Miss World 1962
| Miss World 1962 | |
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 Catharina Lodders, Miss World 1962 | |
| 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, the 12th edition of the Miss World pageant, was 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[]
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1962 | |
| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up | |
| 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
Taiwan – 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 – got married instead)
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Sunday Herald
- ^ "Miss World 1962". MissWorld. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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- Miss World
- 1962 in London
- 1962 beauty pageants
- Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom
- November 1962 events in the United Kingdom