Lissette Garcia
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Lissette Garcia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lissette Garcia May 3, 1985 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Florida USA 2011 |
| Major competition(s) | Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 (Top 8) Miss Florida USA 2007 (Top 15) Miss Florida USA 2011 (Winner) Miss USA 2011 (Top 15) |
Lissette Garcia (born May 3, 1985) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Miami, Florida.
Garcia holds title of Miss Florida USA 2011.[2] She competed in the Miss USA 2011 Pageant, placing in the Top 15.[3] She represented Miami Tropic at the Miss Florida USA Pageant.[4] Her goal as Miss Florida USA is to raise awareness of Ovarian Cancer and to raise money for her cause. She plans to work with both the American Cancer Society and the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation throughout her reign.[5][6] She attends Miami-Dade College and hopes to one day be a Physician's Assistant. She is a 1st generation American, as her parents were both born in Cuba.[7]
Garcia also competed in the Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 pageant in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, representing Cuba and finishing as a top 8 finalist, and won the title of Queen of the World in Germany in 2006.[1]
References
- ^ a b Berry, Jasmine (August 18, 2010). "Miss Florida USA lends her voice to cancer awareness". South Miami News. Miami Community Newspapers. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "Independence Today". itodaynews.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Reign of First Muslim Miss USA to End at Las Vegas Pageant Tonight". firstcoastnews.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Miss FL USA 2011 CONTESTANTS". Miss Florida USA/Teen USA Pageants. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ "Chanel Interview with Miss Florida USA 2011, Lissette Garcia". Cancer Fact or Fiction. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Garcia, Lissette. "Miss Florida USA 2011". Miss Florida USA Pageant. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ "Miss Miami Tropic Lissette Garcia The New Miss Florida 2011!". Miss Florida USA/Teen USA Pageants. July 15, 2010.