Miss USA World 1962

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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
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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.

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]

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

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Michigan – Carla Rodgers

The Miss USA World 1962 delegates were:

•  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.

•  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

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

• Miss World Official Website
• Miss World America Official Website