Miss World 1962 was the 12th Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom, on 8 November 1962. Rosemarie Frankland of the United Kingdom crowned Catharina Lodders of the Netherlands at the conclusion of the event.Sunday Herald Lodders was the second woman from Holland to win Miss World title after Corine Rottschäfer in 1959.
Background Selection of participants Returns, and, withdrawals This edition marked the return of Canada, Jamaica, Jordan, and Portugal. Jamaica and Portugal last competed in 1959, Canada and Jordan last completed in 1960. Bolivia, Ceylon, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Rhodesia and Nyasaland and Suriname withdrew from the competition due to their national organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.
Miss Turkey 1962, Zeynep Ziyal, withdrew from the competition for undisclosed reasons.
Results
Placement Contestant Miss World 1962 – Catharina Lodders 1st runner-up – Kaarina Leskinen 2nd runner-up – Monique Lemaire 3rd runner-up – Yvonne Ficker 4th runner-up – Teruko Ikeda Top 8 – Christine Delit – Rikke Stisager – Amadee Chabot Top 15 – Amalia Ramírez – Ferial Karim – Ilana Porat – Chriss Leon – Jackie White – María Noel Genovese – Betzabeth Franco
Contestants Thirty-three contestants competed for the title. CountryContestantAgeHometownMaría Amalia Ramírez17Santa FeInge Jaklin21ViennaChristine Delit22LiègeVera Lúzia Saba18GuanabaraMarlene Leeson19Nova ScotiaMagda Michailides18NicosiaRikki Stisager19AalborgElaine Ortega–PichinchaKaarina Leskinen17HelsinkiMonique Lemaire20ParisGlasmine Moraitou23AthensRannveig Ólafsdóttir18ReykjavíkFerial Karim23BombayMuriel O'Hanlon19DublinIlana Porat19Tel AvivRaffaella da Carolis20UmbriaChriss Leon20KingstonTeruko Ikeda19HimejiLeila Emile Khadder18AmmanBrita Gerson18Luxembourg CityCatharina Lodders20HaarlemMaureen Kingi20RotoruaPalmira Ferreira18LisbonRoxsana L.S. Chiang19TaipeiYvonne Ficker18JohannesburgChung Tae-ja23SeoulConchita Roig27BarcelonaMargareth Melin21StockholmJackie White20DerbyshireAmadee Chabot17NorthridgeMaría Noel Genovese18MontevideoBetzabeth Franco20CaracasAnita Steffen20–
Judges The performances of Miss World 1962 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges, are: 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
References
External links Miss World official website