Miss Universe 1959
Photo Gallery
Part I
Some contestants get to know themselves in New York before going to Long Beach. They are: Miss Brazil, Miss Germany, Miss Iceland, Miss Sweden and Miss Italy
Girls arriving to Long Beach in their national costumes. From left to right: Misses Bolivia, Uruguay, Brazil, Costa Rica and Korea
Misses Ecuador, Canada, Germany, Hawaii, Colombia, Luxembourg, Argentina and Thailand
Misses Argentina, England and Burma in their national costumes
Miss Brazil, Miss Japan, Miss Poland and Miss Cuba
Misses Canada, Germany, Hawaii, Colombia, Luxembourg, Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia
Miss Japan, Akiko Kojima
Close-ups: Misses Poland, France, Germany, Iceland, Cuba and Argentina
Miss Japan during the Long Beach parade
The girls during the parade