Miss Universe 1962

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Miss Universe 1962
Norma Nolan - 1962.jpg
Norma Nolan
Date14 July 1962
Presenters Gene Rayburn
Venue Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants52
Placements15
Debuts
  • Dahomey
  • Haiti
  • Malaya
  • Tahiti
Withdrawals
  • Burma
  • Chile
  • Denmark
  • Guatemala
  • Jamaica
  • Madagascar
  • Rhodesia
Returns
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Hong Kong
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Portugal
  • Singapore
Winner Norma Nolan
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
CongenialitySarah Olimpia Frómeta
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
Hazel Williams
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Best National CostumeKim Carlton
Flag of England.svg England
PhotogenicKim Carlton
Flag of England.svg England
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1963  →

Miss Universe 1962 was the 11th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 14 July 1962.

Contents

At the end of the event, Marlene Schmidt of Germany crowned Norma Nolan of Argentina as Miss Universe 1962. Nolan was the first representative of Argentina to win the contest.

Contestants from fifty-two countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Gene Rayburn.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1962
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
  • Flag of Finland.svg  Finland – Anja Aulikki Järvinen
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
  • Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil – Maria Olívia Rebouças
Top 15

Contestants

Fifty-two contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Norma Nolan 24 Buenos Aires
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Christa Linder 19 Berchtesgaden
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Christine Delit22 Liège
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Gabriela Roca Díaz– Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil Olívia Rebouças22 Itabuna
Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Marilyn McFatridge19 Preston
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon Yvonne D'Rozario18 Colombo
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Olga Lucía Botero20 Ibagué
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Helvetia Albonico19 Heredia
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Aurora Prieto20 Sancti Spíritus
Flag of Benin.svg  Dahomey Gilette Hazoume19 Ouémé
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Sarah Olimpia Frómeta18 Santo Domingo
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Elaine Ortega22 Pichincha
Flag of England.svg  England Kim Carlton23 London
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Anja Järvinen18 Tampere
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Sabine Surget21 Paris
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gisela Karschuck21 Wiesbaden
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Kristina Apostolou18 Athens
Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti Evelyn Miot 19 Port-au-Prince
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Marianne van der Hayden24 Amsterdam
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong Shirley Pon20Hong Kong
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Anna Geirsdóttir19 Reykjavík
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Josie Dwyer21 Dublin
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Yehudit Mazor18 Tel Aviv
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Isa Stoppi20 Emilia-Romagna
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Kazuko Hirano [2] 19 Kyoto
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Nouhad Cabbabe23 Beirut
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Fernande Kodesch– Luxembourg
Flag of Malaya.svg  Malaya Sarah Alhabshee Abdullah18 Kuala Lumpur.
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Ginette Buenaventes18 Rabat
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Lesley Margaret Nichols18 Wellington
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Julie Ege 18 Sandnes
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay Corina Rolón– Alto Paraguay
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Silvia Dedeking20 Lima
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Josephine Estrada Brown19 Manila
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Maria Jose Santos Trindade Defolloy– Lisbon
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico Ana Celia Sosa24 San Juan
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China Helen Liu Shiu Man19 Taipei
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Vera Parker21 Ayr
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Julie Koh20Singapore
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Lynette Gamble18 Johannesburg
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea Seo Bum-joo21 Seoul
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Conchita Roig24 Barcelona
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Monica Rågby20 Stockholm
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Francine Delouille20 Ticino
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Katy Bauner23 Papeete
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Gülay Sezer– Istanbul
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Macel Wilson [3] 19 Honolulu
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands Juanita Monell– Charlotte Amalie
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Nelly Pettersen23 Montevideo
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Virginia Bailey18 Caracas
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Hazel Williams22 Cardiff

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "15 Beauties In Miss Universe Spotlight". The Spokesman-Review . 15 July 1962. p. 41. Retrieved 25 August 2023– via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "MAIDS IN JAPAN". Danville Register . June 21, 1962. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Honolulu Girl, 18, Chosen Miss U.S.A." The Honolulu Advertiser . UPI. July 13, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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