What is Martha Rocha?
{{Infobox pageant titleholder |name = Martha Rocha |image = Marta Rocha no concurso Miss Universo (1954).tif |caption = On stage at Miss Universe 1954 |birth_name = Maria Martha Hacker Rocha |birth_date = {{birth date|1932|9|19|df=yes}} |birth_place = [[Salvador, Bahia]], [[Brazil]] |death_date = {{death date and age |2020|7|4|1932|9|19|df=yes}} |death_place = [[Niterói]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] |title = {{nowrap|[[Miss Brasil|Miss Brasil 1954]]}} |hair_color =[[Brown hair|Brown]] |eye_color = [[Blue eye|Blue]] |nationalcompetition = [[Miss Universe 1954]]<br />Runner-up }} '''Maria Martha Hacker Rocha''' (19 September 1936 – 4 July 2020) was a [[Brazil]]ian model. She was the first winner of [[Miss Brasil]] in 1954, and the runner-up to [[Miss Universe]]. Rocha was born in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], [[Bahia]]. Rocha was a [[breast cancer]] survivor. She died on 4 July 2020 from a [[heart attack]] caused by [[respiratory failure]] in [[Niterói]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], aged 83.<ref>[https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2020/07/05/martha-rocha-1a-miss-brasil-morre-em-niteroi-no-rj.ghtml Martha Rocha, 1ª Miss Brasil, morre em Niterói, no RJ]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rocha, Martha}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian models]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Deaths from respiratory failure]] [[Category:People from Salvador, Bahia]] {{bio-stub}}