Ilma Julieta Urrutia Chang (born 9 July 1962) is a Guatemalan model and beauty queen who was

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's national representative for the major

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in 1984. Ilma competed in

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, where she placed as a semi-finalist. Later on in the year, she joined

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, where she brought home Guatemala's first major beauty pageant title as Miss International 1984.

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1960s births Guatemalan beauty pageant winners Guatemalan people of Basque descent People from Jutiapa Department Living people Miss Guatemala winners Miss International winners Miss International 1984 delegates Miss Universe 1984 contestants Year of birth missing (living people) {{Guatemala-bio-stub