In 2015 she starred as Claudia in the series Unforgiveable. She was on the cover of the Mexican edition of Playboy magazine in 2006 and was the only Miss Universe appear nude in the magazine. Machado also released her self-titled debut studio album in 2004 and the album Si se Acabara el Mundo in 2010. In 2016, Alicia Machado gained international attention after being mentioned by Hillary Clinton at tlhe first Presidential debate of 2016. Clinton used Machado as an example to highlight Donald Trump’s sexism. Reportedly when Machado was Miss Universe, a pageant that was formerly owned by Trump, the real estate tycoon made racist and sexist remarks about her including calling her “Ms Piggy” and “Ms Housekeeping”.
