Miss Universe 1962

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Miss Universe 1962
Date 14 July 1962
Presenters Gene Rayburn
Venue Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA United States
Entrants 52
Placements 15
Debuts Dahomey, Haiti, Malaysia, Tahiti
Withdrawals Burma, Chile, Denmark, Guatemala, Jamaica, Madagascar, Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Returns Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Portugal, Philippines, Singapore
Winner Norma Nolan
 Argentina
Congeniality Sarah Olimpia Fórmeta
 Dominican Republic
Hazel Williams
 Wales
Best National Costume Kim Carlton
 England
Photogenic Kim Carlton
 England

Miss Universe 1962, the 11th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 14 July 1962 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Norma Nolan of Argentina was crowned the winner by the outgoing titleholder Marlene Schmidt of Germany.

Results

Participating Nations and Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1962
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
  •  Finland - Anja Aulikki Järvinen
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Semi-finalists

Special awards

Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Best National Costume

Judges

Contestants

Notes

Replacements

  •  Venezuela - Miss Venezuela sent its 2nd runner-up, Virginia Bailey, because its originally crowned winner, Olga Antonetti, was below 18 and did not meet the age requirement.

Crossovers

Other notes

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