Miss USA World 1962 explained
| Date: | September 22, 1962 |
| Venue: | Huntington Field House, Huntington, West Virginia |
| Presenters: | Troy Donahue |
| Entrants: | 43 |
| Placements: | 15 |
| Winner: | Amedee Chabot, California |
| Congeniality: | Carla Rodgers, Michigan |
| Before: | 1961 |
| Next: | 1963 |
Miss USA World 1962 was the first Miss USA World pageant, held at the Huntington Field House in Huntington, West Virginia, United States, on September 22, 1962.
Jo Ann Odum of West Virginia crowned Amedee Chabot of California as her successor at the end of the event. Chabot went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1962 Pageant in London later that year. She finished in the Top 8 at Miss World.[1]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss USA World 1962 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 15 | - Detroit – Janet Clift
- East Liberty – Donna Jean Paschka
- – Heidi Hambrick
- – Diane Gay DeClouet
- – Mary Marble
- – Louise Furr
- – Jodie Ray
- – Shirley Dickson
- – Dyane Miner
- – Patricia Dzejachok
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Special awards
Delegates
The Miss USA World 1962 delegates were:
- Alabama - Marilyn Nordman
- Alaska - Teresa Dawn Hanson
- Arkansas - Linda Suellyn Edwards
- California - Amedee Chabot
- Charleston, WV - Janice Lee Channels
- Chicago, IL - Marite Ozers
- Cleveland, OH - Andrea Jean Getzlaff
- Connecticut - Mary Lou Walkinshaw
- Delaware - Elaine LeGaro
- Detroit, MI - Janet Clift
- District of Columbia - Jo Ann Adelman
- East Liberty, Pittsburgh, PA - Donna Jean Paschka
- Florida - Lithona Rozier
- Georgia - Heidi Hambrick
- Huntington, WV - Sherry Lee Smith
- Illinois - Jo Peterson
- Indiana - June Cochran
- Kansas - Penny Rae Nichols
- Kentucky - Sally Margaret Carter
- Los Angeles, CA - Linda Pauline Kennon
- Louisiana - Diane Gay DeClouet
- Maine - Jodie Malizia
- Maryland - Betsy Reeves
- Massachusetts - Mary Marble
- Michigan - Carla Rodgers
- Missouri - Bonnie Elizabeth Barclay
- New Jersey - Vivian Lynn Volk
- New Mexico - Elva Lynne Palmer
- New York - Pat Franklin
- New York City, NY - Mimi Miller
- North Carolina Louise Furr
- Ohio - Glyn Warstler
- Oregon - Jodie Ray
- Pennsylvania - Maria Fraietta
- Pittsburgh, PA - Beverly Wolfe
- South Carolina - Nancy Ann Harrison
- Tennessee - Rita Wilson
- Texas - Shirley Dickson
- Utah - Dyane Miner
- Virginia - Laurie Mills
- Washington - Patricia Dzejachok
- West Virginia - Carole E. Johnson
Notes
Withdrawals
- - Julie Jones was named as Miss Hawaii World 1962 and had competed at the pageant; however withdrew during finals due to back pains after the evening gown competition.
Did not Compete
- - Julie Jones (see Hawaii under withdrawals)
Crossovers
Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:
- Miss USA
: June Cochran
: Teresa Dawn Hanson
: Sally Margaret Carter
: Diane Gay DeClouet
Chicago, IL - Marite Ozers (Winner; as )
- Miss America
: Carole E. Johnson
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Miss World USA 1958-62 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130122032242/http://www.pageantopolis.com/nat_past/World_USA_1958-1962.htm . West . Donald . pageantopolis.com . January 22, 2013 . usurped.
