Iêda Maria Vargas

Iêda Maria Brutto Vargas 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.