Occupation Model and beauty queen Eye color Brown | Hair color Brown Height 1.83 m | |
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Majorcompetition(s) Miss Rhode Island USA 2015(Winner)Miss USA 2015(2nd Runner-up)Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2015(Winner)Miss Grand International 2015(Resigned) Titles Miss Rhode Island USA, Miss Dominican Republic, Miss Grand International Similar Claire Elizabeth Parker, Daryanne Lees, Mamé Adjei, Olivia Jordan, Ariska Putri Pertiwi | ||
Anea Wauneegunn Garcia (born November 21, 1994) is an American–Dominican model and beauty queen. She represented Rhode Island in the 2015 Miss USA pageant where she placed 2nd runner up. She later represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss Grand International 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand and won the first crown for Dominican Republic. But on March 24, 2016, Anea Garcia resigned the title after alleging she was sexually assaulted during an official trip to South Sudan.
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Early life
Garcia was born in Providence, Rhode Island and later moved to Cranston, Rhode Island. She was adopted by her grandmother who instilled in her the ideals of perseverance, principles, and values. She is a second semester sophomore at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island on a full tuition grant through the Intercultural Leadership Award and is pursuing a double major in legal studies and philosophy.
Miss USA 2015
On July 12, 2015 Garcia was 2nd Runner-up Miss USA 2015 to Olivia Jordan. She represented Rhode Island at the Miss USA pageant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
On August 30, 2015 Garcia gave up her title to Theresa Agonia, the new 2016 Miss Rhode Island USA. After completing her duties, in September 2015 Garcia was appointed Miss Grand Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Miss Grand International 2015
On October 25, 2015 Garcia was crowned Miss Grand International and represented the Dominican Republic in Bangkok, Thailand. She competed with 76 contestants from different countries and territories of the world, and at the end of the evening she was crowned Miss Grand International 2015 her predecessor Daryanne Lees from Cuba.
Resignation
On March 24, 2016, Garcia resigned the title of Miss Grand International 2015 after alleging she was sexually assaulted while on a mission trip to South Sudan, in which the organization and the president Nawat Itsaragrisil of MGI did not take action nor look into. After Garcia's resignation from the title, the Miss Grand International Organization announced that her first runner-up, Claire Elizabeth Pearl Parker, would assume the title of Miss Grand International 2015.
