Lissette Garcia holds the title of Miss Florida USA 2011 and competed in the Miss USA 2011 Pageant, placing in the Top 15. 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.