Miss Universe 1962 | |
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Date | 14 July 1962 |
Presenters | Gene Rayburn |
Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Broadcaster | CBS |
Entrants | 52 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts |
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Withdrawals |
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Returns |
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Winner | Norma Nolan Argentina |
Congeniality | Sarah Olimpia Frómeta (Dominican Republic) Hazel Williams (Wales) |
Best National Costume | Kim Carlton (England) |
Photogenic | Kim Carlton (England) |
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.
At the conclusion of the event, Marlene Schmidt of West 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.
Contestants from fifty-two countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. One candidate was appointed to represent their country, while two candidates were appointed to represent their country/territory to replace the original dethroned winner.
Virginia Bailey, 2nd runner-up of Miss Venezuela 1962, was appointed to represent Venezuela as Miss Venezuela 1962 Olga Antonetti was only 17 and did not meet the age requirement. [1] [2] Kim Carlton was appointed to represent England after Miss England 1962 Suzannah Eaton resigned due to her political views. [3]
This edition saw the debuts of Dahomey, Haiti, Malaya, and Tahiti, and the returns of the Dominican Republic who last competed in 1956; the Philippines who last competed in 1957; Singapore who last competed in 1958; and Costa Rica, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Portugal who last competed in 1960. [4] [5]
Marlene Murray of Jamaica withdrew for undisclosed reasons. [6] Burma, Chile, Denmark, Guatemala, Madagascar, and Rhodesian and Nyasaland withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1962 |
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4th runner-up | |
Top 15 |
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Award | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic | |
Best National Costume |
Same with 1955, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists gave a short speech during the final telecast using their native languages. Afterwards, the fifteen semi-finalists paraded again in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were eventually chosen. [8]
Fifty-two contestants competed for the title.
Country/Territory | Contestant | Age [a] | Hometown |
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![]() | Norma Nolan † | 24 | Buenos Aires |
![]() | Christa Linder [11] | 19 | Berchtesgaden |
![]() | Christine Delit | 22 | Liège |
![]() | Gabriela Roca Díaz [12] | – | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
![]() | Olívia Rebouças [13] | 22 | Itabuna |
![]() | Marilyn McFatridge [14] | 19 | Preston |
![]() | Yvonne D'Rozario [15] | 18 | Colombo |
![]() | Olga Lucía Botero [16] | 20 | Ibagué |
![]() | Helvetia Albonico | 19 | Heredia |
![]() | Aurora Prieto [17] | 20 | Sancti Spíritus |
![]() | Gilette Hazoume [18] | 19 | Ouémé |
![]() | Sarah Olimpia Frómeta [5] | 18 | Santo Domingo |
![]() | Elaine Ortega | 22 | Pichincha |
![]() | Kim Carlton [19] | 23 | London |
![]() | Anja Järvinen [20] | 18 | Tampere |
![]() | Sabine Surget | 21 | Paris |
![]() | Kristina Apostolou | 18 | Athens |
![]() | Evelyn Miot [21] | 19 | Port-au-Prince |
![]() | Marianne van der Hayden | 24 | Amsterdam |
![]() | Shirley Pong [4] | 20 | Hong Kong |
![]() | Anna Geirsdóttir [22] | 19 | Reykjavík |
![]() | Josie Dwyer [23] | 21 | Dublin |
![]() | Yehudit Mazor [24] | 18 | Tel Aviv |
![]() | Isa Stoppi [25] | 20 | Emilia-Romagna |
![]() | Kazuko Hirano [26] | 19 | Kyoto |
![]() | Nouhad Cabbabe [27] | 23 | Beirut |
![]() | Fernande Kodesch | – | Luxembourg |
![]() | Sarah Alhabshee Abdullah | 18 | Kuala Lumpur. |
![]() | Ginette Buenaventes [28] | 18 | Rabat |
![]() | Lesley Margaret Nichols [29] | 18 | Wellington |
![]() | Julie Ege [30] | 18 | Sandnes |
![]() | Corina Rolón [31] | – | Alto Paraguay |
![]() | Silvia Dedeking [32] | 20 | Lima |
![]() | Josephine Estrada Brown [33] | 19 | Manila |
![]() | Maria Jose Santos Trindade Defolloy | – | Lisbon |
![]() | Ana Celia Sosa [34] | 24 | San Juan |
![]() | Helen Liu Shiu Man [35] | 19 | Taipei |
![]() | Vera Parker | 21 | Ayr |
![]() | Julie Koh [36] | 20 | Singapore |
![]() | Lynette Gamble [37] | 18 | Johannesburg |
![]() | Seo Bum-joo [29] | 21 | Seoul |
![]() | Conchita Roig [38] | 24 | Barcelona |
![]() | Monica Rågby | 20 | Stockholm |
![]() | Francine Delouille [39] | 20 | Ticino |
![]() | Katy Bauner [40] | 23 | Papeete |
![]() | Gülay Sezer [41] | – | Istanbul |
![]() | Macel Wilson [42] | 19 | Honolulu |
![]() | Juanita Monell [43] | – | Charlotte Amalie |
![]() | Nelly Pettersen | 23 | Montevideo |
![]() | Virginia Bailey [1] | 18 | Caracas |
![]() | Hazel Williams | 22 | Cardiff |
![]() | Gisela Karschuck | 21 | Wiesbaden |