Christian Serratos PETA

Christian Serratos PETA

The pics of Christian Serratos during the unveiling of her PETA "Fur? I'd Rather Go Naked" poster held at 3307 M St. NW, Washington, DC dated December 19, 2009.

Leona Lewis and Scott Maslen are 2009 World’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities

British pop star Leona Lewis, is again, voted as the Sexiest Celebrity Vegetarian in the World.

This is the second time that X-Factor winner Lewis has been voted Sexiest Vegetarian by PETA or People for Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Lewis has been a vegetarian since the age of 12. She inspires fans all around the world by her commitment to advocating a vegetarian lifestyle. And no wonder, after a month-long poll conducted by PETA.org, the songstress bested other Hollywood stars like Carrie Underwood, Hayden Panettiere, Shania Twain and Alicia Sylverstone for the title.

Leona’s male counterpart, however, is 38-year-old British actor/model Scott Maslen. Scott is perhaps best known for his portrayal as DS Phil Hunter in ITV’s The Bill and now Jack Branning on the BBC’s flagship soap EastEnders.

Yasmien Kurdi on PETA's "Respect Chicks. Go Vegetarian." Ads

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA welcomes 2009 with its latest campaign featuring longtime advocate, actress-singer Yasmien Kurdi.

PETA explained the promotional materials: "In the first ad, Kurdi poses inside a cage with a fellow chick—a baby chicken, that is—under the tagline ‘Try to Relate to Who’s on Your Plate. Go Vegetarian.’ In the second, Yasmien poses on top of a cage under the tagline ‘Respect Chicks. Go Vegetarian.'"

A staunch supporter of PETA and its ideals, Yasmien has been very active in using her celebrity status to provide awareness and encourage the public to drop meat from their diet and practice a healthy lifestyle by eating vegetables instead.

"With so many delicious alternatives now available, it’s easier than ever to enjoy great food without causing animal suffering… Ang laking help ng pagiging vegetarian kasi ang pagiging vegetarian nali-lessen ang mga diseases, lalo na ‘yong mga heart diseases, kidney, at kung anu-ano pa," said Yasmien in a 2007 interview.

The new campaign reiterates PETA’s appeal to the public to embrace a healthy lifestyle. Aside from reducing, if not eliminating the chances of acquiring diseases, being a vegetarian helps in reducing the appalling practice of subjecting animals to cruel treatment. An investigation revealed that animals raised intensively in factory farms regularly undergo tail docking, debeaking, and castration without pain relievers that would at least ease the suffering.