Miss World 1962 | |
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Date | 8 November 1962 |
Presenters | Michael Aspel |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 33 |
Withdrawals | Bolivia, Ceylon, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Suriname, Turkey |
Returns | Canada, Jamaica, Jordan |
Winner |
Catharina Lodders Holland |
Miss World 1962, the 12th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 8 November 1962 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. 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.
The performances of Miss World 1962 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges.Bob Hope and Jennifer Armstrong-Jones were among the judges for the event.