Vegan Celebrities

The Carters join a long list of healthy eaters.

Beyoncé and Jay Z - One of the richest couples in entertainment, Jay Z and Beyoncé have a real love. Besides sharing a love and passion for music that will bond them for life, the beautiful songbird and the music mogul support each other's ventures in and out of the studio as well as at home. They prove that love is the most important part of any bond as deep as theirs.  (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Jay Z and Beyoncé - For the next 22 days, Mr. and Mrs. Carter are joining the club of vegan celebrities. The rapper-mogul made a major dietary decision to give up eating foods made with animal products. “On December 3, one day before my 44th birthday, I will embark on a 22 Days challenge to go completely vegan, or as I prefer to call it, plant-based!,” Jay announces on his Life+Times website. “PS: B is also joining me.” But Bey and Jay are not alone—check out all of our favorite celeb vegans. By Metanoya Z. Webb (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Tangerine Dream - Erykhah Badu, who performed "Trick Don't Kill My Vibe" with Kendrick Lamar, looks juicy and delicious in her Sunkist shirt. (Photo:  Kevin Mazur/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Erykah Badu - The star has followed a strict vegan diet since the release of her first album, Baduizm in 1997. According to the singer, this plant-based nutritional lifestyle helps keep her centered. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Tia Mowry on why she and her sister quit their reality show:  - “The Style Network turned into Esquire. That left my sister and I with the question, should we continue the show?”  (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Tia Mowry - When the actress was diagnosed with endometriosis in her late twenties, a condition that affects fertility, her doctor urged her to adopt a strict plant-based diet. After one year of practicing vegan eating, Mowry became pregnant with her son Cree.  (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Persia White, The Vampire Diaries (CW) - The sexy actress can sink her fangs into a role on one of TV's most popular vampire series. The former Girlfriends star has signed on as a guest star, but rumor has it she may become a series regular. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Persia White - The Girlfriends actress, who is a vegan, is a human and animal rights advocate and environmentalist. “The more I learned about the beauty of a plant-based diet, the more my mind and heart opened up. What you eat not only improves your health—it benefits the entire planet,” she said.(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Russell Simmons - After turning to veganism, Simmons opened up to fellow vegan, Ellen Degeneres, in an open letter that he hoped would encourage others to adopt the same healthy lifestyle. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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Russell Simmons - After turning to veganism, Simmons opened up to fellow vegan, Ellen Degeneres, in an open letter that he hoped would encourage others to adopt the same healthy lifestyle. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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Mike Tyson, @MikeTyson - Tweet: "We a lost a great man today, Rubin "hurricane" Carter, the boxer who was wrongfully accused and became a symbol for racial injustice.  RIP"Middleweight boxing legend Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who became an international representation of racial injustice after spending 19 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction, passed away Sunday due to complications with prostate cancer. Tyson, the Baddest Man on the Planet, gives Twitter-heads a little Hurricane history while honoring his legacy. #DittoThatRIP(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Mike Tyson - The former pro boxer traded in chomping ears for a meatless diet that helped him shed 100 lbs and cleanse his body from years of abusing drugs.  (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Leona Lewis: April 3 - The "Bleeding Love" singer celebrated her 28th birthday with a fancy dress party in London. (Photo: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)

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Leona Lewis - She's been a vegetarian forever, but publicly went full on vegan in 2012. Lewis is outspoken on animal rights issues and refused to be associated with a store that sold animal fur, prompting PETA to name her “Sexiest Vegetarian” in 2009.(Photo: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)

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Vanessa Williams: March 18 - The former beauty queen turned singer and actress is as gorgeous as ever at 50.  (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Vanessa Williams - We think it’s fair to attribute the actress' good looks to vegan eating. The 50-year-old former fashion model is aging gracefully. (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Usher - After his father died of a heart attack in 2008, the singer-songwriter was determined to take charge of his health and embraced a vegan diet in 2012.(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Usher - After his father died of a heart attack in 2008, the singer-songwriter was determined to take charge of his health and embraced a vegan diet in 2012.(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Andre 3000: May 27 - The groundbreaking hip hop artist, who is in talks to play Jimi Hendrix in a biopic, turns 37.(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Moet Hennessy USA)

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Andre 3000 - After Outkast’s first album, Andre 3000, 22 at the time, quit smoking weed and drinking and fell into a vegan/vegetarian diet. He’s been eating healthy ever since.    (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Moet Hennessy USA)