Iêda Maria Vargas

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Brutto and the second or paternal family name is Vargas.
Iêda Maria Vargas
Vargas as Miss Universe 1963
Born
Iêda Maria Brutto Vargas

(1944-12-31)December 31, 1944
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
DiedDecember 22, 2025(2025-12-22) (aged 80)
Gramado, Serra Gaúcha, Brazil
Occupations
  • Actress
  • beauty queen
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Brasil 1963
Miss Universe 1963
Years active1963–2025
Major
competition(s)		Miss Brasil 1963
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1963
(Winner)
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.[1] 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.[2] During her term she opened the Capital Plaza Mall in Landover Hills, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C.[3]

Iêda Maria Vargas died in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on December 22, 2025 at the age of 80.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Güiraldes, Ricardo. "Miss Universe 1963 / Ieda Maria Vargas". Chilean Charm. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. ^ Santana, Caio (7 July 2023). "Quem é 1ª brasileira Miss Universo homenageada com coroa de R$ 50 mil?". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  3. ^ Hymes, Donald L. (8 August 1963). "Capital Plaza Center Opened by Gov. Tawes". The Washington Post and Times-Herald. p. A17.
  4. ^ Anderson, Carter (22 December 2025). "Ieda Maria Vargas, primeira brasileira a conquistar o Miss Universo, morre aos 80 anos". Agenda do Poder. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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