Miss Universe 1963 Winner

Miss Universe 1963 Ieda Maria Vargas

Name : Idca Maria Vargas

Place : Brazil

Date of Birth : c. 1943

BIOGRAPHY

Ieda Maria Vargas (born Ieda Maria Britto Vargas, c. 1943), is a Brazilian who was crowned Miss Universe in Miami Beach, Florida in 1963. 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.

After living in Miami, for five years, Vargas returned to her native country, once again, as a permanent resident. She was a celebrity in Brazil, but, internationally, her fame faded as years went by because she preferred a private life.

Ieda Maria Vargas Miss Universe
Ieda Maria Vargas Miss Universe
Ieda Maria Vargas Miss Universe 1963
Ieda Maria Vargas Miss Universe 1963 Winner