Hiroko Matsumoto

Born

August 11, 1935

Died

June 20, 2003

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.