Allison Machado
Encyclopedia
Allison Nicole Machado is a beauty queen from Medford, Oregon
who has competed in the Miss USA
pageant.
Machado won the Miss Oregon USA
2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her first attempt at the title. She has American Indian heritage as a descendant of Oklahoma's Kiowa
tribe. She represented Oregon
in the Miss USA 2006
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on her 24th birthday April 21, 2006. The pageant was won by Tara Conner
of Kentucky
.
Her sister titleholder was Kelci Flowers, Miss Oregon Teen USA
2006.
Machado graduated from Phoenix High School
in 2000 and went on to complete a degree in liberal arts from Lane Community College
and Rogue Community College
. She currently works at Silverton Hospital, Silverton Or.
Allison is known as "Ali" by family and friends. She is the oldest of six children. She has 5 younger brothers who all have graduated from Phoenix High School. Her parents are Al and Debbie Machado.
Her interests and hobbies include reading, journaling
, painting
, playing Scrabble
, baking, interior decorating and playing sports.
Medford, Oregon
Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...
who has competed in the Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
pageant.
Machado won the Miss Oregon USA
Miss Oregon USA
The Miss Oregon USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss USA pageant.Oregon has only had limited success at Miss USA and has never won the competition. The highest placed Miss Oregon USA was Gail Atchison who finished 2nd runner-up to...
2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her first attempt at the title. She has American Indian heritage as a descendant of Oklahoma's Kiowa
Kiowa
The Kiowa are a nation of American Indians and indigenous people of the Great Plains. They migrated from the northern plains to the southern plains in the late 17th century. In 1867, the Kiowa moved to a reservation in southwestern Oklahoma...
tribe. She represented Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
in the Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky...
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on her 24th birthday April 21, 2006. The pageant was won by Tara Conner
Tara Conner
Tara Elizabeth Conner is an American beauty queen and model, who was Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. Apart from her role as Miss USA, Conner has been employed as a model. She was a featured model on the HDNet series Bikini Fantasies in 2004,...
of Kentucky
Miss Kentucky USA
The Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant. The current director for the Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA titles is Connie Clark Harrison. Mrs...
.
Miss Oregon Teen USA
The Miss Oregon Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Until Tennessee's victory in 2009, Oregon was the only state to win more than one Miss Teen USA title - they have produced three winners...
2006.
Machado graduated from Phoenix High School
Phoenix High School
Phoenix High School may refer to:*Phoenix High School, London, UK*Phoenix High School , Phoenix, New York, USA*Phoenix High School , Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA*Phoenix High School , Dalton, Georgia, USA...
in 2000 and went on to complete a degree in liberal arts from Lane Community College
Lane Community College
Lane Community College is a two-year college located in Eugene, Oregon. Its slogan is "Transforming Lives Through Learning."-Education:Lane Community College offers a variety of Associate's Degrees, such as:...
and Rogue Community College
Rogue Community College
Rogue Community College is a 2-year, community college with campuses in both Jackson County and Josephine County, falling roughly in the geographic region known as the Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon.-Accreditation:...
. She currently works at Silverton Hospital, Silverton Or.
Allison is known as "Ali" by family and friends. She is the oldest of six children. She has 5 younger brothers who all have graduated from Phoenix High School. Her parents are Al and Debbie Machado.
Her interests and hobbies include reading, journaling
Diary
A diary is a record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, and/or thoughts or feelings, including comment on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone...
, painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, playing Scrabble
Scrabble
Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15-by-15 grid. The words are formed across and down in crossword fashion and must appear in a standard dictionary. Official reference works provide a list...
, baking, interior decorating and playing sports.