Thousands
of
voters
have
spoken,
and
Bollywood
actor
kareena
kapoor
and
cricket
star
Sreesanth
have
been
crowned
the
winners
of
PETA
India's
annual
Sexiest
Vegetarians
Alive
poll.
The
online
contest
was
conducted
by
petaDishoom,
PETA
India's
youth
arm.
Kapoor
and
Sreesanth
narrowly
edged
out
2007
winner
R
Madhavan,
model
and
doctor
Aditi
Gowitrikar,
Pentagram
vocalist
Vishal
Dadlani,
film
star
and
Kailasa
singer
Kailash
Kher
and
many
others.
Four-time
Filmfare
award-winner
kareena
kapoor,
who
has
appeared
in
more
than
31
movies,
captured
the
female
title
for
the
second
year
in
a
row.
Exuberant
young
fast-pace
bowler
Sreesanth
beat
out
fellow
vegetarian
cricket
stars
Ishant
Sharma
and
Anil
Kumble
to
earn
the
nod
for
sexiest
male.
Other
top
contenders
include
Olympic
Bronze
Medallist
Sushil
Kumar;
actors
Alicia
Silverstone,
Pamela
Anderson,
Hansika
Motwani,
Mallika
Sherawat,
Mahima
Chaudhary
and
Rajneesh
Duggal;
musicians
Sir
Paul
McCartney
and
Moby;
and
designers
Anita
Dongre
and
Hemant
Trevedi.
''When
you
look
at
the
dozens
of
gorgeous
celebrities
in
this
year's
poll,
there
are
no
bones
about
it
-
a
vegetarian
diet
makes
you
beautiful
inside
and
out'',
says
PETA
India's
Anuradha
Sawhney.
''After
all,
going
vegetarian
is
the
best
thing
you
can
do
for
the
animals,
the
Earth
and
your
health.
Plus,
everyone
knows
that
there
is
nothing
sexier
than
someone
who
exudes
both
passion
and
compassion.''
Story first published: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 12:22 [IST]