Former Miss USAs Against Animal Cruelty

click image to enlargeSusie joins fellow Miss USA pageant winners Shandi Finnessey (2004), Alyssa Campanella (2011) and Shanna Moakler (1995) in a jaw-dropping new ad for PETA—shot by famed photographer Fadil Berisha—in a united effort to urge the pageant industry to do away with fur.

Every year, millions of animals—including foxes, minks, raccoons, rabbits, chinchillas, and even cats and dogs—are electrocuted, beaten, drowned, strangled, and skinned alive.

Despite knowing about the horrors that animals go through to make fur coats, some pageants still award furs to winners.

Check out their exclusive interview with PETA to find out why they chose to do the ad and check out the article on PETAs website as well:

E! News broke the news first today.

The 2012 NFL Women's Apparel Campaign

Susie was thrilled to be a part of the campaign for the 2012 NFL Women's Apparel line, and even more thrilled to represent her New England Patriots! The campaign is set to launch soon, so be on the look-out for TV commercials, magazine ads, newspaper articles (see here and here), billboards and much more!

The women of the NFL are more than wives, girlfriends, mothers, sisters, daughters; they are part of the team! They are just as dedicated to the game as their men and know that fandom doesn’t only come around when their team is on the field. They have pride 24/7, 365; through the winning seasons and the not-so-winning seasons. They watch every game religiously, cheer from the stands, coach from the couch and stick to their superstitions. They love their team during the off-season and during bye-weeks, at the gym and at the office. Women of the NFL are the biggest fans of all. They breathe, live, and wear football, and they make it look good."
- The NFL

Amen to that! Check out her pics from the shoot below. She had the honor of modeling with Olympic Gold Medalist, Summer Sanders!

Susie on ABC's hit show "Castle"!

Tune in this Monday, Nov. 7th to watch Susie play "Nadine Espinoza" on the Castle episode entitled "Heartbreak Hotel". Here's a sneak peak at the episode:

Here are some photos from the set courtesy of TV Overmind:

Susie Gets Fast & Furious in Rio De Janeiro

Check out Susie co-hosting the world premiere of Universal Studios' latest blockbuster release, "Fast Five," in Rio with Tyrese Gibson (who's also starring in the film). Susie interviews all the film's stars, which include Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Tego Calderon, and director Justin Lin.

This is the first clip but there are many more. Check them out here. And go see "Fast Five"! It premieres in theaters April 29th!

Susie's Book, "Confidence Is Queen"!

CONFIDENCE IS QUEEN: 
THE FOUR KEYS TO ULTIMATE BEAUTY THROUGH POSITIVE THINKING

In this every-girl's-guide-for-life, Susie Castillo illustrates how to become the most confident, positive, and beautiful you. MTV VJ, face of Neutrogena and former Miss USA, Susie Castillo, knows first-hand what it takes to get the most out of life: confidence! She learned this through her greatest victories as well as through her greatest challenges. From detractors who felt she would never amount to anything, to her father who left her and her family when she was only six years old, it would have been very easy for Susie to feel discouraged and insecure.

But her resilient mother taught Susie the power of positive thinking that led to her confidence, earning her a crown and a dream-come-true. Today, that positive thinking has become a way of life for Susie, and in this revealing and inspirational book, she pinpoints the areas of life you need to address to build your confidence, and the four keys to unleashing your ultimate beauty. Learn how to:

- Identify and effectively develop your spirituality

- Discover and embrace your relationships

- Take control of your health and body image

- Believe in your dreams and make them a reality

In Confidence Is Queen, Susie illustrates just how to incorporate these four keys into your life and become the most confident, positive, and beautiful you.

CLICK HERE to get your copy!

Susie's Show "School Pride" on NBC!

Season Premiere, October 15th!
Fridays, 8/7 c

The School Pride Team: Jacob, me, Tom, and Whitley!I've been hired by Denise Cramsey (True Beauty, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) and Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) to help transform America's educational system, one school at a time, on the brand-new NBC show, "School Pride"!

I'm so proud to be part of a show that delivers such an important message. "School Pride" will wake people up to a huge problem in our country...our broken public school system. 

Being the designer on the show is a dream come true! Along with my fellow team members/hosts Kym Whitley, Jacob Soboroff and Tom Stroup, I will tackle the daunting task of renovating some of our nation's most dilapidated schools.

Susie Co-Hosts "Randy Jackson's Hit List"

One of my favorite things to do each and every week is co-host Randy Jackson's Hit List with American Idol's own, Randy Jackson. It can be a bit challenging at the moment because I'm traveling around the country shooting episodes of "School Pride," but my Dawg and I always make it happen.

So be sure to join us every weekend on our nationally-syndicated show as we count down the hottest music in the country! If you haven't caught it on your local radio station, here's a little taste for your listening pleasure...