The winner was announced on Monday afternoon AEST (Sunday night local time) at the ceremony in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ...

Miss Universe 1963 Ieda Maria Vargas died at age 80 on Monday, Dec. 22, per a statement shared to her official Instagram page Vargas — who would have turned 81 on Dec. 31 — made history as the first ...

Former Miss Universe Ieda Maria Vargas has died at 80. In 1963, she made history as the first Brazilian contestant to win the international pageant. Per an official statement released on Vargas' ...

Vargas was crowned on the international stage in 1963, when she became the first Miss Universe titleholder from Brazil Miss Universe 1963 Ieda Maria Vargas died at age 80 on Monday, Dec. 22, per a ...