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[Activism] Vegan Model And Software Engineer Andrea Meza Scoops Miss Universe 2021 Title

Vegan model and software engineer Andrea Meza has won the revered Miss Universe 2021 title this year. The Miss Mexico title holder scooped the win against 74 other contestants after the initial 2020 competition was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Announcing the win on her Instagram , the 26-year-old exclaimed: “What a moment! Ready for this journey!” ‘Miss Universe is Mexico!’, she added. She accepted the crown onstage at the eagerly awaited event, held at the luxury Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood on May 16. Upon receiving the win, she said: “We live in a society that more and more is more than advanced. As we advance as a society, we’ve also advanced with stereotypes. Continue...

[Activism] Pamela Anderson On New Billboard: ‘Meat and Dairy Farms Drain Half the Country’s Water’

  'The meat and dairy industries are guzzling up our water supply' Credit: Michael Schratter Acclaimed actor and animal-rights advocate Pamela Anderson is appearing on pro-vegan billboards across the US. The Baywatch star is the face of a new ad that debuted on April 5 ahead of Earth Day (April 22). It has been placed outside a number of Sioux Falls fast-food outlets, and declares: “Meat and Dairy Farms Drain Half the Country’s Water.” Ingrid Newkirk is the President of PETA – the vegan charity that created the billboards. In an online statement, she said : “The meat and dairy industries are guzzling up our water supply and sending our planet down the drain. “PETA wants everyone to follow Pamela Anderson’s example and make a splash for animals and the environment by giving vegan meals a try.” Continue...

[Vegan Celebrities] The Korean Vegan dishes out life lessons and stories of her diaspora experience

Joanne Molinaro, 41, a TikTok star who runs The Korean Vegan food blog, always embeds a life lesson into each new cooking video.  Her therapeutic voice could move someone to tears or heal a broken heart and she uses that same voice to discuss racism, misogyny, body image, and more. "They say that true love lasts forever," Molinaro said in a recent TikTok video, staring into the camera with a knife in her hand. "Wrong." She shoved the sharp blade into a vegan egg roll. "One day you're going to give your trust to someone who doesn't deserve it." She went on to shape the rice into a tiny oval as she spoke about the power and beauty of love. By the end of the 60-second TikTok video, a plate of beautifully wrapped egg sushi was ready, and she invited me to have a bite as I wiped off my tears. Continue....