Akiko Kojima
| Akiko Kojima | |
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| Born |
Akiko Kojima October 29, 1936 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Title | Miss Japan 1959, Miss Universe 1959 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Japan 1959 (Winner), Miss Universe 1959 (Winner) |
Akiko Kojima (児島 明子 Kojima Akiko) (October 29, 1936) is a Japanese model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1959.[1]
Biography
Akiko was a 22-year-old model from Tokyo, Japan when she bested four other finalists from Norway, the USA, England, and Brazil for the 1959 Miss Universe crown in Long Beach, California. At 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), Akiko measured 37–23–38 inches (94–58–96 cm), which many believed as "incredible dimensions". She denied having undergone breast surgery. Akiko settled into a quiet married life after her reign. Forty eight years later another Japanese national, Riyo Mori, won the Miss Universe pageant in 2007.
She is divorced from the famous Japanese actor Akira Takarada, who rose to fame in the Toho movie studios doing the Godzilla movies since 1954.
References
- ↑ "Japanese Girl Beauty Queen". The Sydney Morning Herald. July 26, 1959. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
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Miss Universe 1959 |
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| Preceded by Tomoko Moritake |
Miss Japan 1959 |
Succeeded by Yayoi Foruno |
Miss Japan winners in the Big Four international beauty pageants | ||
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| Miss Universe |  | |
| Miss World |
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| Miss Earth |
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| Miss International | ||
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