Immigrant of the Day: Alicia Machado (Venezuela), Miss Universe 1996
This Immigrant of the Day, now a naturalized U.S. citizen, has been in the news this past week.
Born in Venezuela, Alicia Machado was Miss Universe 1996. She is now campaigning for Hillary Clinton.
In May 2016, Machado became a U.S. citizen. She has spoken out against Donald Trump, who, during her year as Miss Universe, she claims called her “Miss Piggy” because she gained weight and “Miss Housekeeping” because of her Hispanic background.Trump said that “[s]he was the winner and you know, she gained a massive amount of weight and it was a real problem. We had a real problem.”
Donald Trump has intimated that Clinton somehow inappropriately helped Machado become a U.S. citizen.
KJ
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