Akiko Kojima
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Akiko Kojima (born 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, Akiko measured 37-23-38 inches, 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.
[edit] List of Runners-up and Semi-finalists
| Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| First Runner-up | Jorunn Kristjansen | Norway |
| Second Runner-up | Terry Lynn Huntingdon | USA |
| Third Runner-up | Pamela Anne Searle | England |
| Fourth Runner-up | Vera Regina Ribeiro | Brazil |
| Semi-Finalists | Hélène Savigny | Belgium |
| Olga Pumarejo Korkor | Colombia | |
| Françoise Saint-Laurent | France | |
| Carmela Künzel | Germany | |
| Zoidsa "Zoe" Kouroukli | Greece | |
| Sigridur Thorvaldsdóttir | Iceland | |
| Rina Issacov | Israel | |
| Oh Hyunjoo | Korea | |
| Zuzanna Cembrowska | Poland | |
| Marie-Louise Ekstrom | Sweden |
| Preceded by Luz Marina Zuluaga |
Miss Universe 1959 |
Succeeded by Linda Bement |
| Miss Universe Organization Titleholders 1959 |
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| Miss Universe Akiko Kojima |
Miss USA Terry Huntingdon |
Miss Teen USA none |
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