Lissette Garcia
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Lissette Garcia holds the title of Miss Florida USA
2011 and competed in the Miss USA 2011
Pageant, placing in the Top 16. She represented Miami Tropic at the Miss Florida USA
Pageant. 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. 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
.
Garcia also competed in the Reina Hispanoamericana 2007
pageant in Santa Cruz, Bolivia finishing as a top 8 finalist.
Miss Florida USA
The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.While Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, the state has never won the Miss USA pageant, although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA...
2011 and competed in the Miss USA 2011
Miss USA 2011
Miss USA 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih of Michigan crowned her successor, Alyssa Campanella of California, at the end...
Pageant, placing in the Top 16. She represented Miami Tropic at the Miss Florida USA
Miss Florida USA
The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.While Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, the state has never won the Miss USA pageant, although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA...
Pageant. Her goal as Miss Florida USA
Miss Florida USA
The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.While Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, the state has never won the Miss USA pageant, although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA...
is to raise awareness of Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from the ovary. Symptoms are frequently very subtle early on and may include: bloating, pelvic pain, difficulty eating and frequent urination, and are easily confused with other illnesses....
and to raise money for her cause. She plans to work with both the American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization" dedicated, in their own words, "to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and...
and the Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from the ovary. Symptoms are frequently very subtle early on and may include: bloating, pelvic pain, difficulty eating and frequent urination, and are easily confused with other illnesses....
Research Foundation throughout her reign. She attends Miami-Dade College and hopes to one day be a Physician's Assistant. She is a 1st generation American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as her parents were both born in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
.
Garcia also competed in the Reina Hispanoamericana 2007
Reina Hispanoamericana 2007
Reina Hispanoamericana 2007, The 17th Reina Hispanoamericana Beauty Pageant was held at the FEXPO, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 26, 2007. 20 contestants was competed in the event...
pageant in Santa Cruz, Bolivia finishing as a top 8 finalist.