Jackie Garcia-Casals is proudly representing the Town of Miami Lakes at the Miss Florida Teen USA competition on October 6.
Casals, 18, is very active in her community, participating in many philanthropical events with organizations such as the American Cancer Society, Relay for Life, The Children's Trust, and Amigos for Kids.
She was crowned Miss Miami Lakes Teen at the second annual Miss Miami Lakes USA pageant that took place on March 24, at Shula's Hotel and hopes to win the title of Miss Florida Teen. Casals has a passion for the arts such as acting and dancing which is why her professional goal is to become a talent producer in the hopes of discovering the next big star.
She loves representing the town that molded her into the young lady she is today and appreciates her town's support this October.
Casals will be competing for the crown of Miss Florida Teen USA on local ABC the first weekend of October. Miss Florida Teen USA is the qualifier for Miss Teen USA.
Florida is the televised preliminary state pageant in the Miss USA system with over 5 million viewers statewide and internationally.