Miss Universe 1962 was the 11th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, 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.
Background Selection of participants 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.
Replacements 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. Kim Carlton was appointed to represent England after Miss England 1962 Suzannah Eaton resigned due to her political views.
Debuts, returns, and withdrawals This edition saw the debuts of Dahomey, Haiti, Malaya, and Tahiti, and the returns of the Dominican Republic, which last competed in 1956, the Philippines in 1957, Singapore in 1958, and Costa Rica, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Portugal last competed in 1960.
Birgitte Heiberg of Denmark and Marlene Murray of Jamaica withdrew for undisclosed reasons. Burma, Chile, Guatemala, Madagascar, and Rhodesia and Nyasaland withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate. A candidate from Bali was also expected to participate in this edition, but it did not proceed.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe 1962 Argentina – Norma Nolan 1st Runner-Up – Anna Geirsdóttir 2nd Runner-Up – Aulikki Järvinen 3rd Runner-Up – Helen Liu 4th Runner-Up – Maria Rebouças Top 15 – Christa Linder – Marilyn McFatridge – Olga Botero – Kim Carlton Haiti – Evelyn Miot – Yehudit Mazor – Nouhad Cabbabe – Lesley Nichols – Bum-joo Seo – Macel Wilson
Special awards Award Contestant Miss Congeniality – Sarah Frómeta – Hazel Williams Miss Photogenic – Kim Carlton Best National Costume
Pageant Format 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.
Selection committee Key-young Chang – Founder of the Hankook Ilbo and The Korea Times Yoshio Hayakowa – Japanese graphic designer Abraham Elias Issa – Jamaica businessman Serge Mendjisky – French painter Russell Patterson – American cartoonist Edilson Cid Varela – Brazilian journalist Earl Wilson – American journalist and columnist
Contestants Fifty-two contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Argentina 24 Venado Tuerto Austria 19 Berchtesgaden Belgium 22 Liège Bolivia 19 Santa Cruz de la Sierra Brazil 22 Itabuna Canada 19 Preston Ceylon 18 Colombo Colombia 20 Ibagué Costa Rica 19 Heredia Cuba 20 Sancti Spíritus Dahomey 19 Ouémé Dominican Republic 18 Santo Domingo Ecuador 22 Pichincha England 23 London Finland 18 Tampere France 21 Paris Greece 18 Athens Haiti 19 Port-au-Prince Holland 24 Amsterdam Hong Kong 20 Hong Kong Iceland 19 Reykjavík Ireland 21 Dublin Israel 18 Tel Aviv Italy 20 Emilia-Romagna Japan 19 Kyoto Lebanon 23 Beirut Luxembourg 20 Luxembourg City Malaya 21 Kuala Lumpur. Morocco 18 Rabat New Zealand 19 Christchurch Norway 18 Sandnes Paraguay 22 Alto Paraguay Peru 20 Lima Philippines 19 Manila Portugal 19 Lisbon Puerto Rico 24 San Juan Republic of China 19 Taipei Scotland 21 Ayr Singapore 20 Singapore South Africa 18 Johannesburg South Korea 21 Seoul Spain 24 Barcelona Sweden 20 Stockholm Switzerland 20 Ticino Tahiti 23 Papeete Turkey 19 Istanbul United States 19 Honolulu United States Virgin Islands 22 Christiansted Uruguay 23 Montevideo Venezuela 18 Caracas Wales 22 Cardiff West Germany 21 Wiesbaden
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References
External links
Miss Universe official website