Children Michiru Kojima Role Model | Name Akiko Kojima Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Ex-spouse Akira Takarada | |
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Born October 29, 1936 (age 87) Tokyo, Japan ( 1936-10-29 ) Measurements 37–23–38& in (94–58–96 cm) Title(s) Miss Japan 1959, Miss Universe 1959 Majorcompetition(s) Miss Japan 1959 (Winner), Miss Universe 1959 (Winner) Similar People Linda Bement, Luz Marina Zuluaga, Gladys Zender, Miriam Stevenson, Norma Nolan | ||
MISS UNIVERSE
Akiko Kojima (児島 明子, Kojima Akiko) (October 29, 1936) is a Japanese model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1959.
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Biography
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 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), Akiko measured 37–23–38 inches (94–58–96 cm), which many believed as "incredible dimensions". 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 divorced from the famous Japanese actor Akira Takarada, who rose to fame in the Toho movie studios doing the Godzilla movies since 1954.
