Miss World 1962

Miss World 1962 was the 12th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 8 November 1962 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Catharina Lodders of Holland. She was crowned by Miss World 1961, Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. Lodders was the second woman from Holland to win Miss World title after Corine Rottschäfer in 1959.

Contestants

 * 🇦🇷 Argentina – María Amalia Ramirez
 * 🇦🇹 Austria – Inge Jaklin
 * 🇧🇪 Belgium – Christine Delit
 * 🇧🇷 Brazil – Vera Lúzia Saba
 * 🇨🇦 Canada – Marlene Leeson
 *  Republic of China – Roxsana L.S. Chiang
 * 🇨🇾 Cyprus – Magda Michailides
 * 🇩🇰 Denmark – Rikki Stisager
 * 🇪🇨 Ecuador – Elaine Ortega Hougen
 * 🇫🇮 Finland – Kaarina Marita Leskinen
 * 🇫🇷 France – Monique Lemaire
 * 🇩🇪 Germany – Anita Steffen
 * 🇬🇷 Greece – Glasmine Moraitou
 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands – Catharina Lodders
 * 🇮🇸 Iceland – Rannveig Ólafsdóttir
 * 🇮🇳 India – Ferial Karim†
 * 🇮🇪 Ireland – Muriel O'Hanlon
 * 🇮🇱 Israel – Ilana Porat
 * 🇮🇹 Italy – Raffaella da Carolis
 * 🇯🇲 Jamaica – Chriss Leon
 * 🇯🇵 Japan – Teruko Ikeda
 * 🇯🇴 Jordan – Leila Emile Khadder
 * 🇰🇷 South Korea – Chung Tae-ja
 * 🇱🇺 Luxembourg – Brita Gerson
 * 🇳🇿 New Zealand – Maureen Waaka †
 * 🇵🇹 Portugal – Palmira Ferreira
 * 🇿🇦 South Africa – Yvonne Maryann Ficker
 * 🇪🇸 Spain – Conchita Roig Urpi
 * 🇸🇪 Sweden – Margareth Melin
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Jackie White
 * 🇺🇾 Uruguay – María Noel Genovese
 * 🇺🇸 United States – Amadee Chabot
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela – 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 The Times of London
 * Grace Fields — British actress, singer and comedian
 * Leslie McDonnell — Scottish writer (who replaced businessman Billy Butlin at the last minute)
 * Bob Hope — American actor and comedian
 * Charles Eade — 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
 * Richard Todd — Irish-born British film actor

Returning countries

 * Jamaica and Portugal last competed in 1959.
 * Canada and Jordan last competed in 1960.

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)