Miss World 1962, the 12th edition of the

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pageant, was held on 8 November 1962 at the

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Rosemarie Frankland Rosemarie Franklin (1 February 1943 – 2 December 2000) born in Rhosllanerchrugog a village near Wrexham. She was a Wales, Welsh actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1961, having previously finished as first runner-up at Miss Univ ...

. Lodders was the second woman from Holland to win Miss World title after

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Results

Contestants

* – María Amalia Ramirez * – Inge Jaklin * – Christine Delit * – Vera Lúzia Saba * – Marlene Leeson * – Roxsana L.S. Chiang * – Magda Michailides * – Rikki Stisager * – Elaine Ortega Hougen * – Kaarina Marita Leskinen * – Monique Lemaire * – Anita Steffen * – Glasmine Moraitou * –

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* – Rannveig Ólafsdóttir * –

Ferial Karim Ferial Karim ( ar, فريال كريم, translit=Faryāl Karīm; 16 April 1938 – 4 July 1988) was a Lebanese actress and singer known for her comedian roles and parodies. Ferial was introduced to show business at a very young age by her ...

† * – Muriel O'Hanlon * – Ilana Porat * – Raffaella da Carolis * – Chriss Leon * – Teruko Ikeda * – Leila Emile Khadder * – Chung Tae-ja * – Brita Gerson * – Maureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho Kingi † * – Palmira Ferreira * – Yvonne Maryann Ficker * – Conchita Roig Urpi * – Margareth Melin * – Jackie White * –

María Noel Genovese María Noel Genovese Berisso (born 25 December 1943, in Montevideo), better known for her stage name María Noel, is a former Uruguayan model and actress. In 1962 she took part in Miss Uruguay and Miss World, where she was a runner-up. Afte ...

* – Amadee Chabot * – Betzabeth Franco Blanco

Judges

The performances of Miss World 1962 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges, are: * Lord John Jacob Astor — Anglo-American journalist and owner of ''

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Grace Fields Dame Gracie Fields (born Grace Stansfield; 9 January 189827 September 1979) was an English actress, singer, comedian and star of cinema and music hall who was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and was considered the h ...

— British actress, singer and comedian * Leslie McDonnell — Scottish writer (''who replaced businessman Billy Butlin at the last minute'') *

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 5 ...

— American actor and comedian *

Charles Eade Charles Eade (10 June 1903 – 27 August 1964) was a British newspaper editor. Born in Leytonstone, Eade became a subeditor on the ''Daily Chronicle'' at the age of fourteen, then worked on ''Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper'' and the '' Daily Herald''. ...

— journalist and member of the Council of the Commonwealth Press Union * Lady Margaret Simons-Kimberley, of the British High Society. * Robert John Graham Boothby, Baron Boothby — British conservative politician * Jenifer Unite-Armstrong-Jones — wife of Mayor

Ronald Armstrong-Jones Major Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones, (''né'' Jones; 18 May 1899 – 27 January 1966) was a British barrister and soldier. He was the father of Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, and father-in-law of Princess Margaret, younger da ...

Richard Todd Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd (11 June 19193 December 2009) was an Irish-British actor known for his leading man roles of the 1950s. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award for Best Actor n ...

— Irish-born British film actor

Notes

Returning countries

* Jamaica and Portugal last competed in

. * Canada and Jordan last competed in

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Nations not competing

* – Rosemarie Lederer Aguilera (never arrived) * – Carolina Nouel (dropped out the day before the finals) * – María Isabel Maas Uhl (never arrived) * (did not appear – married instead)

References

External links

Miss World official website

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