13 things about Miss Universe El Salvador 2024 Florence Garcia

Florence Gisselle Garcia won the inaugural edition of Miss Universe El Salvador. She represented El Salvador in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Garcia is a Salvadoran-American presenter, model and beauty queen based in Miami, Florida, United States. She has a brother named Erick Garcia.

On September 17, 2025, Florence turned 27. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2005, her father took her and Erick to their very first Miami Heat game.
2. In 2012, her father passed away.
3. She was a Miss Teen Miami 2014 finalist.
4. She was a contestant at Miss Carnaval Miami 2015 and Miss Miami VIP 2015.
5. In 2017, she graduated from John A. Ferguson High School in Miami.
6. In 2018, she visited Rome, Italy and Seoul, South Korea.
7. In 2019, she visited Grand Bahama, Bahamas and Milan, Italy.
8. In 2020, she visited Mexico.
9. She was a Nuestra Belleza Latina 2021 contestant.
10. She was a Miss Grand USA 2022 candidate.
11. She was a Miss Continentes Unidos 2022 candidate.
12. She won Miss Universe El Salvador 2024.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Born in San Miguel, El Salvador, Florence is a citizen of the U.S. and El Salvador. She was not able to attend Miss Universe El Salvador 2025.

2010s

• On November 24, 2012, her father died of a brain tumor.
• In May 2013, she was chosen as Prom Princess in school.
• On December 28, 2014, she was one of the 10 Miss Teen Miami 2014 finalists.
• On February 7, 2015, she competed against 11 other Miss Carnaval Miami 2015 candidates at the Manuel Artime Theater in Miami. Kassandra Montandon won the title.
• On April 26, 2015, she competed at Miss Miami VIP 2015. She won the Miss Congeniality and Best Smile awards.
• On January 1, 2016, she welcomed the new year in San Salvador.
• In March 2016, she had a photoshoot in Doral, Florida.
• In August 2016, she had a photoshoot in Hollywood, Florida.
• In June 2017, she graduated from John A. Ferguson High School.

2020s

• Representing El Salvador, she finished in the Top 18 at Nuestra Belleza Latina 2021, which aired on Univision from September 26, 2021 to November 21, 2021.
• On June 23, 2022, she represented Florida at Miss Grand USA 2022 and competed against 11 other candidates at the Copernicus Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was unplaced but she won the Miss Photogenic award.
• On August 6, 2022, she represented the U.S. at Miss Continentes Unidos 2022 and competed against 24 other candidates at the Parque Las Vegas in Portoviejo, Ecuador. She was unplaced but she won the Miss Simpatia award.
• As a journalist, she went to the Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda in San Salvador on November 18, 2023 to cover the Miss Universe 2023 coronation ceremony.
• On September 7, 2024, she represented San Miguel at Miss Universe El Salvador 2024 and competed against 13 other candidates at Teatro Presidente in San Salvador, El Salvador. She won the title.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented El Salvador at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico. She was unplaced.
• She was not able to travel from the U.S. to El Salvador to crown Miss Universe El Salvador 2025 on September 26, 2025 because she was only invited three days before the event, making it logistically impossible to organize a trip, according to her.