Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo is a Venezuelan actress, TV show host, singer and former Miss Universe. She was the fourth woman from Venezuela to capture the Miss Universe crown. Alicia Machado born December 6, 1976, won the 1995 Miss Venezuela pageant entering Yaracuy and then the Miss Universe 1996 crown in Las Vegas. The runner-up, Jacqueline Aguilera, also won the Miss World 1995 crown, marking the second time that two Venezuelans from the same pageant won two world titles. Machado's reign came as Donald Trump took ownership of the Miss Universe pageant.
During her reign as Miss Universe, Machado made headlines when it was reported that she gained too much weight and the Miss Universe Organization was considering replacing her with her runner-up, Taryn Mansell of Aruba. Machado retained her title. In 1998, she made her debut on the popular Venezuelan soap opera Samantha in the titular role. She won the Midia Award in Spain and the Ace award in New York City, as the new Actress of the year. Following the success of Samantha she was called to star in Infierno en el Paraiso, another successful soap opera. In 1999 she released her debut album “Alicia En El Pais De Las Maravillas”. A second album was released in November 2007.
There may be a conflict between North and South Korea at the moment, but former Miss Universe Alicia Machado didn't quite get the situation before Tweeting to pray for the people of the region.
She wrote:
“Tonight I want you to join me in a prayer, about the attacks happening between the Chinas, so that the situation doesn’t worsen.”
After several nasty messages and comments following the post, Machado deleted her Twitter account.
Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado is releasing "Incomprendida," a new pop-rock song this week. The song, which will be released on Machado's official Web site on Friday, was written by Diego de Pietri and produced by Jose Miguel Velazquez, who worked with the former beauty queen on her 2005 debut album, "El País de las Maravillas."
The single is being released on Machado's 36th birthday to mark her 18-year career. The actress's career has featured numerous pursuits - acting, music, modeling and business - with some of them controversial. Machado was the first Miss Universe to bare all for Playboy, gracing the pages of the men's magazine in July 2010 in what she called "a great experience." "It makes me proud. I love it. I like to be in the vanguard and pretty daring. I don't think I'd do it now, but I'm not ruling it out completely," Machado, the mother of a 5-year-old girl, said. EFE
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