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Macel Patricia Leilani Wilson (born May 5, 1943) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1962. Previously crowned Miss Hawaii USA 1962 , Wilson was the first entrant from Hawaii, first Asian American , and first woman of color to win Miss USA.
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]
Despite the late start, it has been one of the most successful: Hawaii's first Miss Hawaii USA, Macel Wilson, won the Miss USA title. Four Miss USA winners came from Hawaii, one of four states with four titles (only second to Texas and California). Though many Miss USA winners and semifinalists came from Hawaii, relatively few have placed as ...
Macel Wilson, Miss Hawaii USA 1962, Miss USA 1962; Tanya Wilson, Miss Hawaii USA 1972, Miss USA 1972; Danny Yamashiro, American clergyman, researcher, and religious broadcaster; Dora Chung Zane, social worker
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Macel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Christine Macel (born 1969), French curator; Sara Macel (born 1981), American photographer This page ...
Joseph Ruggles Wilson Sr. (February 28, 1822 – January 21, 1903) [1] was a prominent American Presbyterian theologian and father of President Woodrow Wilson, Nashville Banner editor Joseph Ruggles Wilson Jr., and Anne E. Wilson Howe. [2]
Marcel Marceau was born in Strasbourg, France, to a Jewish family. His father, Charles Mangel, was a kosher butcher originally from Będzin, Poland. His mother, Anne Werzberg, came from Yabluniv, present-day Ukraine. Through his mother's family, he was a cousin of Israeli singer Yardena Arazi.