Miss Universe 1962

Miss Universe 1962
Date	July 14, 1962
Presenters	Gene Rayburn
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Entrants	51
Placements	15
Debuts	Benin, Haiti, Malaysia, Tahiti
Withdraws	Burma, Chile, Denmark, Guatemala, Jamaica, Madagascar, Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Returns	Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Philippines
Winner	Norma Nolan  Argentina
Congeniality	Sara Olimpia Fórmeta  Dominican Republic Hazel Williams  Wales (tie)
Best National Costume	Kim Carlton  England
Photogenic	Kim Carlton  England

Participating Nations and Results.

Miss Universe 1962, the 11th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 24-year-old Norma Nolan of Argentina. It took place on 14 July 1962 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1962	Argentina - Norma Nolan
1st runner-up	Iceland - Anna Geirsdóttir
2nd runner-up	Finland - Anja Aulikki Järvinen
3rd runner-up	Republic of China - Helen Liu Shiu-Man
4th runner-up	Brazil - Maria Olívia Rebouças
Top 15	Austria - Christa Linder  Canada - Marilyn McFatridge  Colombia - Olga Lucía Botero Orozco  England - Kim Carlton  Haiti - Evelyn Miot  Israel - Yehudit Mazor Rounik  Korea - Seo-Bum-Joo  Lebanon - Nouhad Cabbabe  New Zealand - Lesley Margaret Nichols  USA - Macel Wilson

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Dominican Republic - Sara Olimpia Fórmeta  Wales - Hazel Williams
Miss Photogenic	England - Kim Carlton
Best National Costume	England - Kim Carlton

Historical Significance

•  Haiti (Evelyn Miot) was the first woman to represent her country. She also became the first delegate of African descent to advance to the semifinals.
•  England (Kim Carlton) won the Miss Photogenic and Best National Costume awards, the first time a country accomplished this feat.

Contestants

Argentina - Norma Nolan  Austria - Christa Linder  Belgium - Christine Delit  Benin - Gilette Hazoume  Bolivia - Gabriela Roca Diaz  Brazil - Maria Olívia Rebouças Cavalcanti  Canada - Marilyn McFatridge  Ceylon - Yvonne D'Rozario  Republic of China - Helen Liu Shiu Man  Colombia - Olga Lucía Botero Orozco  Costa Rica - Helvetia Albonico  Cuba - Aurora Prieto  Dominican Republic - Sara Olimpia Fórmeta  Ecuador - Elaine Ortega Hougen  England - Kim Carlton  Finland - Anja Aulikki Järvinen  France - Sabine Surget  Germany - Gisela Karschuck  Greece - Kristina Apostolou  Holland - Marianne van der Hayden  Haiti - Evelyn Miot  Hong Kong - Shirley Pon  Iceland - Anna Geirsdóttir  Ireland - Josie Dwyer  Israel - Yehudit Mazor Rounik

Italy - Isa Stoppi  Japan - Kasuko Hirano  Korea - Seo Bun-joo  Lebanon - Nouhad Cabbabe  Luxembourg - Fernande Kodesch  Malaysia - Sarah Alhabshee Abdullah  Morocco- Ginette Buenaventes  New Zealand - Leslie Margaret Nichols  Norway - Julie Ege  Paraguay - Corina Rolon Escuariza  Peru - Silvia Ruth Dedeking  Philippines - Josephine Brown Estrada  Puerto Rico - Ana Celia Sosa  Scotland - Vera Parker  South Africa - Lynette Gamble  Spain - Conchita Roig Urpi  Sweden - Monica Rågby  Switzerland - Francine Delouille  Tahiti - Katy Bauner  Turkey - Behad Gulay Sezer  Uruguay - Nelly Pettersen Vasigaluz  USA - Macel Leilani Wilson  Venezuela - Virginia Bailey Lazzari Virgin Islands - Juanita Morell  Wales - Hazel Williams

Panel of Judges

Edilson Cid Varela Gloria Haven Abe Issa Jyun Kawachi Chang Key-Young

Serge Mendjisky Russell Patterson Fernando Restrepo Suárez Earl Wilson