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Akiko Kojima
- Akiko Kojima (児島 明子, Kojima Akiko, born October 29, 1936) is a Japanese model and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Universe 1959, making her the first Japanese or Asian woman to win the title.
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Miss Universe 1959 was the eighth Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 24 July 1959. This was the last year that the pageant was held in Long Beach before it moved to Miami Beach, Florida in 1960.
Miss Universe 1959 was the eighth Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 24 July 1959. This was the last year that the pageant was held in Long Beach before it moved to Miami Beach, Florida in 1960.
References. External links. List of Miss Universe titleholders. For the Miss Universe runners-up and finalists, see List of Miss Universe runners-up and finalists. The following is a list of Miss Universe titleholders from the competition's inaugural edition in 1952 to present. Miss Universe titleholders. Countries by number of wins.
- Miss Universe 1952 Armi Kuusela. Country: Finland. Age: 17.
- Miss Universe 1953 Christiane Martel. Country: France. Age: 17.
- Miss Universe 1954 Miriam Stevenson. Country: United States. Age: 21.
- Miss Universe 1955 Hellevi Rombin. Country: Sweden. Age: 21.
About: Miss Universe 1959. Miss Universe 1959, the 8th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 July 1959 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium 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.
In 1959, Japan's Akiko Kojima was crowned the new Miss Universe. She was on the shorter side of winners at 5-foot-6 — still 2 inches taller than the average American woman. | Business Insider...
