Hebe Camargo

Hebe Maria Monteiro de Camargo Ravagnani DmSE • Dama Oficial • DmIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛbi mɐˈɾi.ɐ mõˈtejɾu dʒi kɐˈmaʁɡu ˌʁavɐˈɲɐ̃ni]; 8 March 1929 – 29 September 2012) was a Brazilian television host, singer and actress. She is considered the "Queen of Brazilian Television" (Portuguese: Rainha da Televisão Brasileira).

Camargo began her career as a singer in the 1940s before transitioning to radio and television. As a singer, Camargo appeared in comedy films by Mazzaropi. In the 1950s, she entered television and worked as a presenter in a series on TV Paulista and appear on the weekday program, O Mundo é das Mulheres (The World Belongs to Women). In the 1960s, Camargo moved to the Rede Record network. In 1966, the network began broadcasting a Sunday program featuring Camargo as an interviewer. Camargo was seen on almost every television station in Brazil, including the Rede Record and Rede Bandeirantes, in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1980, after a long hiatus she returned to work as an interviewer. From 1986 to 2010, Camargo was on the SBT Network, where she presented the television programs Hebe and Fora do Ar.

In 1995, EMI released a CD of Camargo's greatest hits and, in 2006, she celebrated her thousandth program on the SBT. Camargo died at her home on 29 September 2012. Her net worth was over US$360 million.