Alicia Machado

TV Show Host

Alicia Machado was born in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela on December 6th, 1976 and is the TV Show Host. At the age of 47, Alicia Machado biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo
Date of Birth
December 6, 1976
Nationality
United States, Venezuela
Place of Birth
Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
Age
47 years old
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Networth
$4 Million
Profession
Actor, Beauty Pageant Contestant, Journalist, Model
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Alicia Machado Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 47 years old, Alicia Machado has this physical status:

Height
173cm
Weight
55.0kg
Hair Color
Dark brown
Eye Color
Dark brown
Build
Voluptuous
Measurements
36-26-36"
Alicia Machado Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
CAE, Mexico
Alicia Machado Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Not Available
Children
1
Dating / Affair
Alberto Quintero, Arturo Carmona, Jorge Aravena, Rafael Hernandez Linares, Pablo Montero, Bobby Abreu, Raul De Molina, Jose Manuel Figueroa
Parents
Martha Fajardo, Arturo Machado
Alicia Machado Career

Machado won the 1995 Miss Maracay pageant, and then the 1995 Miss Venezuela pageant representing Yaracuy state and then the Miss Universe 1996 crown in Las Vegas. Early in her training, she refused plastic surgery recommended to her, notable in Venezuelan beauty pageant culture. 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 American businessman Donald Trump took ownership of the Miss Universe pageant. While preparing for Miss Universe, Machado underwent intense dieting. Machado said that, when she won, she weighed 116 pounds and was anorexic and bulimic.

During her reign as Miss Universe, Machado gained what she said was about 12 pounds in weight, drawing considerable press attention. The President of Miss Universe Organization denied that the organization was considering replacing her with runner-up, Taryn Mansell of Aruba. After mounting pressure to lose weight from Trump and other pageant officials, Machado asked Trump to assist her with orienting toward a healthier lifestyle. Trump arranged for 80 reporters to "watch [her] sweat" in a gym, which Machado later called "in very bad taste". Scandal that catapulted her directly to world fame, making her the most publicized and popular Miss Universe in history.

In 1998 Machado had her first starring telenovela role as the title character in Samantha. In 2001, she had a small role on the international soap opera Secreto de Amor. During 2004–2005, she pursued a career as a TV commercial model with particular success in promoting a dieting product.

In 2005, Machado appeared on a Spanish reality show called La Granja de los celebrities, whose participation generated headlines in the press in Spain, Mexico, Miami and Venezuela, for having sex in front of the cameras with his partner on the program Fernando Acaso, when She was still engaged to Venezuelan baseball player Bob Abreu. On February 19, 2006, Machado debuted on the Mexican reality show Cantando Por Un Sueño ("Singing For A Dream").

Machado appeared in (and on the cover of) the February 2006 issue of Playboy magazine's Mexican edition, becoming the only Miss Universe to pose nude for that magazine. Machado was cast in the comedic soap opera Una familia con suerte where she played a woman who fell in love with her brother's enemy. The show began airing in Mexico in February 2011 and in the United States in October of that same year. She again posed nude for the July 2010 issue of the Mexican edition of Playboy.

On September 9, 2012, Machado was one of ten competitors on the third season of Mira Quien Baila. On November 18, 2012, Alicia won 3rd place in the 3rd season of Univision's dance competition Mira Quien Baila. In 2013, Machado starred as the protagonist of La Madame, a television serial produced by RTI Productions and RCN TV in Colombia. In February 2014, she joined Univision's beauty pageant Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014 as a mentor where she coach the participants on how to succeed in the modeling and television industry.

In 2017, she posed nude for PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur," ad campaign.

In 2019 she was part of the cast of the play Divinas, she also participated in the Latin movie, He matado a mi marido ( I have killed my husband).

In 2021 she competed in the Colombian version of the MasterChef Celebrity

On May 23, 2021, she premiered her celebrity interview show Whats Up Alicia, produced by Machado. It will initially be broadcast in Venezuela, through Venevisión, to later be launched in other countries in Latin America such as Mexico, and the United States.

In 2021, Machado appeared as a contestant in the first season of the reality television series La casa de los famosos. She went on to win the competition with 40,586,129 votes.

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Moraya Wilson, the Miss Universe Australia contestant, is all smiles as she places third in beauty pageant, after her family's turbulent business history was exposed

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 19, 2023
Moraya Wilson (pictured left and right) of Australia has unexpectedly placed third in the annual Miss Universe pageant, despite attempting to put the revelations of her family's dark history behind her.

Moraya Wilson, Australia's controversial Miss Universe contestant, steps out on the international stage in her 'national costume,' as her family confronts persistent concerns about millions of dollars owed to their businesses

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 18, 2023
Since it was revealed that her property developer parents owe tens of millions of dollars in failed businesses, Miss Universe Australia has taken to the national costume portion of the pageant. Moraya Wilson, 21, walked out in a pastel-hued gown by Perth designer Emma Daley called Wild Beauty (left), inspired by Australia's native wildflowers and a subpared choice compared to several of the others on display in El Salvador on the weekend. Ms Wilson (right) is facing growing scrutiny in the United States over her family's commercial dealings, with her father, Anton Wilson, owing more than $45 million after several businesses he ran collapsed.

Miss Universe is back and it's beautiful! The beauty of their countries is shown by pageant contestants in their costumes, which showcase what makes their countries unique

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 17, 2023
At José Adolfo Pineda Arena, San Salvador, the first Miss Universe to welcome married women and mothers has kicked off. Queens stepped out in lavish bejewelled ensembles for the costume show, with everything from an Oxford English Dictionary to tulips, even airplanes on display. An array of animals such as butterflies, goats, and birds adorned the stage in a burst of colour, with one entry dressed as a cobbled street.
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