About Iêda Maria Vargas
Lived 1944 – 2025 (aged 80). Iêda Maria Vargas was a Brazilian model and beauty pageant contestant.
Vargas and Florida governor C. Farris Bryant at 1963 National Governor's Conference.
Iêda Maria Brutto Vargas (December 31, 1944 – December 22, 2025) was a Brazilian actress and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe in Miami Beach, Florida in 1963. Previously, she was Miss Brazil and was crowned by Maria Olívia Rebouças. She was the first person from her country to win a major international beauty pageant. Vargas was a native of Rio Grande do Sul. During her term she opened the Capital Plaza Mall in Landover Hills, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C.
Iêda Maria Vargas died in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on December 22, 2025 at the age of 80.
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Who was Iêda Maria Vargas?
Brazilian model (1944–2025)
When was Iêda Maria Vargas born?
Iêda Maria Vargas was born on 31 December 1944 in Porto Alegre.
When did Iêda Maria Vargas die?
Iêda Maria Vargas died on 22 December 2025 in Gramado.
What was Iêda Maria Vargas's occupation?
Iêda Maria Vargas was a model and beauty pageant contestant.
What nationality was Iêda Maria Vargas?
Iêda Maria Vargas was Brazilian.
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