| won Venezuela's 1995 pageant representing
Yaracuy and then the Miss Universe 1996 crown in Las Vegas. The
runner-up, Jacqueline Aguilera, also won the Miss World 1995 crown,
marking the second time that Venezuela had held the two world titles
simultaneously. Machado's resign came as Donald Trump took ownership of
the Miss Universe pageant. During her resign as Miss Universe, Machado
made headlines when it was |
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reported that she gained too much
weight and the Miss Universe Organization was considering replacing her
with her runner-up, Taryn Mansell of Aruba. In the end, Machado managed
to shed some of the weight off and retained her title. Donald Trump,
however, was less magnanimous. While calling in live on the Howard Stern
radio show to promote the 1997 Miss Universe pageant, he called her an
"eating machine". |