Jessica Alba, Declares Herself

Even though she seems a sweet and innocent girl, Jessica Alba is very strong and determined. She recently appeared in a new campaign for the voter group DECLARE YOURSELF.

You can easily see the images are a bit shocking, but Jessica is very eager to fight for the cause she believes in:

“I think it is important for young people to be aware of the need we have in this country to get them more active politically,” says Alba. “People respond to things that are shocking.”

The dramatic image “really resonates” with the issue of voting, according to the 27-year-old star. “If you don’t register and vote and make a difference, and hopefully change the bad things that are happening in our country, you are essentially just binding and muzzling yourself.”

Of taking the photos, shot by photographer Marc Liddel, Alba says, “It didn’t freak me out at all. What I like about Marc’s work is that he tells a story and brings real emotion to his pictures.”

To loosen up a bit, Alba is declaring that she is very happy to be a mother, and that this has been the best thing that happened to her: “It is exhausting but way more fulfilling than anything I have done. Everything I do now is so much more meaningful because of her.”