Iêda Maria Vargas

Iêda Maria Vargas
Vargas in 1963
Born
Iêda Maria Brutto Vargas

(1944-12-31) December 31, 1944
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Brasil 1963
Miss Universe 1963
Years active1963–present
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 (born December 31, 1944) is 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 is 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.[1]

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References

  1. ^ "Capital Plaza Center Opened by Gov. Tawes," by Donald L. Hymes, The Washington Post and Times-Herald, August 8, 1963, p. A17.
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