Miss USA 1962

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Miss USA 1962
Macel Wilson as Miss USA.jpg
Macel Wilson upon winning Miss USA 1962
DateJuly 12, 1962
Venue Miami Beach, Florida
Entrants40
Placements16
Withdrawals
Winner Macel Wilson
Hawaii
  1961
1963  

Miss USA 1962 was the 11th Miss USA pageant, held in Miami, Florida, on July 12, 1962. The pageant was won by Macel Leilani Wilson of Hawaii, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Sharon Brown of Louisiana. [1] Wilson's win gave Hawaii the Miss USA crown at its first attempt, and two days later she was a Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1962. Eleven states did not send a delegate to the 1962 pageant, resulting in the lowest number of contestants since the inaugural pageant of 1952. Macel is the first Asian-American to win the title of Miss USA.

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Results

PlacementContestant
Miss USA 1962
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 16

Contestants

The Miss USA 1962 delegates were:

No state delegate: Delaware, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Honolulu Girl, 18, Chosen Miss U.S.A." The Honolulu Advertiser . UPI. July 13, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 23 July 2023.