Top Chef - Padma Lakshmi

Birth name : Padma Parvati Lakshmi
Date of birth : September 1, 1970 (1970-09-01) (age 37)
Place of birth : Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height : 5' 9"
Hair color : Black
Eye color : Brown
Measurements : 36C - 23 - 35
Weight : 125 lbs
Spouse : Sir Salman Rushdie

Padma Parvati Lakshmi, Lady Rushdie (born September 1, 1970 in Chennai, India) is an Indian-American cookbook author, actress, and model who has described herself as the first well-known model from India. She has been the host of the reality television program Top Chef since season two and is an ambassador for the United Nations Development Fund for Women.

She was born into a Tamil Brahmin family in 1970 and raised in Madras, India and the United States. Her first name means "lotus" in Sanskrit, as well as "pearl" or "jewel." Parvati is a consort of Shiva. Lakshmi is the name of the Hindu goddess of wealth. In traditional Iyer style, she does not appear to have a surname. (source : wiki)

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