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My Take
Alicia Machado is far more interesting to me than a Miss Universe footnote. Plenty of pageant winners fade after their crown year, but she stretched that single moment into decades as an actress, singer and television host. That kind of staying power takes grit, not just beauty. I'm drawn to how she kept reinventing herself and stayed publicly relevant long after the sash came off. There's a stubborn resilience in her career that I respect, the sense of someone refusing to be defined by one night under the lights.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alicia Machado
- Name (Japanese)
- アリシア・マチャド
- Reading
- ありしあ・まちゃど
- Born
- December 6, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 171 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / model / beauty pageant contestant / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Miss Venezuela 1995
- Miss Universe 1996
- 2021 La casa de los famosos
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.aliciamachado.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/machadooficial/
- Xhttps://x.com/machadooficial
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia%20Machado
Frequently asked questions
When was Alicia Machado born?
Born December 6, 1976 (age 49).
Where is Alicia Machado from?
Alicia Machado is from Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.
What does Alicia Machado do?
Alicia Machado works as actor, model, beauty pageant contestant, musician.
How tall is Alicia Machado?
Alicia Machado is 171 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.