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Akiko Kojima
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児島 明子
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Kojima in 1959
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Born | (1936-10-29) October 29, 1936 (age 87) |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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(m. 1966; div. 1984) |
Children | Michiru Kojima (daughter) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Japan 1959 Miss Universe 1959 |
Hair color | black |
Eye color | brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Japan 1959 (Winner) Miss Universe 1959 (Winner) |
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 and Asian woman to win the title.[1]
Kojima was a 22-year-old model from Tokyo, Japan when she won over four other finalists from Norway, the U.S., England, and Brazil for the 1959 Miss Universe crown in Long Beach, California. At 5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm), Akiko measured 37–23–38 inches (94.0–58.4–96.5 cm).[1][2] She denied press reports on having undergone breast surgery.[3] A year later, Akiko crowned Linda Bement from the United States in 1960.
In 1966, Kojima was married to Japanese actor Akira Takarada, who rose to fame in the Toho movie studios doing the Godzilla movies since 1954. Kojima settled into a quiet married life. They later had a daughter, Michiru Kojima, in 1967. They divorced in 1984, and Kojima left with their daughter.
Forty eight years later after her reign, Japanese Riyo Mori won the Miss Universe pageant in 2007.
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Preceded by | Miss Universe 1959 |
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Preceded by Tomoko Moritake |
Miss Japan 1959 |
Succeeded by Yayoi Foruno |
Miss Universe 1959 national titleholders
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