Miss World 1962

Miss World 1962, the 12th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 8 November 1962 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Catharina Lodders of Holland. She was crowned by Miss World 1961,[1] Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. Lodders was the second woman from Holland to win Miss World title after Corine Rottschäfer in 1959.[2]

Miss World 1962
Catharina Lodders, Miss World 1962
Date8 November 1962
PresentersMichael Aspel
VenueLyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterBBC
Entrants33
Placements15
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerCatharina Lodders
 Holland

Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Final results Contestant
Miss World 1962
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 8
Top 15

Contestants

Judges

The performances of Miss World 1962 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges.[1] Bob Hope and Jennifer Armstrong-Jones were among the judges for the event.[1]

Notes

Returning countries
  • Jamaica last competed in 1959.
  • Canada and Jordan last competed in 1960.

Nations not competing
  •  Bolivia – Rosemarie Lederer Aguilera (never arrived)
  •  Dominican Republic – Carolina Nouel (dropped out the day before the finals)
  •  Paraguay – María Isabel Maas Uhl (never arrived)
  •  Turkey (did not appear – got married instead)

References
  1. Sunday Herald
  2. "Miss World 1962". MissWorld. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.