Alicia Machado

Biography

Alicia Machado is a Venezuelan-American actress and beauty queen who rose to fame as Miss Universe 1996. She was crowned at just 19 years old, becoming the fourth woman from Venezuela to claim the title. Machado has continued her career in television, hosting and acting in various shows, while also releasing music. Her early life marked by performing arts training, she left college to pursue modeling and pageant competitions.