Tina Machado
Encyclopedia
Tina Marie Machado was a beauty queen from Hawaii
and was crowned Miss Hawaii USA in 1985.
She competed in the Miss USA 1985 pageant as Miss Hawaii USA
and was a semi-finalist in the nationally televised pageant broadcast live from Lakeland, Florida
in May 1985. That pageant was won by Laura Martinez Harring
of Texas
.
In 2006 it was announced that Machado would appear as a cast member on the CBS show Tuesday Night Book Club
. The show was pulled after two episodes due to poor ratings.
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
and was crowned Miss Hawaii USA in 1985.
She competed in the Miss USA 1985 pageant as Miss Hawaii USA
Miss Hawaii USA
The Miss Hawaii USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss USA pageant.Hawaii is the most recent state to start competing at Miss USA, as it first competed in 1962. Prior to this delegates were sent to Miss Universe...
and was a semi-finalist in the nationally televised pageant broadcast live from Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...
in May 1985. That pageant was won by Laura Martinez Harring
Laura Harring
Laura Harring is a Mexican-American actress and former Miss USA . She is known for her role as Rita in Mulholland Drive.-Early life:...
of Texas
Miss Texas USA
The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. In turn, the winner of Miss USA competes for the title of Miss Universe....
.
In 2006 it was announced that Machado would appear as a cast member on the CBS show Tuesday Night Book Club
Tuesday Night Book Club
Tuesday Night Book Club is a candid reality show that began airing June 13, 2006 on CBS, which delved into the lives of a group of upper-class women in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. It was meant to play as a reality-based version of Desperate Housewives ,and the network's response to Bravo's...
. The show was pulled after two episodes due to poor ratings.