Alicia Machado
Alicia Machado, the beauty queen, actress, and model was born as Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo on December 6, 1976 at Maracay, Venezuela. Alicia comes from a wide family background, with her father Spanish as well as her mother who is of Cuban origin. Through her entire life she's made a significant mark on the beauty industry through contests, television and even film. Alicia Machado rose to fame after she was crowned Miss Venezuela at age 19 representing Yaracuy. A year later Machado became the fourth Venezuelan woman to be named Miss Universe 1996. The time she was Miss Universe however was marked by negative media coverage and controversy due to the fact that she put on weight. Donald Trump who was the Miss Universe Organization's president at that time publicly mocked her for her weight increase. Trump was known as "Miss Piggy" and demanded that she take part in exercises before the journalists. This incident started a feud with Alicia Trump with Donald Trump.



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