Iêda Maria Vargas

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]

Iêda Maria Vargas
Vargas in 1963
Born	Iêda Maria Brutto Vargas (1944-12-31) December 31, 1944 (age 78) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Brasil 1963 Miss Universe 1963
Years active	1963–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.

See also

• Miss Universe 1963
• List of Brazilians

References

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

External links

• missesdobrasil.com, in Portuguese 2004-09-26 at the Wayback Machine

Awards and achievements
Preceded by   Norma Nolan	Miss Universe 1963	Succeeded by   Corinna Tsopei
Preceded by Maria Olívia Rebouças Cavalcanti	Miss Brasil 1963	Succeeded by Ângela Teresa Reis Vasconcelos