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Isabel Lucas is solidly in the running for the title of Australia’s Sexiest Vegetarian. You can view the contest (and vote!) here. Thanks to Ashley for the news!

MTV isn’t exactly the home of highbrow television with shows like “The Hills” and “Jersey Shore.” They are trying something different on March 14th by airing a new documentary about the clean water crisis called “Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro.” The ninety minute show focuses on a ragtag group of scientists, educators, and celebrities like Jessica Biel and Santigold who dared to climb the mountain to publicize the cause.

It’s easy to take clean water for granted because it’s all around us from bottled water to the nearest tap. Imagine a world where your water supply was also where the local cows defecated or your government had no laws that prevented water pollution. That’s the reality for over one billion people in the world and the cause of 80% of the world’s illnesses.

Born in Ethiopia and raised in the US, music producer and singer Kenna was unaware of the clean water crisis until he had a chat with his father. He wanted to know why he spent years saving up $10,000 to help build a well back home.

Kenna’s father told him the dark history his family experienced because of the quality of water back in Ethiopia. The effects of waterborne illness hit his father well into his teens and it killed many of his friends and even Kenna’s uncle.

Shocked at the facts he decided that he had to do something to attract attention to the issue. Some would have planned a telethon or a fundraising party but he wanted conquer Africa’s highest peak with a little help from his friends.

Kenna said, “I wanted people who got to see this climb to see themselves. I wanted to make sure we had Bernice Ang from Singapore and Lupe Fiasco from the South side of Chicago and Jessica Biel from treehugger Colorado. That’s the only way I felt like we would have a real summit, a real conversation.”

Earlier this year the climb raised funds for a number of programs including Water for People’s PlayPumps technology, P&G’s Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program, and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.

During the Sunday’s premiere, viewers will be able to text SEND to 90999 to donate ten dollars to the UN Foundation in the name of “Summit on the Summit.” That small amount will provide one thousand liters of clean water to those who need it most.

“Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro” is a great move by MTV to help their audience realize that there is a world outside of Speidi, Snooki, or any dance crew. Let’s hope that MTV will continue to highlight the real world that doesn’t involve seven strangers that are picked to live in a house.

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I added pictures of Isabel on Summit on the Summit:

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Today, Isabel attended a fashion show in New York. Check out the pictures in the gallery:

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Earlier today, Isabel attended the Australian premiere of Daybreakers. She looks great:

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On Sunday night, Isabel attended the Golden Globe Awards party. Check out the pictures in the gallery:

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Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch and Isabel Lucas trudged through a blizzard Monday on the fifth day of their hike with other entertainers and activists up 19,340-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro.

“It’s pretty gnarly,” Elizabeth Gore, an executive with the United Nations Foundation, and one of the participants of the trek to raise awareness of global water issues, tells PEOPLE by satellite phone. “The visibility is only 10 feet in front of you. And it’s cold. I’ve got six layers on.”

With just a day left of climbing before hitting the summit of the Tanzanian mountain, the group reached 16,000 feet, causing many to experience headaches and stomach problems due to the high altitude.

We’re on the hardest route at the fastest pace, but no one has turned back,” she says. “It’s pretty kick ass that all of the climbers have made it all the way. We’re all trying to help each other get to the top.”

To keep spirits high during the down time, Biel has taught the climbers a game called Mafia, in which participants draw a picture of a character on a piece of paper, then ask other players to guess the identity.

“Jess is doing awesome,” says Gore. “She continues to bring levity yet seriousness at the same time. … We’ve played every game you can imagine – travel Scrabble, word games. And there is a lot of free-style rapping going on.”

One of the biggest challenges for the group, which includes photographer Michael Muller, and Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of ocean explorer, Jacques Cousteau, is getting enough sleep due to the altitude. Ethiopian-born musician, Kenna, who organized the climb up Africa’s tallest peak has only slept seven or eight hours in total throughout the past five days.

To keep their energy high for the last leg of the strenuous hike, the climbers are advised to consume between 5,000 and 10,000 calories. “We’re going to be eating, eating and eating,” says Gore.

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