Miss USA World 1962

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Miss USA World 1962
DateSeptember 22, 1962
PresentersTroy Donahue
VenueHuntington Field House, Huntington, West Virginia
Entrants43
Placements15
Withdrawals
  • Hawaii
WinnerAmedee Chabot
California California
CongenialityCarla Rodgers
Michigan Michigan
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Miss USA World 1962 was the 1st edition of the Miss USA World pageant and it was held in the Huntington Field House in Huntington, West Virginia and was won by Amedee Chabot of California. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Jo Ann Odum of West Virginia. Chabot went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1962 Pageant in London later that year. She finished in the Top 8 at Miss World.[1]

Results[]

Placements[]

Final results Contestant
Miss USA World 1962
  • California California – Amedee Chabot
1st Runner-Up
  • Florida Florida – Lithona Rozier
2nd Runner-Up
  • New York (state) New York – Pat Franklin
3rd Runner-Up
  • Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA – Linda Pauline Kennon
4th Runner-Up
  • Alabama Alabama - Marilyn Nordman
Top 15
  • Flag of Detroit.svg Detroit, MI - Janet Clift
  • Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg East Liberty, Pittsburgh, PA - Donna Jean Paschka
  • Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia - Heidi Hambrick
  • Louisiana Louisiana - Diane Gay DeClouet
  • Massachusetts Massachusetts - Mary Marble
  • North Carolina North Carolina - Louise Furr
  • Oregon Oregon - Jodie Ray
  • Texas Texas - Shirley Dickson
  • Utah Utah - Dyane Miner
  • Washington (state) Washington - Patricia Dzejachok

Special awards[]

Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
  •  Michigan – Carla Rodgers

Delegates[]

The Miss USA World 1962 delegates were:

  • Alabama Alabama - Marilyn Nordman
  • Alaska Alaska - Teresa Dawn Hanson
  • Arkansas Arkansas - Linda Suellyn Edwards
  • California California - Amedee Chabot
  • Charleston West Virginia Flag.gif Charleston, WV - Janice Lee Channels
  • Chicago Chicago, IL - Marite Ozers
  • Cleveland Cleveland, OH - Andrea Jean Getzlaff
  • Connecticut Connecticut - Mary Lou Walkinshaw
  • Delaware Delaware - Elaine LeGaro
  • Flag of Detroit.svg Detroit, MI - Janet Clift
  • Washington, D.C. District of Columbia - Jo Ann Adelman
  • Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg East Liberty, Pittsburgh, PA - Donna Jean Paschka
  • Florida Florida - Lithona Rozier
  • Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia - Heidi Hambrick
  • City flag of Huntington, WV.jpg Huntington, WV - Sherry Lee Smith
  • Illinois Illinois - Jo Peterson
  • Indiana Indiana - June Cochran
  • Kansas Kansas - Penny Rae Nichols
  • Kentucky Kentucky - Sally Margaret Carter
  • Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA - Linda Pauline Kennon
  • Louisiana Louisiana - Diane Gay DeClouet
  • Maine Maine - Jodie Malizia
  • Maryland Maryland - Betsy Reeves
  • Massachusetts Massachusetts - Mary Marble
  • Michigan Michigan - Carla Rodgers
  • Missouri Missouri - Bonnie Elizabeth Barclay
  • New Jersey New Jersey - Vivian Lynn Volk
  • New Mexico New Mexico - Elva Lynne Palmer
  • New York (state) New York - Pat Franklin
  • New York City New York City, NY - Mimi Miller
  • North Carolina North Carolina Louise Furr
  • Ohio Ohio - Glyn Warstler
  • Oregon Oregon - Jodie Ray
  • Pennsylvania Pennsylvania - Maria Fraietta
  • Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg Pittsburgh, PA - Beverly Wolfe
  • South Carolina South Carolina - Nancy Ann Harrison
  • Tennessee Tennessee - Rita Wilson
  • Texas Texas - Shirley Dickson
  • Utah Utah - Dyane Miner
  • Virginia Virginia - Laurie Mills
  • Washington (state) Washington - Patricia Dzejachok
  • West Virginia West Virginia - Carole E. Johnson

Notes[]

Withdrawals[]

  •  Hawaii - Julie Jones was named as Miss Hawaii World 1962 and had competed at the pageant; however withdrew during finals due to back pains after the evening gown competition.

Did not Compete[]

  •  Arizona
  •  Colorado
  •  Hawaii - Julie Jones (see Hawaii under withdrawals)
  •  Idaho
  •  Iowa
  •  Minnesota
  •  Mississippi
  •  Montana
  •  Nebraska
  •  Nevada
  •  New Hampshire
  •  North Dakota
  •  Oklahoma
  •  Rhode Island
  •  South Dakota
  •  Vermont
  •  Wisconsin
  •  Wyoming

Crossovers[]

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA
Miss America
  • 1962:  West Virginia: Carole E. Johnson

References[]

  1. ^ West, Donald (ed.). "Miss World USA 1958-62". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links[]

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