Alicia Machado: Miss was called a pig by Donald Trump, secretly dating a drug dealer?

Miss Universe Alicia Machado was once mentioned throughout the mass media for gaining too much weight while in office. She was even scolded by former US President Donald Trump for this issue.

Alicia Machado, Miss Universe 1996 is the fourth Venezuelan beauty to win this noble title. Alicia Machado has a sweet, charming beauty and a height of 1.71m. When crowned, the beauty had just turned 20 years old.

Machado won the Miss Maracay pageant in her home country of Venezuela in 1995. Then she became Miss Venezuela 1995 and then won the Miss Universe 1996 crown in Las Vegas, USA. Right from the beginning when she came to the Miss training centers in her homeland, she refused plastic surgery - a fairly common practice for many beauties competing in Miss Venezuela at that time.

After completing the term of Miss Universe, Alicia Machado began to pursue her passion to become a film actress. In 1998, she had her first role in the TV series Samantha. In 2001, she received a small role in the international soap opera Secreto de Amor. Since 2004, she has been a popular advertising model on Venezuelan television.

Machado also appeared on the cover of the February 2006 issue of Playboy Mexico. She became the only Miss Universe to photograph adults for Playboy magazine. In 2017, she continued to take pictures without covering her body in the animal protection campaign of PETA association. Recently, the beauty participated in the TV show MasterChef - the celebrity version in Colombia.

At the age of 47, the current Miss Universe Alicia Machado is still very beautiful and attractive.

Revealing adult photos on TV

According to the Mirror, in 2005, she caused a stir in the reality TV show "La Granja" in Spain when she revealed an adult scene with the host, actor Fernando Acaso.

Video captured through hidden cameras shows the two lying on a bed, covered with blankets, and Machado constantly expressing pleasure.

At that time, Machado was engaged to Venezuelan baseball star Bobby Abreu. However, after the incident, Abreu ended her engagement with the beauty queen when she returned to the US.

The Daily Caller reported that scenes from an amateur series she participated in also appeared on many adult websites.

Doubt of dating a drug tycoon

The beauty used to date professional baseball player Bobby Abreu and broke up.

In addition, she was also said to have a relationship with Mexican tycoon Gerardo Alvarez-Vazquez and gave birth to a baby girl in 2008. Witnesses related to this relationship have died, suspected of being harmed.

Alvarez-Vazquez was arrested in 2010 and described by the U.S. State Department as "responsible for overseeing drug-related activities in many Mexican cities, involved in the mass trafficking of drugs." Coordinating illegal shipments into the United States and overseeing the repatriation of banned substances.

A Venezuelan judge accused her of making death threats because he accused Alvarez-Vazquez. However, Machado denied having a relationship with the tycoon, adding that her daughter's father was "a very respectable businessman".

Currently, Alicia Machado and her 15-year-old daughter live in the US. Alicia Machado became a US citizen in May 2016.

Famous again for being called a "pig" by Trump

A few months after the coronation, Machado gained weight uncontrollably. Even at that time, she was in danger of being stripped of the crown.

According to Inside Edition, Trump made Machado lose weight and sent her to the gym. Worth mentioning, he went to the place to supervise, also brought many reporters to post news and take pictures, making the beauty extremely embarrassed.

Machado told Inside Edition, Donald Trump has publicly revealed her weight, saying she is a glutton in front of the press. "He called me Miss Piggy (Miss Piglet), Miss Housekeeping (Miss Housekeeper) ... I was very depressed. I'm sure he was not a good person," Machado said.

This incident was hot again when Hillary Clinton mentioned Machado's story near the end of the September 26, 2016 debate to criticize Trump. Meanwhile, Trump defended his stance: "She won, but then she gained weight and that's the problem. Hillary found her and spoke as if she were Mother Teresa. So, even though that's not the case. But I don't care."

It is known that the year Machado was crowned was the first year that Trump won the right to organize the production of the Miss Universe beauty pageant. He held this role until 2005.

Su was insulted and disparaged by Mr. Trump, but the Venezuelan beauty denied the information that she gained 20kg during her term. Miss said, she only gained less than 9 kg and then also lost weight quickly.

Regarding rumors that Alicia Machado might lose the crown, former Miss Universe president Maureen Reidy had to deny it quickly. Ms. Maureen Reidy said: "We are not considering stripping her crown. We don't need her to be thin. We want her to be physically fit."

"Alicia Machado gained weight because she treated her body so badly. Her metabolism wasn't working properly. Alicia said that her Miss Venezuela director was in trouble. asked her to go on an unhealthy diet and not allow her to eat after noon. She was placed under unrealistic house arrest."

In mid-1997, when giving an interview, Miss Universe said that she had lost a lot of weight, although "I don't think it is necessary to explain how much I weigh". "After all the crazy diets I've been on, I think I've learned more about my body. I eat a full breakfast, a healthy lunch with lots of protein, fruit, vegetables and a light dinner. I walk and jog and go to the gym whenever I have time," said Alicia Machado.

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