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Miss USA 1962 Date July 12, 1962 Venue Miami, Florida Entrants 40 Placements 16 Winner Macel Leilani Wilson
Hawaii
Miss USA 1962, the 11th Miss USA pageant, took place in Long Beach, California on July 12, 1962. The pageant was won by Macel Leilani Wilson of Hawaii, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Sharon Brown of Louisiana. Wilson's win gave Hawaii the Miss USA crown at its first attempt, and two days later she was a Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1962. Eleven states did not send a delegate to the 1962 pageant, resulting in the lowest number of contestants since the inaugural pageant of 1952.
Results
- Miss USA 1962: Macel Leilani Wilson (Hawaii)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Diane Zabicki (Connecticut)
- 2nd runner-up: Gail White (Tennessee)
- 3rd runner-up: Marilyn Tindall (California)
- 4th runner-up: Janet Hadland (Nevada)
- The semi-finalists were:
- Jerri Michaelson (Arizona)
- Penny James (Colorado)
- Helen Sweeney (District of Columbia)
- Jean Donnelly (Illinois)
- Sue Ekamp (Indiana)
- Sandra Kay (New Hampshire)
- Sherralyn Patecell (New York)
- Joyce Collin (Oregon)
- Margaret Lineman (Pennsylvania)
- Jackie Williams (Texas)
- Patricia Profaizer (Utah)
Delegates
The Miss USA 1962 delegates were:
Alabama - Jerolyn Ridgeway
Alaska - Teresa Hanson
Arizona - Jerri Michaelson
Arkansas - Linda Riggan
California - Marilyn Tindall
Colorado - Penny James
Connecticut - Diane Zabicki
District of Columbia - Helen Sweeney
Florida - Sharon Conrad
Georgia - Genelda Odum
Hawaii - Macel Leilani Wilson
Idaho - Kinne Marie Holland
Illinois - Jean Donnelly
Indiana - Sue Ekamp
Iowa - Regina Prusher
Kansas - Linda Light
Kentucky - Sally Carter
Louisiana - Diane DeClouet
Maine - Karen Henderson
Maryland - Shelda Farley
Massachusetts - Gail Pope
Michigan - Judith Lamparter
Mississippi - Sandra Mazur
Missouri - Mikee Campbell
Nevada - Janet Hadland
New Hampshire - Sandra Kay
New Jersey - Joyce Thompson
New York - Sherralyn Patecell
North Carolina - Brenda Smith
Ohio - Joan Colucy
Oregon - Joyce Collin
Pennsylvania - Margaret Lineman
Rhode Island - Marilyn Scott
South Carolina - Judy Clyburn
Tennessee - Gail White
Texas - Jackie Williams
Utah - Patricia Profaizer
Vermont - Barbara Kearney
West Virginia - Nickie Gagalis
Wisconsin - Sherri Mathson
No state delegate: Delaware, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming
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