Esonica Veira

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.

Veira represented the U.S. Virgin Islands at Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Esonica flew to the Philippines in November 2014 to compete with almost 100 other candidates to be Alyz Henrich's successor as Miss Earth. She did not place in the competition but was awarded as Best Teacher and Best in Talent.

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 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.

By achieving the first runner up, Esonica became the country's representative for the 2011 edition of Miss World. She finished as part of the Top 15 semifinalists.

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

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 Montgomery, Alabama.

Esonica Veira (born June 8, 1990) is a US Virgin Islander model and beauty queen 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 Las Vegas. Esonica was also appointed to be her territory's representative for Miss Earth 2014. Prior to joining Miss Earth, Esonica already represented her country in the Miss World 2011 pageant held in London, UK. After her Miss World participation, she was once again selected to compete in Miss Supranational 2013 in Minsk, Belarus.