Miss USA 1962 was the 11th Miss USA pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida on July 12, 1962.
At the end of the event Sharon Brown of Louisiana crowned Macel Leilani Wilson of Hawaii as Miss USA 1962. 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. Wilson later competed at Miss Universe and was named one of the fifteen semi-finalists.
Contestants from thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia competed in the pageant.
Results
Placements PlacementContestantMiss USA 1962Hawaii – Macel Wilson1st runner-upConnecticut – Diane Zabicki2nd runner-upTennessee – Gail White3rd runner-upCalifornia – Marilyn Tindall4th runner-upNevada - Janet HadlandTop 16Arizona – Jerri Michelson Colorado – Penny James District of Columbia – Helen Sweeney Illinois – Jean Donnelly Indiana – Sue Ekamp New Hampshire – Sandra Kay New York – Sherrylyn Patecell Oregon – Joyce Collin Pennsylvania – Margaret Lineman Texas – Jackie Williams Utah – Patricia Profaizer
Contestants Forty contestants competed for the title. State/DistrictContestant AgeHometown NotesAlabamaJerolyn Ridgeway20Fort PayneAlaskaTeresa Hanson18FairbanksArizonaJerri Michelson18Paradise ValleyArkansasLinda Riggan20Leola2nd runner up at Miss American Beauty 1964CaliforniaMarilyn Tindall21Los AngelesColoradoPenny James19AuroraConnecticutDiane Zabicki19MiddletownDistrict of ColumbiaHelen Sweeney20Washington, D.C.FloridaSharon Conrad19TampaGeorgiaGenelda Odum18JesupCompeted in the 1963 Miss Dixie PageantHawaiiMacel Patricia Leilani Wilson19HonoluluTop 15 semifinalist at Miss Universe 1962IdahoKinne Marie Holland18NampaIllinoisJean Donnelly20DeKalbIndianaSue Ekamp19MishawakaIowaRegina Prusha19Cedar RapidsKansasLinda Light18TopekaKentuckySally Margaret Carter19LowesLouisianaDiane DeClouet19Oak RidgeSemi-finalist in Miss World USA 1962MaineKaren J. Henderson20South PortlandMarylandShelda Farley20CatonsvilleMassachusettsGail Pope18WellesleyMichiganJudith Lamparter18DetroitMississippiSandra Mazur–JacksonCompeted in the 1963 Miss Dixie PageantMissouriMikee Campbell21SpringfieldNevadaJanet Hadland19Las VegasNew HampshireSandra Kay18PlaistowNew JerseyJoyce Claire Thompson–BellmawrNew YorkSherrylyn Patecell21FlushingNorth CarolinaBrenda Joyce Smith–CharlotteOhioJoan Colucy22MassillonOregonJoyce Collin20LebanonPennsylvaniaMargaret Lineman18PhiladelphiaRhode IslandMarilyn Scott24PawtucketSouth CarolinaJudy Clyburn20CamdenTennesseeGail White21ChattanoogaTexasJackie Faye Williams19WaxahachieUtahPatricia Profaizer26Salt Lake CityVermontBarbara Ann Kearney18SpringfieldWest VirginiaNickie Sue Gagalis19BeckleyWisconsinSherri Mathson20Milwaukee
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