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Check out this video of the sexiest vegetarian over 50 – she’s 70!

70-year-old Mimi Kirk, named Sexiest Vegetarian Over 50

Mimi Kirk has been vegetarian for 40 years, and says that (along with “green drinks and a little peroxide!”) is the reason she looks and feels so fabulous at her age. In the Ramona Sentinel newspaper, Mimi says, “[There’s] no doubt that I’m in such good shape for my age because of my diet. I swear I feel like I’m in my 20s!”

Mimi, who is actually vegan, says she didn’t make the switch to a plant-based diet for health and beauty reasons; rather, she says she chose to nix meat from her diet because she didn’t want to support the inhumane treatment of animals in the meat industry. When asked if she thinks vegetarianism is sexy, Mimi replied, “Well, yes, it’s sexy. To be 70 and still [wearing] a little jean miniskirt … you bet I feel sexy.”

If Mimi isn’t proof enough of the sexy benefits of going veg, check out some of the other finalists in PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian over 50 contest.

Colleen Ferro is 55-yr-old real estate broker from Florida. Her doctor says she has the bloodwork of a 16-yr-old! Colleen says she loves to work out and still wears a bikini to the beach!

Debra Merskin is a 51-yr-old associate professor of communication studies in Eugene, Oregon. She has been vegetarian for 34 years. Debra says she's an avid dancer and runner and weekly yoga practitioner.

Michael Blott is 53-years-old and from Poway, California. He says being vegetarian makes him feel healthy and he no longer experiences "normal" aches and pains.

Anthony Antich is a 53-year-old opera singer from Key West, Florida. He has been vegetarian for 20 years, and says he enjoys swimming and scuba diving in his free time.

PETA also ran a contest for the Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door in 2009, and Amber and Monty took the crowns.

Amber, 29, Minnesota

Amber is a 29-year-old from Minnesota who says she feels mentally and physically stronger now, and also feels good about reducing her environmental impact by switching to a vegetarian diet.

Monty, 33, L.A.

Monty said he made the switch to a vegetarian diet for health reasons, but recently decided to go vegan after learning more about factory farming.