Miss America 1962

Miss America 1962, the 35th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1961, and was broadcast on CBS.

Miss America 1962
Miss America 1962, Maria Beale Fletcher
DateSeptember 9, 1961
PresentersBert Parks
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants55
Placements10
WinnerMaria Fletcher
North Carolina North Carolina

According to Nielsen ratings, the pageant is the highest rated Miss America telecast on record. It is also ranked among the top 100 television events of all time. Maria Fletcher became the first entry representing North Carolina to win the crown.

Results
Final results Contestant
Miss America 1962
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
  • Utah Utah - Carolyn DeAnn Lasater
3rd runner-up
  • Texas Texas - Linda Jacklyn Loftis
4th runner-up
Top 10

Order of announcements

Preliminary awards
Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards
Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Non-finalist Talent

Contestants
State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Note
Alabama Alabama Delores Hodgens Bessemer 23 Classical Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12" Top 10
Alaska Alaska Jean Ann Holm Fairbanks 19 Monologue with Modeling
Arizona Arizona Susan Webb Prescott 19 Original Dramatic Composition, "My Heritage: The Stars"
Arkansas Arkansas Frances Anderson Pine Bluff 19 Vocal, "I Enjoy Being a Girl" 1st runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
California California Susan Henryson Fresno 19 Vocal, "You've Got to See Momma Every Night" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award


Miss Congeniality
Canada Canada Connie Gail Feller Ottawa
Chicago Chicago Nancy Kessler Oak Park 18 Modern Dance
Colorado Colorado Jane McBurney Denver 18 Piano, "Malagueña"
Connecticut Connecticut Karen Sealise Glastonbury 18 Sermon based on Sermon on the Mount
Delaware Delaware Robin Jane Whemper Wilmington 18 Vocal & Dance, "That's What Makes Paris Paree" from April in Paris Non-finalist Talent Award
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Scarlett Shinault Silver Spring, MD 20 Vocal, "I Cain't Say No" Non-finalist Talent Award
Florida Florida Sherry Grimes Sarasota 18 Vocal, "My Man's Gone Now"
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Glenda Brunson Savannah 18 Spanish Dance
Hawaii Hawaii Joan Whitney Vine Honolulu 18 Vocal Medley, "Ah! Je Veux Vivre" & "Thou Swell" Top 10
Idaho Idaho LaVerda Garrison Nampa 18 Dramatic Monologue, "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Illinois Illinois Jacqueline Bingert Winthrop Harbor 21 Tap Dance & India Ink Sketching
Indiana Indiana Kathleen Burke Terre Haute 18 Musical Monologue & Fashion Show Non-finalist Talent Award
Iowa Iowa Patti Whalen Clinton 18 Vocal Medley, "I Feel Pretty" & "Tonight" from West Side Story
Kansas Kansas Carolyn Jane Parkinson Scott City 20 Musical Reading, "Hello Kansas"
Kentucky Kentucky Lee Grigsby Bardstown 18 Vocal, "Summertime"
Louisiana Louisiana Lyndra Frances Pate Shreveport 20 Vocal, "The House I Live in"
Maine Maine Dawne Frances Christie Gray 21 Piano, 'Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11" Non-finalist Talent Award
Maryland Maryland Patricia Ann Moon Bethesda 18 Modern Jazz Dance
Massachusetts Massachusetts Nona Smith Fairhaven 18 Dramatic Reading
Michigan Michigan Karen Southway Wyoming 18 Vocal, "Someone to Watch Over Me"
Minnesota Minnesota Nancee Parkinson West St. Paul 18 Modern Calypso Jazz Dance 4th runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Mississippi Mississippi Annice Jernigan New Albany 21 Piano Medley
Missouri Missouri Sarah Burns Caruthersville 20 Vocal/Dance, "Put on a Happy Face" from Bye Bye Birdie
Montana Montana Joanna Lester Missoula 20 Vocal Medley, "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered" & "There Once was a Man" from The Pajama Game Top 10
Nebraska Nebraska Nancy Lee Foreman Albion 20 Dramatic Reading, "Such is Your Heritage"
Nevada Nevada Sherry Wagner Reno 19 Tap Dance, "Oh Them Golden Slippers"
New Hampshire New Hampshire Annette Lambert Claremont 18 Saxophone, "Valse Vanite" by Rudy Wiedoeft
New Jersey New Jersey Marilyn Haufler Watchung 18 Comedic Monologue
New Mexico New Mexico Myrtice Conn Clovis 21 Comedic Monologue, "Phonetic Punctuation" by Victor Borge Top 10
New York (state) New York Kathryn Moden Buffalo 20 Dramatic Reading from A Midsummer Night's Dream
New York City New York City Maryann Hillyer New York City 20 Vocal, "The Song is You"
North Carolina North Carolina Maria Fletcher Asheville 19 Tap Dance to a recorded version of herself singing "Somebody Loves Me" Winner Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
North Dakota North Dakota Diane Ulvedal Grand Forks 18 Piano, "Gavotte in B Major" by Bach
Ohio Ohio Darlene Depasquale Dayton 18 Comedy Skit, "Betty at the Baseball Game"
Oklahoma Oklahoma Dana Darlene Reno Stigler 20 Oration with Indian Sign Language
Oregon Oregon Jody Bourne Salem 20 Interpretive Ballet
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania E. Lynn Maloney King of Prussia 20 Charcoal Drawing Display & Pantomime Routine
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Rosita Giusti Non-finalist Talent Award


Miss Congeniality
Rhode Island Rhode Island Cheryl Hirst Greenville 18 Ventriloquism & Organ, "This Can't be Love" Non-finalist Talent Award
South Carolina South Carolina Janet McGee Greenville 20 Vocal, "Ave Maria"
South Dakota South Dakota Rejean Bowar Faulkton 21 Piano, Vocal, & Narration of Original Monologue
Tennessee Tennessee Rita Wilson Humboldt 20 Vocal, "I'm Doing Alright for a Country Gal" Previously National Sweetheart 1959
Texas Texas Linda Loftis Fort Worth 19 Classical Vocal, "Sempre Libera" from La traviata 3rd runner-up Preliminary Talent Award
Utah Utah Carolyn DeAnn Lasater Salt Lake City 19 Pantomime Dance, "My Life in a Day" 2nd runner-up Preliminary Talent Award
Vermont Vermont Janice Cole Binghamton, NY 18 Dramatic Reading from Romeo and Juliet
Virginia Virginia Charlotte Thomas Roanoke 19 Piano, "Malagueńa"
Washington (state) Washington Gail Hannuk Aberdeen 18 Piano, "Warsaw Concerto"
West Virginia West Virginia Carole Johnson Rivesville 21 Vocal & Dance, "Hey, Look Me Over" from Wildcat & "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" from Annie Get Your Gun Later Miss West Virginia World 1962
Wisconsin Wisconsin Diane Anderson Eau Claire 19 Violin & Ballet en Pointe, "The Swan"
Wyoming Wyoming Mary Ott Sheridan 19 Dramatic Reading, "The Bride"

References
  1. Neufeld, Rob (January 15, 2015). "Portrait of the past: Miss America parade". Citizen Times.
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