Alicia Machado
Alicia Machado was born Yoseph Alicia Machado in Maracay Venezuela on 6 December 1976. Alicia has a variety of ethnic background. Her father is Spanish, and her mother is from Cuban descendance. She's been an important actor in film, television and beauty contests all her life. Alicia Machado's rise to fame began when she was crowned Miss Venezuela in 1995 at the age of 19, representing the state of Yaracuy. It was her crowning achievement one following year when she won the Miss Universe 1996 title, the fourth Venezuelan winner of the highly sought-after title. Her tenure as Miss Universe however was marked by negative press coverage and controversy because of the fact that she put on weight. Donald Trump who was the Miss Universe Organization's owner at that time publicly attacked her over the weight rise. He addressed her as "Miss Piggy" and demanded that she perform exercises in front of media. This incident sparked a bitter conflict with Alicia Trump with Donald Trump.



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