Alicia Machado, Miss Universe weight-shamed by Trump, speaks out for Clinton Read moreAlicia Machado from Venezuela won the Miss Universe contest in 1996, shortly after Trump became executive producer of the contest. She gained weight in her year as winner – CNN at the time reported a 60-pound increase; Machado says it was closer to 15 pounds – which Trump and the Miss Universe contest viewed as a significant problem. “She was the worst we ever had, the worst, she was impossible,” Trump told Fox and Friends on Tuesday. “She was the winner and she gained a massive amount of weight and it was a real problem,” said Trump. Miss Universe Alicia Machado.

Source: The Guardian September 27, 2016 15:47 UTC