Born: 31 December 1944 · Died: 22 December 2025 · Age: 80
Quick facts
Date of birth31 December 1944
Date of death22 December 2025
Age at death80
NationalityBrazilian
BirthplacePorto Alegre, Brazil
Editor's Take:
Iêda Maria Vargas gave Brazil its first great pageant triumph. Her Miss Universe win in 1963 came when the contest drew huge television audiences. Back home she was greeted as a national celebrity. Her success helped make beauty pageants a major part of Brazilian popular culture for decades. She later worked as an actress and stayed a familiar face in her home state. Brazil has won the title only once since, in 1968. She died in Gramado in 2025, just days before her 81st birthday.
Key Milestones
1963: Wins the Miss Brazil title
1963: Crowned Miss Universe in Miami Beach
1964: Hands over the Miss Universe crown
2025: Dies in Gramado at the age of 80
Iêda Maria Brutto Vargas (December 31, 1944 – December 22, 2025) was 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.
Iêda Maria Vargas's birthday is December 31. She was born on December 31, 1944 in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
How old was Iêda Maria Vargas when she died?
Iêda Maria Vargas died on December 22, 2025, aged 80.
Who shares a birthday with Iêda Maria Vargas?
Famous people who share Iêda Maria Vargas's December 31 birthday include Henri Matisse, Jacques Cartier, Anthony Hopkins, Alex Ferguson and Umm Kulthum.
