Schneider was born in Caracas , Venezuela to María Elisa ( sociologist ) and Pablo Schneider ( musician ) . As Miss Monagas 1997 , she competed in the Miss Venezuela 1998 pageant and was the first runner-up . In November of that year , she went to the Seychelles to compete in the Miss World 1998 pageant , where she did not make it to the semi-finals . She also studied Computer Science at Universidad Central de Venezuela
Miss World 1998
Miss World 1998
Veronica Schneider