Born on 17th September 1973, Bollywood star John Abraham won the coveted title of the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and became he most sought after model after his provogue ad. He was working as a media planner with Enterprises-Nexus, an advertising agency when the Provogue ads happened. John is a strict vegetarian and belongs to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. He cannot see anyone hurting an animal and many a times he has managed to land himself into difficult situations due to this. The horseriders at Juhu beach have also threatened him if he ever interfered in their business after John pulled down one horse rider giving rides to children when he saw the horse was bleeding. John comes from a cross-cultural background. His father is a Malayalee Christian whereas his mother is a Parsi. Although he is a vegetarian now he loves Parsi cuisine.