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Bottom Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada,
Republic of China, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland & Iceland
Top Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea. Luxembourg, New
Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Uruguay, U.S.A. & Venezuela
Absent Belgium, Ecuador, India, Ireland,
Israel, Jamaica & Portugal |
Miss World
1962
- an amalgam
of news reports -
A
20-year-old Dutch model with a passion for fast sports cars won the Miss
World 1962 title and walked off with $7,000 in prize money, a silver loving
cup and a motion picture screen test.
Catharina Lodders, a tall green-eyed brunette
with 37-23-37 measurements, was crowned by last year’s winner, Miss United
Kingdom Rosemary Frankland.
The judges
picked her from a field of 33.
“Oh, no, I’m
not the most beautiful girl in the world,” said Miss Lodders. “If the
judges are correct, I’m the most beautiful girl here.
“Being the
most beautiful out of 33 is not the same thing as being the world’s most
beautiful girl.”
The
audience, assembled at a London
dance hall for the judging, gave the Dutch miss a tremendous ovation.
“I’m going
to put the money in the bank and let it stay there until I get married,” she
told newsmen
RU
was Kaarina Leskinen, a 17-year-old model from Finland. Miss France, Monique
Lemaire, 20, was third; Miss South Africa, Yvonne Ficker, 18, fourth; and
Miss Japan, Teruko Ikeda, 20, fifth.
Seventeen-year-old Amedee Chabot, Miss U.S.A. from Northridge, California,
the youngest girl in the contest, placed eighth.
Her manager,
Alfred Patricelli, bemoaned her finishing way down the list as “the biggest
robbery since Jesse James.”
“In 30 years
of the beauty pageant business,” Patricelli said, “this Miss U.S.A. has the
best combination of beauty, face and figure (36-21-36) - one of the finest
that I have ever seen.”
Patricelli said his biggest complaint was that
she did not place among the first five. He said he believed the reason is
that the judges, who included Bob Hope, didn’t have enough time to study the
girls.
With tears
in her eyes, Miss Chabot told reporters: “It was a honest contest, cross my
heart, it was. Every girl who took part was a beauty."
“I guess the
best girl always wins,” she added. “I’ve no complaints. I had a marvelous
time while I was here. I’m going back to school. After that, I’ll
concentrate on an acting career.”
She said she
was delighted that she had taken part as she always wanted to see England. |
Japan, Cyprus, Korea, U.S.A., Spain, Argentina & China |
Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Venezuela & U.S.A. |
South Africa & Holland |
U.S.A. |
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Top 8
Belgium is interviewed with the help of an interpreter. Behind her
are Denmark, Finland, France, Holland, Japan, South Africa and U.S.A. |
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MISS WORLD 1962
1962 November 8
London, England
33 entries
Results
1 Holland Catharina Johanna Lodders
(3rd RU Europe '62, 3rd
RU International '62)
2 Finland Kaarina Marita Leskinen
(2nd RU Europe '62,
winner Scandinavia '63,
3rd RU United Nations '63)
3 France Monique Lemaire
(SF Universe '63, 3rd RU
United Nations '63)
4 South Africa Yvonne Maryann Ficker
5 Japan Teruko Ikeda
Finalists
6 Belgium Christine Delit
(Universe '62)
7 Denmark Rikke Stisager
8 U.S.A. Amadee Chabot
Semi-finalists
Argentina Maria Amalia Ramírez
(Top 10 Universe '64)
India Ferial Karim
Israel Ilana Porat
Jamaica Chriss Leon
United Kingdom Jackie White
Uruguay Maria Noel Genouese
Venezuela Betzabeth Franco Blanco
Remainder
Austria Inge Jaklin
(International '62)
Brazil Vera Lúzia Saba
Canada Marlene Leeson (International '63)
Republic of China Roxsana L. S. Chiang
Cyprus Magda Michaelides
Ecuador Elaine Ortega Hougen (International
'62, Universe '62)
Germany Anita Steffen (SF United Nations
'63)
Greece Giasmine Moraitou
Iceland Rannveig Olafsdóttir
Ireland Muriel O'Hanlon
Italy Rafaella de Carolis
Jordan Leila Emile Khadder
Korea Chung Tae-ja
Luxembourg Brita Gerson (International '62)
New Zealand Maureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho Kingi
(International '62)
Portugal Palmira Ferreira (United Nations
'63)
Spain Conchita Roig Urpi (Universe '62,
United Nations '63)
Sweden Daga Margaretha Malin
Did not compete
Bolivia Rosemarie Lederer Aguilera (never arrived)
Dominican Republic Carolina Nouel (dropped out the day before the
finals)
Paraguay Maria Isabel Maas Uhl (never arrived)
Turkey (did not appear - got married instead) |
France, Italy & Germany |
Korea, Japan & China |
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Japan (4th RU), France (2nd
RU), Holland (winner),
Finland (1st RU) & South Africa (3rd RU)
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