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Gomez Named to DoSomething’s Top 20 “Celebs Gone Good” List

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She may be taking on edgier acting roles in films like Spring Breakers, but Selena Gomez is still a celeb gone good…

The 20-year-old half-Mexican American actress/singer is being saluted for her humanitarian work by DoSomething.org.

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Gomez comes in a No. 9 on the organization’s list f the top 20 “Celebs Gone Good” for her  work at children’s hospitals across the country, as well as her work with UNICEF. Her second-annual UNICEF charity concert raised $200,000 for children in Africa.

But Gomez isn’t the only Latina gets philanthropic props…

Coming in at No. 16, The X Factor judge Demi Lovato. The 20-year-old part-Mexican American actress is being recognized for her work on several anti-bullying campaigns, like “Mean Stinks” and Love is Louder, which helps people dealing with negative self-image, depression and bullying. She also partnered with DoSomething.org for the group’s fifth annual Teens for Jeans campaign.

Lastly, Sofia Vergara ranks No. 19 on the list. The 40-year-old Colombian actress by has partnered with giftiki, a group-gifting platform, to help raise awareness for Dreams without Borders. Every year the non-profit brings orphans from Vergara’s home country to Disneyland. She’s been going with the group since 2006.

Here’s a look at the Top 20 Celebs Gone Good of 2012:

  1. Taylor Swift
  2. Miley Cyrus
  3. Channing Tatum
  4. Lady GaGa
  5. Justin Bieber
  6. Robin Roberts
  7. Pink
  8. LeBron James
  9. Selena Gomez
  10. Ian Somerhalder
  11. Jay-Z & Beyonce Knowles
  12. George Takei
  13. Ben Affleck
  14. Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone
  15. Ryan Seacrest
  16. Demi Lovato
  17. Carrie Underwood
  18. Olivia Munn
  19. Sofia Vergara
  20. Drew Brees

Lovato Partners with Secret for Anti-Bullying Campaign

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Demi Lovato has seen her star power increase since taking a seat at the X Factor judges’ table… And now’s she’s using that higher profile to continue her fight against bullies.

The 20-year-old part Mexican singer/actress, who was recently named to Billboard.com’s 21 Under 21 list, has partnered with Secret deodorant to launch the “Mean Stinks” campaign to end bullying.

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“I had a really tough time when I was in middle school,” says Lovato, who offered her support to a victim of bullying during a recent episode of The X Factor.  “People would write ‘hate petitions’ [about me] and send them around to be signed. They’d have CD-bashing parties of my demos. They’d come to my house, stand across the street and yell things. I was a very emotional time for me, and all I wanted to do was get away.”

Following a short stretch in rehab to treat bulimia and cutting nearly two years ago, Lovato has been vocal in her stance against teenage bullying. On Thursday, the pop star surprised students at New York City’s Young Women’s Leadership School to discuss the program and encourage them to “gang up for good.”

Lovato asked girls to pledge to have a “Drama Free School Year” by painting blue nail polish on their pinky fingers – a symbolic pinky swear.

“I’ll definitely be wearing [the nail polish] starting soon,” said Lovato, who was recognized last December with a Do Something Award for her commitment to community service. “It’s a conversation starter: ‘Hey, why is your pinky blue?’‘This is a pinky promise that I’m not going to bully people, that me and my friends are ganging up for good.’”

Secret is donating $1 (up to $150,000) from each purchase of the company’s Mean Sinks Clinical Strength deodorant to the cause as part of the initiative.

More information on the program can be found via Secret’s Facebook Page.