VietNamNet Bridge – Model and beauty queen Truong Thi May has been honored with the Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity Woman title under the campaign “Pledge to Be Veg for 30 Days” launched by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia Pacific.

Truong Thi May.

May was first runner-up in the Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2007 and Miss Photogenic Vietnam 2006 pageants. She represented Vietnam at the Miss Universe competition in 2013. She is also an actress and model. May won the Golden Kite Award for the best leading actress, one of the most prestigious movie awards in Vietnam.

May is the second Vietnamese celebrity winning this title. The first was pop star Ho QuynhHuong who received the title last year.

"I’m very happy to receive this award. I have been a vegetarian since childhood and all members in my family are also vegetarians. Vegetarian foods are natural and pure, easy to digest, and bring a sense of peace and relaxation to diner. I would like to thank PETA and those who voted for me. I hope that there will be more people to eat vegetarian food to have good health," May said.

The Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity Men 2014 award was given to Chinese actor Wu Xiubo.

Chinese actor Wu Xiubo.

Other vegetarian celebrities in the running include 141 women and 130 men. Vietnamese celebrities include May, actress Viet Trinh and model Vo Ha Tram in women’s category and actor Dai Nghia, MC Thanh Bach and singer-songwriter Ha Okio in men’s.

International stars who fared well in the competition included Australian models Renee Somerfield, Ellie Gonsalves, and Sheridyn Fisher; musicians Faye Wong and Khalil Fong; actress Maggie Q; Filipina beauty queen Mary Jean Lastimosa; and actors Abbie Cornish and Sophie Monk.

The “Pledge to Be Veg for 30 Days” campaign takes place annually, with the world's top stars on the list of nominees. Through this campaign, PETA wants to deliver a message on animal protection and the good effect of vegetarianism for health. Winners were selected according to criteria that included vote count. The complete list of vegetarian celebrities who were in the running for this year's awards is available at PETAAsiaPacific.com.

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T. Van