The Race Is On as 19-Year-Old Beats Out More Than 1,200 Contenders
For Immediate Release:
May 23, 2011
Contact:
Kristin Richards 202-483-7382
Lake Village, Ark. — What does 19-year-old Lake Village resident Will Anthony have in common with Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper? Harper was a winner of PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Alive contest, and Anthony is one of the male finalists in the spin-off Cutest Vegetarian Alive contest sponsored by peta2, PETA's youth division. Anthony beat out more than 1,200 contestants from across the U.S. Supporters can check out finalists by visiting peta2.com and can click here to find out how to vote via text message to help peta2 select the winners. Two winners (one male and one female) will be announced on June 6, and each will win a professional photo shoot and star in a peta2 ad.
"More and more Americans are going vegetarian every day, and young people are leading the charge," says peta2 Division Manager Marta Holmberg. "It's no wonder: On average, vegetarians are slimmer, trimmer, and generally healthier than meat-eaters, so they're bound to be a lot cuter too!"
Anthony, who's just finishing his sophomore year of college, went vegetarian three years ago after seeing two of his favorite bands, Rise Against and Anti-Flag, speak about peta2 and animal rights. Since then, Anthony has become an outspoken advocate for a healthy vegetarian diet and convinced many of his friends to go meat-free. He distributes information about cruelty-free shopping (buying only household and personal-care products that were not tested on animals) on his college campus regularly.
To view photos and bios of all the finalists and to cast your vote to help peta2 decide the winners, please click here. To vote for Anthony, text "Will" to 73822.