Miss USA World 1962

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.

Miss USA World 1962
Date	September 22, 1962
Presenters	Troy Donahue
Venue	Huntington Field House, Huntington, West Virginia
Entrants	43
Placements	15
Withdrawals	Hawaii
Winner	Amedee Chabot, California
Congeniality	Carla Rodgers, Michigan

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.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss USA World 1962	California – Amedee Chabot
1st Runner-Up	Florida – Lithona Rozier
2nd Runner-Up	New York – Pat Franklin
3rd Runner-Up	Los Angeles – Linda Pauline Kennon
4th Runner-Up	Alabama – Marilyn Nordman
Top 15	Detroit – Janet Clift East Liberty – Donna Jean Paschka Georgia – Heidi Hambrick Louisiana – Diane Gay DeClouet Massachusetts – Mary Marble North Carolina – Louise Furr Oregon – Jodie Ray Texas – Shirley Dickson Utah – Dyane Miner Washington – Patricia Dzejachok

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Michigan – Carla Rodgers

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

• Hawaii - 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

• Arizona
• Colorado
• Hawaii - Julie Jones (see Hawaii under withdrawals)
• Idaho
• Iowa
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• North Dakota
• Oklahoma
• Rhode Island
• South Dakota
• Vermont
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

Crossovers

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA

• 1960: Indiana: June Cochran
• 1962: Alaska: Teresa Dawn Hanson
• 1962: Kentucky: Sally Margaret Carter
• 1962: Louisiana: Diane Gay DeClouet
• 1963: Chicago, IL - Marite Ozers (Winner; as Illinois)

Miss America

• 1962: West Virginia: Carole E. Johnson

External links

• Miss World Official Website
• Miss World America Official Website