Indie Filmmaker Credits Vegan Diet With Keeping Him in Top Condition
For Immediate Release:
May 4, 2012
Contact:
Shakira Croce 202-483-7382
Provo, Utah -- The competition to be named PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door is heating up, and 28-year-old Provo native Ryan Vance just may take home the grand prize. He has beaten out hundreds of other entrants from across the U.S. to become one of 10 male contestants to advance to the final round in PETA's contest. Two lucky winners (one male and one female) will each receive a free trip to Hawaii, courtesy of the PETA Member Advantage Program.
"On average, vegetarians are slimmer and healthier than meat-eaters are—and they save more than 100 animals a year from the violence of factory farms, slaughterhouses, and fishing nets," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "One look at our radiant finalists proves that there's nothing sexier than kindness."
Vance first went vegetarian in order to get healthy after he was diagnosed with severe hypoglycemia while attending Timpview High School. Vegan for the past 10 years, Vance's health has improved and he has lived in London and Los Angeles, where he works as an independent film director and producer. He holds a degree in fine arts from the University of Southern California and has a master's degree in film production from London Film School. His hobbies include martial arts, weight training, basketball, rock climbing, and traveling. Vance has a gorgeous vegan girlfriend, who is a photographer and took his Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door entry picture, and he says that it turns him on when a woman feels passionately about a cause—particularly animal rights.
To see photos of Vance and the other sexy vegetarian finalists, please click here. The voting—which can be done on PETA's website and by texting—ends on May 14, and the two winners will be announced on May 21.
For more information and to vote in the contest, please visit PETA.org or click here.
Three factors will be considered when PETA chooses the winners: the number of votes received from the public, the enthusiasm demonstrated by the entrants in living and promoting a vegetarian lifestyle, and PETA's assessment of the entrants' attractiveness.