Akiko Kojima

Akiko Kojima

nihongo|Akiko Kojima|児島 明子|Kojima Akiko (October 29 1936 in Tokyo) is a Japanese model. The first Miss Universe to originate from Asia, 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 5ft 7in (1.70 m.), Akiko measured 37-23-38 inches (94-58-96 cm.), which many believed as "incredible dimensions" for an Asian. 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 also divorced from the famous Japanese actor Akira Takarada, who rose to fame in the Toho movie studios doing the GODZILLA movies since 1954.

Miss Universe Organization titleholders
Year=1959
Miss Universe=Akiko Kojima
Miss USA=Terry Huntingdon
Miss Teen USA="none"


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