# Miss Universe 1962

Miss Universe 1962 was the 11th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 14 July 1962.
At the end of the event, Marlene Schmidt of West Germany crowned Norma Nolan of Argentina as Miss Universe 1962. Nolan was the first representative of Argentina to win the contest.
Contestants from fifty-two countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Gene Rayburn.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | 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  England – Kim Carlton  Haiti – Evelyn Miot  Israel – Yehudit Mazor  Lebanon – Nouhad Cabbabe  South Korea – Seo Bum-joo  New Zealand – Lesley Margaret Nichols  United States – Macel Wilson |

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality | Dominican Republic – Sarah Olimpia Frómeta  Wales – Hazel Williams |
| Miss Photogenic | England – Kim Carlton |
| Best National Costume | England – Kim Carlton |

## Pageant
### Format

Same with 1955, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists gave a short speech during the final telecast using their native languages. Afterwards, the fifteen semi-finalists paraded again in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were eventually chosen.

## Contestants

Fifty-two contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Argentina | Norma Nolan | 24 | Buenos Aires |
| Austria | Christa Linder | 19 | Berchtesgaden |
| Belgium | Christine Delit | 22 | Liège |
| Bolivia | Gabriela Roca Díaz | – | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Brazil | Olívia Rebouças | 22 | Itabuna |
| Canada | Marilyn McFatridge | 19 | Preston |
| Ceylon | Yvonne D'Rozario | 18 | Colombo |
| Colombia | Olga Lucía Botero | 20 | Ibagué |
| Costa Rica | Helvetia Albonico | 19 | Heredia |
| Cuba | Aurora Prieto | 20 | Sancti Spíritus |
| Dahomey | Gilette Hazoume | 19 | Ouémé |
| Dominican Republic | Sarah Olimpia Frómeta | 18 | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Elaine Ortega | 22 | Pichincha |
| England | Kim Carlton | 23 | London |
| Finland | Anja Järvinen | 18 | Tampere |
| France | Sabine Surget | 21 | Paris |
| Greece | Kristina Apostolou | 18 | Athens |
| Haiti | Evelyn Miot | 19 | Port-au-Prince |
| Holland | Marianne van der Hayden | 24 | Amsterdam |
| Hong Kong | Shirley Pong | 20 | Hong Kong |
| Iceland | Anna Geirsdóttir | 19 | Reykjavík |
| Ireland | Josie Dwyer | 21 | Dublin |
| Israel | Yehudit Mazor | 18 | Tel Aviv |
| Italy | Isa Stoppi | 20 | Emilia-Romagna |
| Japan | Kazuko Hirano | 19 | Kyoto |
| Lebanon | Nouhad Cabbabe | 23 | Beirut |
| Luxembourg | Fernande Kodesch | – | Luxembourg |
| Malaya | Sarah Alhabshee Abdullah | 18 | Kuala Lumpur. |
| Morocco | Ginette Buenaventes | 18 | Rabat |
| New Zealand | Lesley Margaret Nichols | 18 | Wellington |
| Norway | Julie Ege | 18 | Sandnes |
| Paraguay | Corina Rolón | – | Alto Paraguay |
| Peru | Silvia Dedeking | 20 | Lima |
| Philippines | Josephine Estrada Brown | 19 | Manila |
| Portugal | Maria Jose Santos Trindade Defolloy | – | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Ana Celia Sosa | 24 | San Juan |
| Republic of China | Helen Liu Shiu Man | 19 | Taipei |
| Scotland | Vera Parker | 21 | Ayr |
| Singapore | Julie Koh | 20 | Singapore |
| South Africa | Lynette Gamble | 18 | Johannesburg |
| South Korea | Seo Bum-joo | 21 | Seoul |
| Spain | Conchita Roig | 24 | Barcelona |
| Sweden | Monica Rågby | 20 | Stockholm |
| Switzerland | Francine Delouille | 20 | Ticino |
| Tahiti | Katy Bauner | 23 | Papeete |
| Turkey | Gülay Sezer | – | Istanbul |
| United States | Macel Wilson | 19 | Honolulu |
| United States Virgin Islands | Juanita Monell | – | Charlotte Amalie |
| Uruguay | Nelly Pettersen | 23 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Virginia Bailey | 18 | Caracas |
| Wales | Hazel Williams | 22 | Cardiff |
| West Germany | Gisela Karschuck | 21 | Wiesbaden |