Miss Universe 1959
Miss Universe 1959 | |
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Date | 24 July 1959 |
Presenters | Byron Palma |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
Broadcaster | KTTV |
Entrants | 34 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner |
Akiko Kojima |
Miss Universe 1959, the 8th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 July 1959 in Long Beach, California, United States. 34 contestants competed and in the end Akiko Kojima of Japan won the competition, becoming the first Asian woman to win the title. She was crowned by Luz Marina Zuluaga from Colombia. This was the last year that the pageant was held in Long Beach before it moved to Miami Beach, Florida in 1960, before the establishment of the Miss International pageant.
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1959 | |
1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up | |
3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up |
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Semi-finalists |
Contestants
Argentina - Liana Cortijo Austria - Christine Spatzier Belgium - Hélène Savigny Bolivia - Corina Taborga Brazil - Vera Regina Ribeiro Burma - Than Than Aye Canada - Eileen Butter Colombia - Olga Pumajero Korkor Costa Rica - Zianne Monturiol Cuba - Irma Buesa Mas Denmark - Lisa Stolberg Ecuador - Carlota Elena Ayala England - Pamela Anne Searle France - Françoise Saint-Laurent Germany - Carmela Künzel Greece - Zoidsa Kouroukli Guatemala - Rogelia Cruz Martínez Hawaii - Patricia Visser Holland - Peggy Erwich Iceland - Sigríður Þorvaldsdóttir Israel - Rina Issacov Italy - Maria Grazia Buccella Japan - Akiko Kojima Korea - Oh Hyun-joo Luxembourg - Josée Pundel Mexico - Mirna García Dávila Norway - Jorunn Kristjansen Peru - Guadalupe Mariátegui Hawkins Poland - Zuzanna Cembrzowska Sweden - Marie Louise Ekström Thailand - Sodsai Vanijvadhana Turkey - Ecel Olcay Uruguay - Claudia Bernat USA - Terry Lynn Huntingdon
Notes
Withdrawals
New Zealand - Arlenne Nesgitt Philippines - Christine Matias
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