Machado won the 1995 Miss Maracay pageant , and then the 1995 Miss Venezuela pageant representing Yaracuy state and then the Miss Universe 1996 crown in Las Vegas . Early in her training , she refused plastic surgery recommended to her , notable in Venezuelan beauty pageant culture . The runner-up , Jacqueline Aguilera , also won the Miss World 1995 crown , marking the second time that two Venezuelans from the same pageant won two world titles . Machado 's reign came as American businessman Donald Trump took ownership of the Miss Universe pageant . While preparing for Miss Universe , Machado underwent intense dieting . Machado said that , when she won , she weighed 116 pounds and was anorexic and bulimic
Miss World 1995
Miss World 1995
Alicia Machado