Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been trapped in her country for 11 years, with even United States President Donald Trump showing support for her View 3 Images She beat Trump to the prize (Image: Getty Images)

Donald Trump has been beaten in his efforts to bag the Nobel Peace Prize – but the majority of the world (or those not up-to-date with politics) are scratching their heads at just who the winner is. ‌

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was announced earlier today as the winner of the prize. Born in October 1967, she has spent the last year living in hiding in Venezuela due to the country's authoritarian leadership making threats towards her life. ‌

She was given the award for “promoting peace,” with Nobel Prize officials clai

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