Girl royalty: The 1959 coronation of Japan's first Miss Universe

Asian Studies Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-391

  Bardsley, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 77950757668     PISSN: 10357823     EISSN: 14678403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10357820802302512     Document Type: Article

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