Miss USA 1962
| Miss USA 1962 | |
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| Date | July 12, 1962 |
| Venue | Miami, Florida |
| Entrants | 40 |
| Placements | 16 |
| Winner | Macel Wilson Hawaii |
Miss USA 1962, the 11th Miss USA pageant, took place in Long Beach, California, on July 12, 1962. The pageant was won by Macel Leilani Wilson of Hawaii, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Sharon Brown of Louisiana. Wilson's win gave Hawaii the Miss USA crown at its first attempt, and two days later she was a Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1962. Eleven states did not send a delegate to the 1962 pageant, resulting in the lowest number of contestants since the inaugural pageant of 1952. Macel is the first Asian-American to win the title of Miss USA.
Results
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss USA 1962 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 16 |
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Historical significance
- Hawaii wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 10th state who does it for the first time.
- Connecticut earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
- Tennessee earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time.
- California earns the 3rd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1955.
- Nevada earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were California, Connecticut, Nevada, New York and Utah.
- California and New York placed for the sixth consecutive year.
- Connecticut and Utah placed for the third consecutive year.
- Nevada made their second consecutive placement.
- Colorado and Texas last placed in 1959.
- Tennessee and Illinois last placed in 1958.
- Oregon last placed in 1956.
- District of Columbia and Indiana last placed in 1954.
- Pennsylvania last placed in 1953.
- Arizona, Hawaii and New Hampshire placed for the first time.
- Massachusetts, Michigan and New Jersey break an ongoing streak of placements since 1960.
- West Virginia breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1959.
- Alabama and Louisiana break an ongoing streak of placements since 1958.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1962 delegates were:
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No state delegate: Delaware, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming