Alicia Machado from Venezuela who was crowned Miss Universe 1996, made headlines during her reign when it was reported that she has gained weight. In respond to the news, when the MU organization considered her of replacing with the first runner-up Taryn Mansell of Aruba, the move by the organization was heavily criticized by fans all over the world. Machado’s pictures of her working out to lose weight floated on all newspapers and the pressure created by the organizers was heavily criticized.