Nellys Pimentel

Nellys Rocio Pimentel Campusano (born 27 April 1997) is a Puerto Rican model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Earth 2019.

[13] Pimentel represented Puerto Rico in Miss Earth 2019 pageant with the coronation night held at Okada Manila, Philippines on 26 October 2019.

[4][21] She called the attention of her nation's leaders "to stop taking advantage of the environment and start initiatives to protect and give back to it.

[26][24] She reaffirmed her commitment in enhancing the image of Puerto Rico and discussed the current environmental issues, such as coastal erosion, the need for beach cleanup and the development of agricultural communities.

[24][25] In August 2019, Pimentel used her platform as Miss Earth Puerto Rico to call for attention on the Amazon rainforest wildfires in Brazil.

[9] She appeared as guest in the Univision TV show, Ahora Es and she talked about her experience at the Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2019 pageant including her environmental preservation advocacy.

[28] After winning Miss Earth, Pimentel first guested on a magazine TV show, Bagong Pilipinas aired on People's Television Network with her elemental court and with Karlo Nograles- the Cabinet Secretary of the Philippines.

[37][38] She made a trip in the United States and appeared in the Telemundo show, Un Nuevo Día on 11 November 2019 and she was interviewed on her victory at the Miss Earth 2019 pageant and she discussed her environmental awareness advocacy.

[46] They paraded while carrying a mirror similar to the one used by Alexa in the eighth edition of the Transfashion event, held at the Sila María Calderón Foundation in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.

[47] On 4 June 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, an African American man, by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 25 May 2020, she was interviewed by Primera Hora and El Vocero and shared her experience as a child where she faced racist comments regarding her Afro-textured hair and dark skin tone.

[38][10] She appeared on the cover of an American monthly women's fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar- Vietnam's edition in October 2020 and talked about her mission as Miss Earth winner being the voice of unspoken injustices and inadequacies.

Pimentel during the swimsuit round in San Vicente, Palawan