Universe 1962
Miss Universe 1962, the 11th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 14 July 1962 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Norma Nolan of Argentina was crowned the winner by the outgoing titleholder Marlene Schmidt of Germany.
Miss Universe 1962 | |
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![]() Miss Universe 1962 participating nations and results | |
Date | 14 July 1962 |
Presenters | Gene Rayburn |
Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Entrants | 52 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Norma Nolan ![]() |
Congeniality | Sarah Olimpia Frómeta ![]() Hazel Williams ![]() |
Best National Costume | Kim Carlton ![]() |
Photogenic | Kim Carlton ![]() |
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 15 |
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Contestants
Argentina - Norma Nolan
Austria - Christa Linder
Belgium - Christine Delit
Bolivia - Gabriela Roca Díaz
Brazil - Maria Olívia Rebouças Cavalcanti
Canada - Marilyn McFatridge
Ceylon - Yvonne D'Rozario
Colombia - Olga Lucía Botero Orozco
Costa Rica - Helvetia Albonico
Cuba - Aurora Prieto
Dahomey - Gilette Hazoume
Dominican Republic - Sarah Olimpia Frómeta
Ecuador - Elaine Ortega Hougen
England - Kim Carlton
Finland - Anja Aulikki Järvinen
France - Sabine Surget
Germany - Gisela Karschuck
Greece - Kristina Apostolou
Holland - Marianne van der Hayden
Haiti - Evelyn Miot
Hong Kong - Shirley Pon
Iceland - Anna Geirsdóttir
Ireland - Josie Dwyer
Israel - Yehudit Mazor Rounik
Italy - Isa Stoppi
Japan - Kazuko Hirano[1]
Korea - Seo Bum-joo
Lebanon - Nouhad Cabbabe
Luxembourg - Fernande Kodesch
Malaya - Sarah Alhabshee Abdullah
Morocco - Ginette Buenaventes
New Zealand - Leslie Margaret Nichols
Norway - Julie Ege †
Paraguay - Corina Rolón Escuariza
Peru - Silvia Ruth Dedeking
Philippines - Josephine Estrada Brown
Portugal - Maria Jose Santos Trindade Defolloy
Puerto Rico - Ana Celia Sosa
Republic of China - Helen Liu Shiu Man
Scotland - Vera Parker
Singapore - Julie Koh Moot-Lei
South Africa - Lynette Gamble
Spain - Conchita Roig Urpi
Sweden - Monica Rågby
Switzerland - Francine Delouille
Tahiti - Katy Bauner
Turkey - Behad Gulay Sezer
Uruguay - Nelly Pettersen Vasigaluz
United States - Macel Wilson
Venezuela - Virginia Bailey
Virgin Islands - Juanita Monell
Wales - Hazel Williams
Notes
Replacements
Venezuela - Miss Venezuela sent its 2nd runner-up, Virginia Bailey, because its originally crowned winner, Olga Antonetti, was below 18 and did not meet the age requirement.
Did not compete
Jamaica - Marlene Murray
Awards
Dominican Republic - Miss Amity (Sarah Olimpia Frómeta)
Wales - Miss Amity (Hazel Williams)
England - Miss Photogenic & Best National Costume (Kim Carlton)
General References
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1962". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
References
- "MAIDS IN JAPAN". Danville Register. June 21, 1962. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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