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
DateSeptember 22, 1962
PresentersTroy Donahue
VenueHuntington Field House, Huntington, West Virginia
Entrants43
Placements15
Withdrawals
WinnerAmedee Chabot, California
CongenialityCarla Rodgers, Michigan
← 1961
1963 →

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

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss USA World 1962
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 15

Special awards

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Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality

Delegates

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The Miss USA World 1962 delegates were:

Notes

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Withdrawals

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  •   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

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Crossovers

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Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA
Miss America

References

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  1. ^ West, Donald (ed.). "Miss World USA 1958-62". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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