Iêda Maria Vargas

Iêda Maria Brutto Vargas (December 31, 1944 – December 22, 2025) was a Brazilian actress and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Universe in Miami Beach, Florida in 1963. She was Miss Brazil and was crowned by Maria Olívia Rebouças in 1963. She was the first person from her country to win a major international beauty pageant. After winning the beauty pageant, she opened the Capital Plaza Mall in Landover Hills, Maryland. Vargas was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.

Vargas died in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul on December 22, 2025 from problems caused by a stroke at the age of 80.

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Other websites

 missesdobrasil.com, in Portuguese 

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