Alicia Machado
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| Alicia Machado Beauty pageant titleholder |
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| Birth name: | Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo |
| Birthdate: | December 6, 1976 (age 30) |
| Birth location: |  Maracay, Venezuela |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Title(s): | Miss Yaracuy 1996 Miss Venezuela 1996 Miss Universe 1996 |
Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo (born December 6, 1976), commonly known as Alicia Machado, was the fourth woman from Venezuela to win the Miss Universe crown. She won the Venezuela's 1995 pageant representing Yaracuy.
Machado was born in Maracay in the state of Aragua. She is the daughter of a Cuban father and Spanish mother. Machado defied all predictions and went all the way to win the Miss Universe 1996 pageant in Las Vegas. The runner-up, Jacqueline Aguilera, also won the Miss World 1995 crown, marking the second time that Venezuela had held the two world titles simultaneously. Machado's reign came as Donald Trump took ownership of the Miss Universe pageant.
[edit] After Miss Universe
During 2004–2005, she pursued a career as a TV commercial model with particular success in promoting a dieting product.
On February 19, 2006, Alicia debuted on a Mexican Reality Show named Cantando Por Un Sueño ("Singing For A Dream") a program in the line of the previous Bailando Por Un Sueño ("Dancing For A Dream") where the winner have the chance for a dream to be true, it is very similar to Dancing with the Stars (USA) and Mira Quién Baila ("Look Who's Dancing") (Spain).
During her stay in Mexico, Alicia has appeared on the cover of the Mexican edition of Playboy magazine for the February 2006 issue, posing nude and thus becoming the first and only Miss Universe to do so.[1] She dedicated her photographs to Donald Trump. One of her movies was titled I love Miami, sharing credits with Ofelia Medina.
| Preceded by Chelsi Smith |
Miss Universe 1996 |
Succeeded by Brook Lee |
| Miss Universe Organization Titleholders 1996 |
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| Miss Universe Alicia Machado |
Miss USA Ali Landry |
Miss Teen USA Christie Lee Woods |
