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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, as well as the first Asian person to win a major beauty pageant title.
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 and two sons. They divorced in 1984, and Kojima left with their daughter and sons.
Forty eight years later after her reign, Japanese Riyo Mori won the Miss Universe pageant in 2007.
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