| Miss Universe 1959 |
| Date |
24 July 1959 |
| Presenters |
Byron Palma |
| Venue |
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA  |
| Broadcaster |
KTTV |
| Entrants |
34 |
| Placements |
15 |
| Debuts |
Bolivia, Burma, Luxembourg |
| Withdrawals |
Alaska, Australia, British Guiana, Chile, Paraguay, Singapore, Surinam, Venezuela, West Indies |
| Returns |
Austria, Iceland, Thailand, Turkey |
| Winner |
Akiko Kojima
 Japan |
Miss Universe 1959, the 8th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 July 1959 in Long Beach, California, USA. 34 contestants competed and in the end Akiko Kojima of Japan won the competition, becoming the first Asian woman to win the title. She was crowned by Luz Marina Zuluaga from Colombia. This was the last year that the pageant was held in Long Beach before it moved to Miami Beach, Florida in 1960, prior to the establishment of the Miss International pageant.
Results
Miss Universe 1959 participating nations and results
Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1959 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
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Contestants
Notes
Withdrawals
New Zealand - Arlenne Nesgitt
Philippines - Christine Matias
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