Anea Garcia


Anea Wuneegen Rasch, maiden name Garcia, is a Native 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 the country. In March 2016 she resigned or was fired, and was succeeded as Miss Grand International by Claire Elizabeth Pearl Parker.

Early life and education

Garcia was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and later moved to Cranston. She was adopted by her grandmother. She is a student at Roger Williams University in Bristol on a full tuition grant through the Intercultural Leadership Award, and is pursuing a double major in legal studies and philosophy.

Pageant career

Miss Global Teen

Garcia won the title of Miss Global Teen Dominican Republic 2012 and competed in the Miss Global Teen 2012 pageant.

Miss USA 2015

In 2014 Garcia was crowned Miss Rhode Island USA 2015, and in July 2015 she competed in the Miss USA 2015 pageant, where she was second runner-up to Olivia Jordan.

Miss Grand International 2015

Garcia subsequently became Miss Grand Dominican Republic, and representing the Dominican Republic was crowned Miss Grand International in Bangkok on October 25, 2015.
On March 24, 2016, Garcia resigned the title of Miss Grand International 2015 after saying she had been sexually assaulted while on a mission trip to South Sudan and that the organization had provided inadequate chaperoning and its president, Nawat Itsaragrisil, had not investigated.