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Carrie Underwood and The Tonight Show’s Kevin Eubanks Voted World’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities
Tens of thousands of votes have been counted and the results are in. PETA is thrilled to announce that Tonight Show band leader Kevin Eubanks has been voted PETA’s World’s Sexiest Vegetarian man for 2007, while American Idol superstar Carrie Underwood was voted World’s Sexiest Vegetarian woman. Red-carpet runners-up include sexy sleuth Kristen Bell, Spider-Man 3’s Bryce Dallas Howard, dashing actor Joaquin Phoenix, Heroes hottie Milo Ventimiglia, charming columnist Michael Ausiello, and 30 Seconds to Mars vocalist Jared Leto.
Jay Leno couldn't be happier about Eubanks’ triumph. Leno mentioned the contest on The Tonight Show several times during the final week of the contest, saying that he “want[ed Kevin] to win to bring honor to [the Tonight Show] stage.” Eubanks—who has long been known for his buff body in addition to his musical skills—is proof that turning to veggies doesn’t mean turning down muscle. “Every night before the show, I make sure [my] guitar is perfectly tuned. And every day, I do the same for my body—with healthy, vegetarian meals,” Eubanks has said. “It’s the easiest way to stay fit and feel great.”
Carrie Underwood who is celebrating her second win as “World's Sexiest Vegetarian”—she also won in PETA’s 2005 poll—is a lifelong animal lover. “I quit eating beef when I was about thirteen,” she has said. “I do it because I really love animals and it just makes me sad. … I don’t like to watch commercials where they have meat. It weirds me out.” Known to sport “V Is for Vegetarian” shirts at her concerts, the singer frequently mentions that vegetarian pizza is one of her favorite foods. What’s more, Underwood is also known to rescue stray animals.
Why are so many in Hollywood shunning meat? These stars' reasons for keeping animals off their plates are as diverse and inspiring as their talents—from avoiding the inexcusable cruelty to animals in factory farms and slaughterhouses to improving their own health and helping the environment by not contributing to factory-farm pollution.
Want to do your part to help animals and become as sexy as our winners? Take PETA's 30-Day Veg Pledge today to explore a vegetarian diet for one month, and we'll e-mail you our favorite recipes as well as tips on the best places to eat out, the tastiest animal-friendly snacks, and the most delicious prepackaged vegetarian meals.
Below is the complete list of vegetarian celebrities who were in the running.
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