Esonica Veira (born June 8, 1990) is a US Virgin Islander model and

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who won the title of Miss Universe US Virgin Islands 2017 and represented the US Virgin Islands at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant on November 26, 2017 in

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. Esonica was also appointed to be her territory's representative for Miss Earth 2014. Prior to joining

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, Esonica already represented her country in the

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pageant held in

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, UK. After her

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participation, she was once again selected to compete in Miss Supranational 2013 in Minsk, Belarus. Along with her stints in pageantry, Esonica is a makeup artist and model coach, providing support to young ladies who aspire to possess poise, finesse, and beauty.

Biography

Early life and career beginnings

Esonica has been a top model in St. Thomas since the age of 9, beginning with the Roses and Champagne Agency. She has participated in many other fashion events including the Face of Shabeau in

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, winning the coveted cover model spot, and the Caribbean Fashion Week Catwalk held annually in the

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. Her big break was in 2007 when she joined '' America's Next Top Model''. She made the first cut during the casting call auditions in

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. She was also a finalist in the singing competition ''V.I. Idol'' in 2008.

Pageantry

Esonica's successes on the local and international level includes winning the titles of Ms. Hal Jackson's Virgin Islands Talented Teen 2005, Ms. Hal Jackson's International Talented Teen 2005, Ms. America's Outstanding Teen Talent Winner 2006, and Virgin Islands Carnival Queen 2007. Esonica was selected as one of "The 50 Most Beautiful Women in the World” by a panel of judges for Global Beauties. A panel of international judges made their selection based on the top international pageants held worldwide in 2011.

Miss World 2011

By achieving the first runner up, Esonica became the country's representative for the 2011 edition of

. She finished as part of the Top 15 semifinalists. During the fast track events, Esonica placed as part of the Top 36 for ''Beach Beauty'' round, second place for the talent round, and part of the Top 20 for the ''Beauty with Purpose'' segment. The pageant was won by

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Miss Supranational 2013

In May, 2013, Esonica was crowned Miss US Paradise Supranational, and traveled to Minsk, Belarus, where she represented the US Virgin Islands in the Miss Supranational Pageant. Esonica was awarded second runner Up in the Talent Finals, and placed fourth Runner Up in the Grand Finale, making her the first representative from the US Virgin Islands to place in the Top 5 of an International Pageant. The pageant was won by

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of the

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Miss Earth 2014

Esonica flew to the

in November 2014 to compete with almost 100 other candidates to be

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's successor as

. She did not place in the competition but was awarded as Best Teacher and Best in Talent.

Miss Universe 2017

Veira represented the

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at Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada, but did not place. She did however place in the Top 20 in the National Costume competition.

Reality Television

Esonica appeared on Season 2 of

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, an American

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program broadcast on

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in which Esonica, along with her boyfriend, was one of several couples who agreed to live with a group of singles of the opposite sex, in order to test the strength of her relationship.

References

External links

Miss Earth official websiteEsonica at Caribbean Posh
{{DEFAULTSORT:Veira, Esonica Living people Miss Earth 2014 contestants Miss World 2011 delegates Miss Universe 2017 contestants United States Virgin Islands models United States Virgin Islands beauty pageant winners 1990 births Miss Supranational contestants Alabama State University alumni