Miss Universe Saint Lucia 2023 is Earlyca Frederick
Earlyca Frederick was crowned Miss Universe Saint Lucia 2023 on Monday, July 31 at the Sandals Grande St. Lucian in Gros Islet.
The 25-year-old primary school teacher from the southwestern district of Choiseul succeeds last year's winner Sheris Paul and will now prepare to represent Saint Lucia at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador this November.
Rounding out the Top Top 3 finalists were Natanni Kaya St. Omer from Corinth and Kaysia Verneuil-Joyeux from Laborie.
"This all feels so surreal considering that I’m now one step closer to achieving my childhood dream to become Miss Universe," shared the new Miss Universe Saint Lucia.
"The journey, however, has only just begun. It is my intention to utilize this platform to create indelible linkages. Epitomizing the diversity in beauty to inspire and facilitate inclusivity and integration on the international scale is essential," she added.
No stranger to pageantry, Earlyca has joined a number of pageants in the past including Miss World Saint Lucia, Miss Independence Saint Lucia (first runner-up), National Carnival Queen (winner), Miss Jaycees (second), and Miss OECS (winner).
Apart from pageantry, the beauty queen is also active in her community as she is involved in several groups including the Choiseul Youth and Sports Council, the Catholic youth group Chosen Stories as well the church choir.
According to her bio at Miss Universe Saint Lucia, she has also served on the National Youth Council and the board of the Cultural Development Foundation.
"To inspire and mold young minds through education, advocacy, and pageantry while encouraging them to be their best and most authentic selves" is what she considers her mission in life.
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