Iêda Maria Brutto Vargas (born December 31, 1944) is a Brazilian actress and beauty queen who was crowned

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in 1963. Previously, she was

Miss Brazil Miss Brazil ( pt, Miss Brasil) is a Brazilian national beauty pageant, held annually since 1954. The competition has gone through several incarnations throughout its history, while its main purpose has been to select the Brazilian representative ...

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

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. During her term she opened the

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, a suburb of

Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

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

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missesdobrasil.com, in Portuguese
1944 births Brazilian female models Living people Miss Brazil winners Miss Universe 1963 contestants Miss Universe winners People from Rio Grande do Sul {{Brazil-model-stub

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