Nellys Pimentel, a psychology graduate, became the first-ever Puerto Rican winner of the Miss Earth pageant during a coronation ceremony in Paranaque City on October 26. Pimentel, who called for her country’s leaders to stop taking advantage of the environment and start initiatives to protect and give back to it during the pageant’s Q&A portion, defeated 84 other candidates. The others in the international contest’s Top 4 finished as follows: Miss Earth Air: USA’s Emanii Davis, Miss Earth Water: Czech Republic’s Klara Vavruskova and Miss Earth Fire: Belarus’ Alisa Manenok. The pageant was held at the Cove in Okada Manila.