Latin Flavor: Alicia Machado

Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado won her crown in 1996 when the pageant was held in Vegas, so it’s a wonder she managed to ever leave the States and return to her native Venezuela. And here I thought whenever someone goes to Vegas they never leave. You know, sort of like the roach motel. But I digress. After winning her crown, Alicia became a TV commercial model and even got engaged to baseball player Bobby Abreu. Although she’s originally from and made her fame in Venezuela, Alicia has moved to Mexico, where she became the first former Miss Universe to pose in Playboy Magazine. Or the Mexican edition, anyway. The ORIGINAL beauty queen gone bad, if you will.