Charlotte woman a finalist for sexiest vegan, which is apparently a thing

PETA’s Sexiest Vegan Next Door contest

Dr. Harriet Davis, 43, a competitive bikini model, and family and sports medicine physician, is one of 10 female finalists, according to a release from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. There are 10 male finalists, too.

Davis runs a blog called Vegan Bikini Doc, where she shares vegan recipes (this one looks pretty good) and writes about healthy eating and fitness.

You can vote for the winner at PETA.org, where you’ll find pictures of the male and female finalists. (Pictures are mostly SFW, but you might get some weird looks from your coworkers.)

Voting closes at noon May 1 and the winners will be announced May 6.

SPOTTED in #LA: #Vegan #StreetArt reminding people that #VeganismIsMagic ✨ pic.twitter.com/pcsxTLrR3f

— PETA (@peta) April 20, 2015

But vote count is just one factor in winning Sexiest Vegan Next Door.

The other factors:

-Promotion via social media. (i.e. Please drive traffic to the PETA website. By the way, PETA, you’re welcome.)

PETA is looking for “The Sexiest Vegan Next Door” and I have been named one of the 10 female finalists! Winning this contest would give me a much larger platform to share my compassion for all life! But, I need your help…voting started on April 13 and will end on May 1st. So, there are only 11 more days left to vote. You can vote once a day with as many email addresses as you have. PLEASE SHARE, spread the word and VOTE for Harriet!!! The link for the voting form is on my profile page . Thank you for your support. #peta #sexy #sexiestvegannextdoor #vegansaresexy #veganbikinidoc #bodybyo #gardenoflife #oddosangel

A photo posted by Harriet Davis, MD (@diva1098) on Apr 21, 2015 at 2:46am PDT

– A questionnaire.

– “PETA’s assessment of your physical attractiveness.” (Yep, apparently the folks who want animals treated ethically are totally cool with objectifying people.)

C5’s take

I’m not going vegan any time soon. I like steak and burgers and fried chicken and cheese and eggs and livermush and … well, you get the idea.

Rocking the taco socks today. Happy Friday! pic.twitter.com/cmcnTCruUw

— Corey Inscoe (@CoreyInscoe) April 17, 2015

But, I have to say, if going vegan means looking like some of those male finalists, maybe I should rethink my stance.

Related contentCorey Inscoe covers sports for the Charlotte Observer’s community sections, but also really likes good music, good food and Charlotte beer. Follow him on Twitter @CoreyInscoe.

This story was originally published April 21, 2015 at 3:13 PM with the headline "Charlotte woman a finalist for sexiest vegan, which is apparently a thing."