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Former Japanese model, actress Kinuko Ito dies at 90

File photo taken in 1954 shows former Japanese model and actress Kinuko Ito, who placed third in the 1953 Miss Universe pageant and became synonymous with "Japanese beauty" in the early postwar period. She died of heart failure on Feb. 14, 2023, at age 90.

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Former Japanese model, actress Kinuko Ito dies at 90

File photo taken in September 1953 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, shows former Japanese model and actress Kinuko Ito (R) meeting with then Crown Prince Akihito. Ito died of heart failure on Feb. 14, 2023, at age 90.

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Former Japanese model, actress Kinuko Ito dies at 90

File photo taken in Los Angeles in July 1953 shows former Japanese model and actress Kinuko Ito (2nd from R).

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Crown Prince Akihito in Hollywood

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Akihito (L) (the current emperor) shakes hands with Kinuko Ito, who placed third in the 1953 Miss Universe world competition, during a reception in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The photo was taken on Sept. 30, 1953.