PEP: Pinoy celebrities enter PETA's 'sexiest' list

Filipino celebrities made it in this year's list of Sexiest Vegetarians around the globe. Those who made the list are sexy comedienne Alicia Mayer, award-winning actress and devout environmentalist Chin-Chin Gutierrez, singer Geneva Cruz, model Isabel Roces, young actress Yasmien Kurdi and actor Raymond Bagatsing. The six mentioned local celebrities join an illustrious roster, which includes pop culture icons such as Brigitte Bardot, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, former Beatle Paul McCartney and other contemporary Hollywood celebrities like Alicia Silverstone, Christie Brinkley, Alyssa Milano, Kim Basinger, Natalie Portman, Alec Baldwin, Joaquin Phoenix, Rupert Everett, and Tobey Maguire, among many others. Singer-actress Faye Wong was crowned as Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian woman for 2008 while securing the title as Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian man was Indian actor-director Amitabh Bachchan. Australian actress Abbie Cornish of Elizabeth: The Golden Age fame was likewise named as Australia's Sexiest Vegetarian woman. Singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd on the other hand was named Australia's Sexiest Vegetarian man. GO VEGGIE. Vegetarianism, over the past couple of years, has gained a steady growth in terms of popularity and public awareness. Many advocates acknowledged the significance of having vegetarian celebrities as ambassadors to promote the cause on a worldwide scale. Here in the Philippines, the call to consume only vegetables and fruits instead of meat has drawn support from a handful of popular personalities. PETA, which stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has been very active in pushing vegetarianism and animal care while at the same time tapping popular celebrities to gain attention for their advocacy. Since last year, PETA campaigns featuring local celebrities have been launched aggressively. Some of the names include models Borgy Manotoc and girlfriend Ornusa Cadness, bombshell Alicia Mayer and Starstruck luminary Yasmien Kurdi. - Philippine Entertainment Portal