"The first Miss Universe to originate from Asia, Kojima 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 5'7", Akiko measured 37-23-38 inches.... Akiko settled into a quiet married life after her reign."

From: www.geocities.com/pageantmania2000a/
1959Akiko.html. 16 August 2005.