Super-Active Rehabilitation Specialist Credits His Vegan Diet With Keeping Him in Top Condition
For Immediate Release:
May 7, 2012
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David Perle 202-483-7382
Highlands, N.J. -- The competition to be named PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door is heating up, and Highlands resident John Roussos 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."
Roussos—who is a neurorehabilitation specialist and a painter—went vegetarian 12 years ago and vegan a year later and says that he feels and looks better because of it. He also says that as a vegan, he is proud to be helping take a bite out of animal suffering. Always on the go, Roussos enjoys unicycling, running, swimming, surfing, camping, and skydiving.
To see photos of Roussos 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.