“He was overwhelming. I was very scared of him. He would yell at me. He’d tell me. ‘You look ugly’ or ‘You look fat,’” said Machado. She was the first Miss Universe after Trump acquired the company and she did a lot of promotional campaigns for Trump, making him a lot of money. “By contract, I should’ve earned 10% on all the commercials and work I did. I was never paid.”
Trump saw her as joke or a publicity stunt, but it was a joke that caused her a lot of pain. She suffered from eating disorders because she would constantly worry about her weight. “I wouldn’t eat, and would still see myself as fat, because a powerful man had said so,” explains Machado. “He’s a man that doesn’t realize the damage that his words cause. He bears many grudges and harbors a deep racism.”
Now she feels strong and she’s an American citizen that is going to vote against Trump. “I think Donald Trump definitely lacks the ability, experience, preparation, and human qualities, to be president of the United States.” She’s seen here campaigning for Hillary Clinton.
