Ieda Maria Vargas has died at age 80, just nine days before her birthday. She was crowned on the international stage in 1963, when she made history as the first Brazilian Miss Universe titleholder.

Machado wrote a caption translated to English: "The great beginning of the end! ‘God is with us—who can be against us?’" ...

Miss Mexico has gotten her flowers. The journey to the crown wasn’t an easy one. Earlier in the competition, the 25-year-old was publicly berated by pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisi, who called her ...

In an interview released a few weeks after the Miss Universe 2025 finale, MUO president Raul Rocha allegedly implied that Olivia Yacé's visa restrictions might have prevented her from winning the ...

The first Brazilian contestant to win the Miss Universe competition has died at 80. Iêda Maria Vargas was crowned at the ...

BRAZIL’S first-ever Miss Universe winner and beauty icon has tragically died aged 80, just days before her birthday. Leda ...

An exec was dismissed after scolding a contestant, while a judge later left. A winner was crowned at the event in Thailand. A new Miss Universe has been crowned following weeks of controversies ...

(CNN) — Fatima Bosch of Mexico has been named Miss Universe 2025 in a scandal-hit competition where she emerged as a fan favorite after she was berated by a Thai pageant director during a pre-pageant ...

Onyinyechi Basil, Miss Universe Nigeria, sheds light on her experience competing during the Miss Universe pageant amid ...

Miss Mexico has gotten her flowers. Fátima Bosch Fernández was crowned Miss Universe on Nov. 21, with Miss Thailand Praveener Singh, 29, named runner-up, followed by Miss Venezuela Stephany Adriana ...