Miss International 1962

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Miss International 1962
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DateAugust 18, 1962
Venue Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Entrants50
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Tania Verstak
Australia
CongenialitySue Burgess
England
PhotogenicTania Verstak
Australia
  1961
1963  

Miss International 1962 was the 3rd Miss International pageant, held on August 18, 1962 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. 50 contestants competed for the pageant. Finally, Tania Verstak from Australia was crowned as Miss International 1962 by outgoing titleholder, Stam van Baer from Holland.

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Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss International 1962
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 15

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Friendship
Flag of England.svg England – Sue Burgess
Miss Photogenic
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia – Tania Verstak
  • first runner-up:
    Flag of Israel.svg Israel – Nurit Newman
  • second runner-up:
    Flag of the United States.svg United States – Carolyn Joyner
  • third runner-up:
    Flag of Italy.svg Italy – Maria Vianello
  • fourth runner-up:
    Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines – Cynthia Lucero
Miss Popularity
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland – Elizabeth Burns [a]
Preliminary Competition Winners
AwardsContestant
Best in Playsuit
Day 1: Flag of Israel.svg Israel – Nurit Newman
Day 2: Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina – Maria Bueno
Day 3: Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa – Aletta Strydom
Best in Evening Gown
Day 1: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia – Tania Verstak
Day 2: Flag of the United States.svg United States – Carolyn Joyner
Day 3: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Holland – Catharina Lodders
Best National Costume
Day 1: Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland – Elizabeth Burns
Day 2: Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland – Mona Burrows
Day 3: Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan – Anne Yui Fang

Contestants

Withdrawals

  • Flag of North Borneo (1902-1946).svg Borneo - Jane Lim (due to illness)
  • Flag of France.svg France - Michèle Wargnier (fainted during the preliminaries)
  • Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti - Mireille Hollant
  • Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain - Acidalia Medina

Notes

  1. Voted by parade viewers.

References

  1. "MAIDS IN JAPAN". Danville Register . June 21, 1962. Retrieved 13 April 2016.