Alicia Machado
Alicia Machado, the beauty queen, actress, and model was born as Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo on December 6, 1976, in Maracay, Venezuela. Alicia is of mixed heritage. The father of her was Spanish as was her mother Cuban. The actress is well-known on television and beauty contests. Alicia Machado rose to fame in the year she was named Miss Venezuela at age 19 representing Yaracuy. She was awarded Miss Universe 1996 one year after being crowned Miss Venezuela. This made her the fourth Venezuelan contestant to win the title. In her time as Miss Universe however was marked by negative coverage in the media and controversy because of the fact that she gained weight. Donald Trump who was the Miss Universe Organization's CEO in the time of her election publicly ridiculed her for the weight increase. He was known as "Miss Piggy" as well as made her take part in exercises before the reporters. The incident sparked a feud which lasted for several years among Alicia Trump.



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