Miss World 1962 | |
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Date | 8 November 1962 |
Presenters | Michael Aspel |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 33 |
Placements | 15 |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Catharina Lodders Holland |
Miss World 1962 was the 12th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 8 November 1962 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Catharina Lodders of Holland. She was crowned by Miss World 1961,[1] Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. Lodders was the second woman from Holland to win Miss World title after Corine Rottschäfer in 1959.[2]
Results
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss World 1962 | |
1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up |
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Top 8 |
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Top 15 |
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Contestants
- Argentina – María Amalia Ramirez
- Austria – Inge Jaklin
- Belgium – Christine Delit
- Brazil – Vera Lúzia Saba
- Canada – Marlene Leeson
- China – Roxsana L.S. Chiang
- Cyprus – Magda Michailides
- Denmark – Rikki Stisager
- Ecuador – Elaine Ortega Hougen
- Finland – Kaarina Marita Leskinen
- France – Monique Lemaire
- Germany – Anita Steffen
- Greece – Glasmine Moraitou
- Holland – Catharina Johanna Lodders[1]
- Iceland – Rannveig Ólafsdóttir
- India – Ferial Karim†
- Ireland – Muriel O'Hanlon
- Israel – Ilana Porat
- Italy – Raffaella da Carolis
- Jamaica – Chriss Leon
- Japan – Teruko Ikeda
- Jordan – Leila Emile Khadder
- Korea – Chung Tae-ja
- Luxembourg – Brita Gerson
- New Zealand – Maureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho Kingi †
- Portugal – Palmira Ferreira
- South Africa – Yvonne Maryann Ficker
- Spain – Conchita Roig Urpi
- Sweden – Margareth Melin
- United Kingdom – Jackie White
- Uruguay – María Noel Genovese
- United States – Amadee Chabot[1]
- Venezuela – Betzabeth Franco Blanco
Judges
The performances of Miss World 1962 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges, are:[1]
- Lord John Jacob Astor — Anglo-American journalist and owner of The Times of London
- Grace Fields — British actress, singer and comedian
- Leslie McDonnell — Scottish writer (who replaced businessman Billy Butlin at the last minute)
- Bob Hope — American actor and comedian
- Charles Eade — journalist and member of the Council of the Commonwealth Press Union
- Lady Margaret Simons-Kimberley, of the British High Society.
- Robert John Graham Boothby, Baron Boothby — British conservative politician
- Jenifer Unite-Armstrong-Jones — wife of Mayor Ronald Armstrong-Jones
- Richard Todd — Irish-born British film actor
Notes
Returning countries
Nations not competing
- Bolivia – Rosemarie Lederer Aguilera (never arrived)
- Dominican Republic – Carolina Nouel (dropped out the day before the finals)
- Paraguay – María Isabel Maas Uhl (never arrived)
- Turkey (did not appear – married instead)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sunday Herald
- ↑ "Miss World 1962". MissWorld. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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