Ecorazzi Announces Our Top 5 Vegan Celebrities Of 2009
Filed under: animals, food & drink, green and famous — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 3:19 pm
June 9th 2009
I’m not gonna lie — vegan celebrities are probably on my mind a bit more than the average person. It just sort of comes with the job.
I often find myself turning to friends in movies and whispering, “Pssst…notice in that scene how (insert vegan celebrity) didn’t really eat that sandwich. Yeah, it’s totally cause he’s VEG.” Or I’ll see a well-known vegan artist on the cover of a magazine and manically skim the article for any words that start with the letter “v.” The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.
Yesterday while walking home from a swanky event, I found myself trying to come up with the Top 5 Vegan Celebrities of 2009. Within a few minutes I made my picks and had already asked my Facebook friends (ps. why aren’t we Facebook friends?) to weigh in. And so, for your reading enjoyment, here are Ecorazzi’s Top 5 Vegan Celebrities of 2009!
Counting down…
5. Ginnifer Goodwin
There’s nothing I love more than a fresh-faced vegan who’s new to the scene and excited about the cause. Never afraid to share her thoughts on the issue, Ginnifer is constantly bringing up her herbivore ways. While on Late Night with Conan O’Brian, Goodwin proudly declared, “It’s amazing! I’m like on a vegan high! I don’t need drugs. There’s a party in my body. Every thing’s working appropriately.” For her outspokenness, wisdom and PR skills, I proudly salute Ginnifer and offer her spot number five on our countdown.
4. John Salley
John Salley proves that you don’t need animal protein to be a serious athlete. The famous NBA star has no problem throwing the word “vegan” around and recently took to the cameras to share his thoughts with PETA . For his plant-based power, I knight Sir John Salley number four on our list of vegan celebs.
3. Alicia Silverstone
Ah yes, the venerable veteran vegan! Alicia Silverstone is well-known for inspiring the masses with her compassionate views and being a steadfast warrior for the cause. Look for her new book — The Kind Diet – coming out this fall. Veganism never looked so good and for that we bow our heads and offer Alicia spot number three.
2. Emily Deschanel
Emily Deschanel is one of those glamorous vegans that prove the power of plant-based foods. A vegan of over 16 years and a supporter of many great animal organizations, Emily is a rock in the movement and angel for the animals. For all of these reasons, we give her a high-five and spot number two.
1. Ellen DeGeneres
If I could, I’d write a book called Why Ellen DeGeneres Is Cooler Than PB&J. You see, Ellen has perhaps the most attractive trait any celebrity could posses: the ability to speak-up for the causes she believes in without turning people off. As a fresh-off-the-boat vegan, Ellen has embraced the lifestyle with pride and gusto and helped promote some of the greatest leaders in the movement. To thank her for all your compassion and coolness, we offer Ellen the biggest slice of vegan cake we can find and the title of our NUMBER ONE Vegan Celebrity of 2009.
Well there you have it — our effing list of awesomeness. Of course, there are plenty of other vegan celebrities out there who we think are super rad and we sincerely thank them for their activist skills.
Who are your Top 5 Vegan Celebrities of 2009? Chime in and let us know!!
So glad the Emily made your list. She’s such a genuine and sweet person
Also love Gennifer & Ellen <3
That quote “I’m like on a vegan high! I don’t need drugs. There’s a party in my body.” is actually my txt message alert. That interview cracked me up. She was so totally energetic and you could see how amazing she felt.
Great post! We need to hear more about the celebrities’ healthy diet. It’s a powerful way to convince people to switch to better lifestyle. Who does not want to be (and look) like those Hollywood babes??
I plan on having my soon-to-be-launched all natural vegan jello endorsed by a celebrity.
Great list description and post
Only thing is when I rarely watch TV and see Ellen in those Cover Girl ads (they test on animals) I am very sad. Otherwise she’s great.
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Agree celebrities set many trends
That’s a pretty hot group of vegans
1. Alicia Silverstone http://tinyurl.com/mmranq
2. Amber http://tinyurl.com/nvftck
3. Leilani Münter http://tinyurl.com/qofndj
4. Leona Lewis http://tinyurl.com/njmhvz
5. A tie between Holly Madison http://tinyurl.com/l8mwno and Jenna Jameson http://tinyurl.com/m6hj4u
Although Emily Deschanel
makes my heart pitter patter (I also think Alicia Silverstone is amazing!), I would have to agree with you Michael – Ellen Degeneres has helped promote the vegan lifestyle as few have done.
Sometimes I watch video clips of her show on the internet and I’ve heard her, many times and with pride, mention the fact she is vegan and that she loves animals.
She’s also able to make it sound extremely cool, while at the same time a very normal and easy thing to do…
Is she perfect? No! Are any of us? I’m not!
Sorry, I forgot to post this link:
http://www.peta.org/FeatureSexiestVegetarianCelebrity.asp
It’s PETA’s 2009 Sexiest Vegetarian Alive poll (which is already closed…)
But you can see the list of everyone who was running!
I don’t think Ellen Degeneres should be on the top five list. Although she has adopted a vegan diet, she has also started modeling for Maybelline, a company that actively tests its products on animals. It’s disappointing to see photos of her advertising Maybelline cosmetics at the drug store. She’s a popular celbrity who is now representing the veganism but is overlooking the very non-vegan act of animal testing.
Aw shucks I really thought that I’d be on the list.
I mistakenly posted that Ellen Degeneres is modeling for Maybelline. She is actually modeling for Cover Girl, a company that also tests its cosmetics on animals. It’s disheartening that she is receiving so much positive press about veganism while promoting products that are so contemptuous of animals.
Cover Girl appears on all the lists of companies that still test on animals. These lists can be found on several websites including caringconsumer.com and WikiAnswers.com. The PETA website provides a full list of sites that inform the public about animal testing. I encourage Ecorazzi to do some research about this and consider removing Ellen Degeneres from the top-five vegan celebrity list.
The only reason Ellen made number 1 anyway is because shes gay, the article says it itself.
Supporting animal testing in any way financially rules you out form being vegan, period. So ellen is either mistaken or a liar like one of those “Im a vegetarian I only eat chicken and fish” sorta people.
Now that I see the level of eco knowledge of the people writing articles here- off I go, to never return. Should be called gayfakeecorazzi.
anyone who even try’s to live a vegan life should be supported. most people take steps over the years to become a vegetarian, then vegan. i’m a raw/vegan and always try to be aware to support people and products that are. the more people that become aware of how inhumane animals are treated hopefully will start to make the change. i’ve seen the change over the last 40 years since i first became a vegetarian and happy to see this growth.
I’m glad emily is over alicia. I mean, emily does help a lot and support many causes and she is fully-commited to defend the vegan lifestyle and sometimes she doesn’t get the credit she desrves because she is not famous enough.