Miss Chile

Veronica Roberts

Veronica was born in Santiago, Chile. Graduated school with outstanding qualifications and although both her parents are professional engineers, and Veronica inherited their mathematical skills, she has chosen a biological career and is studying to be a physical therapist at the Universidad Mayor of Chile. She is particularly interested in neurological rehabilitation, and has been working as a volunteer since 2001 at the therapy with horses rehabilitation centre. Veronica has various hobbies such as: reading, music, Scottish dances, ballet, writing and travel. In sport she enjoys: hockey and fencing.


Where did you grow up? Tell us a little about your home town/city, and family.
I have lived all my life in Santiago (Chile’s capital). I live with my parents and my 2 brothers (Peter 23, and Martin 17) and with my 2 sisters (Alejandre 15, and Pauliuo 14). We are a very united family. My older brother is in the navy and the others are still in school. I grew up in an environment full of love and faith in ourselves and God.

What Jobs have you done? What was the most interesting/bizarre?
I have not worked a lot, I mostly do volunteer work and the most interesting was when I had to teach origami (the art of folding paper) to blind people. It was difficult but not impossible. I only work as a model or hostess which is quite a relaxing and peaceful thing to do.

What are your career ambitions, how do you plan to realise them?
I want to finish my physiotherapy career and then go to Germany or England to study other therapies so that I can develop my career in order for me to work with people who need neurological rehabilitation. That is why I also work as a volunteer in a centre where we make rehabilitation. I would like to have my own hipotherapy centre in the future and for that I have to work hard towards my goals.

What is the proudest moment of your life? (Not including winning your National Title)
I’ve lived a very happy life I think that whenever I succeed in something that I have worked hard for I am really proud. And I usually work hard for everything I want to achieve. For example I was proud when I gain my qualifications to get into the University of my choice and on the course that I wanted.

What was the funniest/most embarrassing moment of your life?
Once I went to a party in a friend’s house and I fell down while I was walking up the stairs. As I fell my trousers tore. My friend had to lend me another pair of trousers.

How has your life changed since winning your National Title?
Not much, as I only won my National contest 4 weeks ago. It has been relatively normal but I do want to do a lot of things like organise an International ‘Misses for one cause’ organised with Chilean misses to make fashion shows and visit hospitals for free so that we can help others.

Tell us about an interesting event you have attended, or a person that you have met.
As a Miss I have been at a lot of interesting events and I’ve met a lot of people. Once I went to a charity auction for the ‘Red Cross’ in Chile also I went to a fashion show for the Telethon. I went to a charity auction for an institution where I met the President and a lot of other important people in Chile. I have also met Prince Andrew and Princess Anne in Chile in the Price of Wales Country Club, because my grandfather was from Scotland we are always invited to the ‘Scottish Community in Chile’ events.

What would you like to do, if you became Miss World 2004?
On of the reasons I entered into ‘Miss World Chile’ is because the pageant Miss World has charity purpose. I want to do whatever the organisation wants me to do as I would like to use the crown to help others. One of the nicest ways to feel successful and happy is feeling you are useful, because if you don’t live to be useful you are not useful to live. I’d like to work mostly with children because they are our future.

If you had a personal motto what would it be?
If you don’t live to be useful you are not useful to live.

Give details of any charitable work undertaken?
I have worked as a volunteer since 2001.
I have worked in a Church teaching children and the youth community since 1998.
During the year 2002-2003 I worked in a group where we used to go every Friday to give dinner to people in the streets all around Santiago.
‘Misses for one cause’ doing events, visits, fashion shows since 2000.
Volunteer collecting money in the streets for Coaniqueti or Coanil (burned and disabled kids).
Volunteer during 2002 in a library for blind people and during that time I learned Braille.

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