Hiroko Matsumoto

Born

1935-08-11

Died

2003-06-20

Birthplace

Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Hiroko Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本 弘子, Hepburn: Matsumoto Hiroko; 11 August 1936 – 21 June 2003) was a Japanese model who worked in Paris during the 1960s. She is considered to be one of the first Japanese supermodels. Known as Miss Hiroko, she was the first ever Japanese model for a French clothing collection.