The Race Is On as 13-Year-Old Beats Out More Than 1,200 Contenders
For Immediate Release:
May 19, 2011
Contact:
Ashley Gonzalez 202-483-7382
Naples, Fla.— What does 13-year-old Naples resident Sarah Wingo have in common with Olivia Wilde? Wilde was a winner of PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Alive contest, and Wingo is one of the female finalists in the spin-off Cutest Vegetarian Alive contest sponsored by peta2, PETA's youth division. Wingo beat out more than 1,200 contestants from across the U.S. Supporters can check out finalists by visiting peta2.com and can click here to find out how to vote via text message to help peta2 select the winners. Two winners (one male and one female) will be announced on June 6, and each will win a professional photo shoot and star in a peta2 ad.
"More and more Americans are going vegetarian every day, and young people are leading the charge," says peta2 Division Manager Marta Holmberg. "It's no wonder: On average, vegetarians are slimmer, trimmer, and generally healthier than meat-eaters, so they're bound to be a lot cuter too!"
Wingo, a vegetarian for nearly a year, believes that no animal should be harmed, hurt, tortured, or injured on purpose in any way. Wingo adopted a vegetarian diet after watching PETA's factory-farming exposé "Meet Your Meat." She speaks out against all forms of animal abuse, and her refusal to participate in a dissection exercise in science class recently made headlines nationwide.
To view photos and bios of all the finalists and to cast your vote to help peta2 decide the winners , please click here. To vote for Wingo, text "Sarah" to 73822.