Miss USA 1962

Miss USA 1962 was the 11th Miss USA pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida on July 12, 1962.

Miss USA 1962
Macel Wilson, Miss USA 1962
Date	July 12, 1962
Venue	Miami Beach, Florida
Entrants	40
Placements	16
Withdrawals	Delaware Nebraska New Mexico South Dakota Virginia Washington Wyoming
Winner	Macel Wilson Hawaii
← 1961 1963 →

At the end of the event Sharon Brown of Louisiana crowned Macel Leilani Wilson of Hawaii as Miss USA 1962.^[1] It is the first victory of Hawaii in the pageant's history. Wilson is also the first Asian-American to win the title of Miss USA.^[1] Wilson later competed at Miss Universe and was named one of the fifteen semi-finalists.^[2]

Contestants from thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia competed in the pageant.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss USA 1962	Hawaii – Macel Wilson
1st runner-up	Connecticut – Diane Zabicki[1]
2nd runner-up	Tennessee – Gail White[1]
3rd runner-up	California – Marilyn Tindall[1]
4th runner-up	Nevada - Janet Hadland[1]
Top 16	Arizona – Jerri Michelson[3] Colorado – Penny James[3] District of Columbia – Helen Sweeney[3] Illinois – Jean Donnelly[3] Indiana – Sue Ekamp[3] New Hampshire – Sandra Kay[3] New York – Sherrylyn Patecell[3] Oregon – Joyce Collin[3] Pennsylvania – Margaret Lineman[3] Texas – Jackie Williams[3] Utah – Patricia Profaizer[3]

Contestants

Forty contestants competed for the title.

State/District	Contestant	Age[a]	Hometown	Notes
Alabama	Jerolyn Ridgeway	20	Fort Payne
Alaska	Teresa Hanson[4]	18	Fairbanks
Arizona	Jerri Michelson	18	Paradise Valley
Arkansas	Linda Riggan[5]	20	Leola	2nd runner up at Miss American Beauty 1964
California	Marilyn Tindall[6]	21	Los Angeles
Colorado	Penny James	19	Aurora
Connecticut	Diane Zabicki[7]	19	Middletown
District of Columbia	Helen Sweeney	20	Washington, D.C.
Florida	Sharon Conrad[8]	19	Tampa
Georgia	Genelda Odum[9]	18	Jesup	Competed in the 1963 Miss Dixie Pageant
Hawaii	Macel Patricia Leilani Wilson	19	Honolulu	Top 15 semifinalist at Miss Universe 1962[2]
Idaho	Kinne Marie Holland	18	Nampa
Illinois	Jean Donnelly[10]	20	DeKalb
Indiana	Sue Ekamp[11]	19	Mishawaka
Iowa	Regina Prusha[12]	19	Cedar Rapids
Kansas	Linda Light	18	Topeka
Kentucky	Sally Margaret Carter	19	Lowes
Louisiana	Diane DeClouet[13]	19	Oak Ridge	Semi-finalist in Miss World USA 1962
Maine	Karen J. Henderson	20	South Portland
Maryland	Shelda Farley[14]	20	Catonsville
Massachusetts	Gail Pope	18	Wellesley
Michigan	Judith Lamparter[15]	18	Detroit
Mississippi	Sandra Mazur[16]	–	Jackson	Competed in the 1963 Miss Dixie Pageant
Missouri	Mikee Campbell[17]	21	Springfield
Nevada	Janet Hadland	19	Las Vegas
New Hampshire	Sandra Kay	18	Plaistow
New Jersey	Joyce Claire Thompson	–	Bellmawr
New York	Sherrylyn Patecell[18]	21	Flushing
North Carolina	Brenda Joyce Smith	–	Charlotte
Ohio	Joan Colucy[19]	22	Massillon
Oregon	Joyce Collin	20	Lebanon
Pennsylvania	Margaret Lineman[20]	18	Philadelphia
Rhode Island	Marilyn Scott	24	Pawtucket
South Carolina	Judy Clyburn	20	Camden
Tennessee	Gail White	21	Chattanooga
Texas	Jackie Faye Williams[21]	19	Waxahachie
Utah	Patricia Profaizer	26	Salt Lake City
Vermont	Barbara Ann Kearney[22]	18	Springfield
West Virginia	Nickie Sue Gagalis[23]	19	Beckley
Wisconsin	Sherri Mathson	20	Milwaukee

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant