The grand finale of Miss Earth 2019, was held on 26th October 2019 at Cove Manila at Okada Manila, Parañaque City, Philippines where Nellys Pimentel of Puerto Rico was crowned the new queen. She made history by winning the first Miss Earth crown for her country. Nellys succeeds and was crowned by Miss Earth 2018 Phoung Khanh of Vietnam.
Born and raised in San Juan, Nellys is a Puerto Rican model and also a marketing and Psychology student. She performed with excellence and grace throughout the competition making a strong foothold in the pageant. She also won silver medals in both Long Gown and Swimsuit Competitions during the preliminaries.
Her elemental court included Miss Earth Air 2019 – Emanii Davis (Emanii Jovan) Miss Earth United States of America 2019, Miss Earth Water 2019 – Klára Vavrušková Miss Earth Czech Republic 2019 and Miss Earth Fire 2019 – Alice Manyonok (Alisa Manyonok) Miss Earth Belarus 2019.