Vancouver Pride Week 2012: Trans role model Jenna Talackova wants to fight for the environment
By Craig Takeuchi, July 30, 2012
http://www.straight.com/article-743411/vancouver/vancouver-pride-week-2012-jenna-talackovaBut how does she feel about being called a civil-rights hero?
She laughs.
"I hate labels, and if you wanna call me that great," the statuesque beauty told the Georgia Straight at the official launch of Pride Week at Vancouver City Hall. "Honestly, I did it out of pure vanity and it turned into changing peoples' minds across the world and the Miss Universe organization. So I can't believe it happened. It just happened without even thinking it would happen. So I feel very proud of it. I'm very humbled."
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"I wanna pose nude for PETA eventually, after the first season of the show. Not Playboy , but PETA."
That's because one of her greatest passions is protecting the environment and animals.
"I'm all about the environment," she said. "I eat vegan, raw diet, and I'm studying holistic nutrition. I believe in environmental integrity. It's something...I feel the most saddened by. I feel like we don't treat our world correctly. I think the pipeline and all these things are just going to damage our world. We're not looking for a means to better energy sources, and we're going to reap it for our kids and we're going to ruin it for them. I believe in animals and I believe in the environment."
