The article reports that Esonica Veira, a 15-year-old dancer from the U.S. Virgin Islands, was crowned the most talented teen in the world, Miss Hal Jackson's Talented Teens International, at the Scholarship Program's 35th anniversary competition, held at the Royale Casino Theater in St. Maarten, Netherland Antilles, on July 30, 2005. Veira, who performed a thrilling tribute to Michael Jackson in a specially choreographed dance number set to several of his hit tunes, raced away with the title, beating out 34 other young ladies, ages 13-17, who flew in from various parts of the Caribbean and the continental U.S. to compete for such prizes as college scholarships, a diamond ring, and trips abroad to Europe and the Caribbean.