miss world 1962

thursDAY, november 8, 1962

Lyceum Ballroom, London, england

33 participants 

PRESENTER:  peter west 

commentator: david coleman

entertainment:  Joe Loss orchestra

Results

1  HOLLAND  Catharina "Rina" Johanna Lodders (3rd RU Europe '62, 3rd RU International '62)

2  FINLAND  Kaarina Marita Leskinen (2nd RU Europe '62, winner Scandinavia '63, 3rd RU United Nations '63)

3  FRANCE  Monique Lemaire (SF Universe '63, 3rd RU United Nations '64)

4  SOUTH AFRICA  Yvonne Maryann Ficker

5  JAPAN  Teruko Ikeda


Top 8

6  BELGIUM  Christine Delit (Universe '62)

7  DENMARK  Rikke Stisager

8  USA  Amadee Chabot


Top 15

ARGENTINA  María Amalia Ramírez (Top 10 Universe '64)

INDIA  Ferial Karim

ISRAEL  Ilana Porat

JAMAICA  Chriss Leon

UNITED KINGDOM  Jackie White

URUGUAY  María Noel Genovese Berisso

VENEZUELA  Bethsabé De Jesús Franco Blanco


Remainder

AUSTRIA  Inge Jaklin (International '62)

BRAZIL  Vera Lúzia Saba David

CANADA  Marlene Leeson (International '63)

REPUBLIC OF CHINA  Roxsana L. S. Chiang

CYPRUS  Magda Michaelides

ECUADOR  Elaine Nina Ortega Hougen (International '62, Universe '62)

GERMANY  Anita Steffen (SF United Nations '63)  

GREECE  Giasmine Moraitou

ICELAND  Rannveig Olafsdóttir

IRELAND  Muriel O'Hanlon (1st RU Maja '66)

ITALY  Rafaella de Carolis

JORDAN  Leila Emile Khadder

KOREA  Tae-ja Chung 

LUXEMBOURG  Brita Gerson (International '62)

NEW ZEALAND  Maureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho Kingi (International '62)

PORTUGAL  Palmira Ferreira (United Nations '63)  

SPAIN  Concepcion "Conchita" Roig Urpi (Universe '62, United Nations '63)

SWEDEN  Daga Margaretha Malin


NO SHOWS:

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  Carolina Nouel (never arrived)

BOLIVIA  Rose Marie Lederer Aguilera (never arrived)

PARAGUAY  María Isabel Maas Uhl (never arrived)

TURKEY  Zeynep Ziyal (did not appear - got married instead)

LEBANON  Nouhad El Cabbabe

SOUTHERN RHODESIA & NYASALAND  Philda Ragland 

SURINAM  Virginia Blanche Hardjo

TAHITI  Vaea Bennett


REPLACED:

CANADA  Marilyn McFatridge (dethroned on Sept 17th)

SPAIN  Maruja García Nicolau (won Miss Europe)


DEBUTS-

WITHDRAWALS: Bolivia, Ceylon, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Suriname, Turkey

RETURNSCanada, Jamaica, Jordan, Portugal


JUDGES:

1- Lord John Jacob Astor, Anglo-American journalist and owner of “The Times of London”.

2- British actress, singer and comedian Gracie Fields.

3- Scottish writer Leslie McDonnell (who replaced businessman Billy Butlin at the last minute).

4- American actor and comedian Bob Hope.

5- Charles Eade, journalist and member of the Council of the Commonwealth Press Union, who was the Chairman of the Judges after several years of absence.

6- Lady Margaret Simons-Kimberley, of the British High Society.

7- Baron Lord Robert John Graham Boothby.

8- Mrs. Jenifer Unite-Armstrong-Jones, wife of Mayor Ronald Armstrong-Jones.

9- Irish-born British film actor Richard Todd.