10 Hispanic Beauties Who Won Major Pageants (5 of 6)

3. Lupita Jones

María Guadalupe “Lupita” Jones Garay holds the distinction of being the very first Mexican to win a major international beauty contest of any kind. She possesses a degree in business administration and has produced several popular reality shows in Mexico, including a beauty pageant-themed contest. She also ran for governor of Baja California in 2002 but was unsuccessful.

2. Alicia Machado

Miss Universe 1996, Venezuelan native Alicia Machado, is perhaps the most famous of all Miss Universe winners thanks to her spat with Donald Trump, owner of the Miss Universe pageant and someone incapable of putting together a sentence that doesn’t include a sexist and/or racist remark. On the other hand, Machado was once accused of threatening the life of a judge, a charge she denies, but sounds like she’s got her own issues.