 She actually turned down the role at first ("I thought it was too big for me"), for which she later won the Theatre World Award for an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, in 1959.Suzuki's rendition of "I Enjoy Being a Girl" is deemed to be the definitive recording.Suzuki and "Flower Drum Song" costar Miyoshi Umeki were photographed by Philippe Halsman for the December 22, 1958 cover of "Time".