Ieda Maria Vargas has died at age 80, just nine days before her birthday. She was crowned on the international stage in 1963, ...

Ieda Maria Vargas, Brazil’s first Miss Universe, and a woman who forever changed how the country was seen on the world stage, ...

Ieda Maria Vargas, the first Brazilian to be crowned Miss Universe. She was just 18 years old when she won this title.

"I was not prepared, but the serenity helped me. I never thought I would win," said Ieda in her winning speech ...

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Miss Universe from Brazil Ieda Maria Vargas passed away at the age of 80. She was admitted in a hospital and while she was in an ICU, she breathed her last.