Miss World 1962

Miss World 1962
Date	8 November 1962
Presenters	Michael Aspel
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster	BBC
Entrants	33
Withdrawals	Bolivia, Ceylon, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Suriname, Turkey
Returns	Canada, Jamaica, Jordan
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, UK. 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
Miss World 1962	Holland – Catharina Lodders ^[1]
1st runner-up	Finland – Kaarina Marita Leskinen
2nd runner-up	France – Monique Lemaire
3rd runner-up	South Africa – Yvonne Maryann Ficker
4th runner-up	Japan – Teruko Ikeda
5th runner-up	United Kingdom – Jackie White
6th runner-up	Belgium – Christine Delit
Semi-finalist	Denmark – Rikke Stisager

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 – Margareta Palin
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.^[1] Bob Hope and Jennifer Armstrong-Jones were among the judges for the event.^[1]

Notes

Returning countries

Jamaica last competed in 1959.
Canada and Jordan last competed in 1960.

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 Sunday Herald
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