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

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Miss Universe 2025 was plagued with controversy from the start. We spoke to over a dozen contestants to learn how the pageant ...

In an interview released a few weeks after the Miss Universe 2025 finale, MUO president Raul Rocha allegedly implied that ...

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.

BRAZIL’S first-ever Miss Universe winner and beauty icon has tragically died aged 80, just days before her birthday. Leda ...

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

A new resignation shakes Miss Universe as Miss Iceland 2025 steps down and highlights internal tensions within the ...

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

Miss Iceland Helena O’Connor announced that she would be resigning from her crown and terminating her contract with the ...

Anyone 18 or older can compete in Miss Universe; the old 18‑28 cap is gone. Here’s a quick rundown of some Miss Universe rules that you may not know.