Oscar-award winning actress Hilary Swank may have abandoned vegetarianism after 18 years in a bid to gain weight and stay healthy, there are some absolutely stunning ladies who seem to qualify as man-eaters without eating meat. Green is certainly beautiful in India are rest of the world.

Kareena Kapoor: The actress has been voted PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian and claimed eating veggies did not dampen her X-factor. "Being voted the sexy vegetarian is quite fashionable...You don't need meat to build muscle. Vegetables have a lot of variety for building muscle. It's cool to be a vegan," she was quoted as saying in a newspaper interview.

Mallika Sherawat: When a fan asked Mallika on her Twitter page if she was a vegetarian, this is what the 33-year-old actress replied: "I am indeed veg and proud of it! How do you think I maintain this body figure?

Mandira Bedi: Svelte Mandira Bedi, who has juggled her roles on the small screen, in the cricket commentary box and now also on the ramp, is a strict vegetarian.

Aditi Govitrikar: Model, actor and physician Aditi Govitrikar starred in a PETA advertisement that had her posing with fiery red chillies and lettuce dressing her head.

Amrita Rao and Preeta Rao: Amrita, who went vegetarian 10 years ago, is all set to give company to Shahid Kapoor in a PETA ad with the theme 'Let Vegetarianism Grown on You'. The ad will reportedly be shot later this year and will feature both Shahid and Amrita together, wrapped in tomato vines as as the look is 'tomato-and-pepper'. Amrita could be seen wearing hot pants and a tube top, while Shahid is expected to show off his well-honed muscles.

Sophie Monk: Australian pop singing sensation and actor Sophie Monk jumped at the opportunity to speak up for animals by shedding her clothes and posing nude in a bed of chili peppers alongside the tagline 'Spice Up Your Life—Go Vegetarian' in one of PETA's sexiest vegetarian ads to date.