Miss USA 1962

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Miss USA 1962
Macel Wilson as Miss USA.jpg
Macel Wilson, Miss USA 1962
DateJuly 12, 1962
Venue Miami Beach, Florida
Entrants40
Placements16
Withdrawals
Winner Macel Wilson
Hawaii
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Miss USA 1962 was the 11th Miss USA pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida on July 12, 1962.

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At the end of the event Sharon Brown of Louisiana crowned Macel Leilani Wilson of Hawaii as Miss USA 1962. [1] It is the first victory of Hawaii in the pageant's history. Wilson is also the first Asian-American to win the title of Miss USA. [1] Wilson later competed at Miss Universe and was named one of the fifteen semi-finalists. [2]

Contestants from thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia competed in the pageant.

Results

Placements

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

Contestants

Forty contestants competed for the title.

State/DistrictContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] HometownNotes
Alabama Jerolyn Ridgeway20 Fort Payne
Alaska Teresa Hanson [4] 18 Fairbanks
Arizona Jerri Michelson18 Paradise Valley
Arkansas Linda Riggan [5] 20 Leola 2nd runner up at Miss American Beauty 1964
California Marilyn Tindall [6] 21 Los Angeles
Colorado Penny James19 Aurora
Connecticut Diane Zabicki [7] 19 Middletown
District of Columbia Helen Sweeney20 Washington, D.C.
Florida Sharon Conrad [8] 19 Tampa
Georgia Genelda Odum [9] 18 Jesup Competed in the 1963 Miss Dixie Pageant
Hawaii Macel Patricia Leilani Wilson 19 Honolulu Top 15 semifinalist at Miss Universe 1962 [2]
Idaho Kinne Marie Holland18 Nampa
Illinois Jean Donnelly [10] 20 DeKalb
Indiana Sue Ekamp [11] 19 Mishawaka
Iowa Regina Prusha [12] 19 Cedar Rapids
Kansas Linda Light18 Topeka
Kentucky Sally Margaret Carter19 Lowes
Louisiana Diane DeClouet [13] 19 Oak Ridge Semi-finalist in Miss World USA 1962
Maine Karen J. Henderson20 South Portland
Maryland Shelda Farley [14] 20 Catonsville
Massachusetts Gail Pope18 Wellesley
Michigan Judith Lamparter [15] 18 Detroit
Mississippi Sandra Mazur [16] – Jackson Competed in the 1963 Miss Dixie Pageant
Missouri Mikee Campbell [17] 21 Springfield
Nevada Janet Hadland19 Las Vegas
New Hampshire Sandra Kay18 Plaistow
New Jersey Joyce Claire Thompson– Bellmawr
New York Sherrylyn Patecell [18] 21 Flushing
North Carolina Brenda Joyce Smith– Charlotte
Ohio Joan Colucy [19] 22 Massillon
Oregon Joyce Collin20 Lebanon
Pennsylvania Margaret Lineman [20] 18 Philadelphia
Rhode Island Marilyn Scott24 Pawtucket
South Carolina Judy Clyburn20 Camden
Tennessee Gail White21 Chattanooga
Texas Jackie Faye Williams [21] 19 Waxahachie
Utah Patricia Profaizer26 Salt Lake City
Vermont Barbara Ann Kearney [22] 18 Springfield
West Virginia Nickie Sue Gagalis [23] 19 Beckley
Wisconsin Sherri Mathson20 Milwaukee

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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  22. ↑ "Vermont's candidate for Miss Universe". Springfield Reporter. Springfield, Vermont. 4 July 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 30 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Incidents in the lives of– people you know". Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register. Beckley, West Virginia. 17 June 1962. p. 7. Retrieved 30 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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