Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈlisja
maˈtʃaðo]; born December 6, 1976) is a Venezuelan-American actress,
TV host, singer and beauty queen who was Miss Venezuela 1995 and then
Miss Universe 1996. She was the fourth woman from Venezuela to be
named Miss Universe.During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign,
Machado publicly criticized the prior behavior of Donald Trump, who
owned the Miss Universe pageant during her reign. She was mentioned by
Hillary Clinton during the first 2016 U.S. presidential debate.Machado
was born in Maracay, Venezuela. Her father was a toy store owner who
emigrated from Spain and her mother's family emigrated from Cuba prior
to the Cuban revolution. Machado took to performing at an early age.
She began dancing at age 4 and acting at age 12. Machado attended
college for a year and half but left to pursue modeling and appearing
in commercials.
maˈtʃaðo]; born December 6, 1976) is a Venezuelan-American actress,
TV host, singer and beauty queen who was Miss Venezuela 1995 and then
Miss Universe 1996. She was the fourth woman from Venezuela to be
named Miss Universe.During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign,
Machado publicly criticized the prior behavior of Donald Trump, who
owned the Miss Universe pageant during her reign. She was mentioned by
Hillary Clinton during the first 2016 U.S. presidential debate.Machado
was born in Maracay, Venezuela. Her father was a toy store owner who
emigrated from Spain and her mother's family emigrated from Cuba prior
to the Cuban revolution. Machado took to performing at an early age.
She began dancing at age 4 and acting at age 12. Machado attended
college for a year and half but left to pursue modeling and appearing
in commercials.
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