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Padma Lakshmi Wiki Biography

Padma Parvati Lakshmi, usually named Padma Lakshmi, is a popular personality in the entertainment industry. According to the latest estimations, the net worth of Padma Lakshmi has reached the sum of 20 million dollars, making her one of the multi-millionaires in the industry. No wonder Padma’s earned such a net worth, as her salary has been stated to reach 50 thousand dollars per episode, as she is a popular television host and actress. As a host Padma Lakshmi was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program, and her show has also won an Emmy Award.

Lakshmi has added much to her net worth as an author of cookbooks. Her first book titled ‘Easy Exotic’ won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award as the Best First Book in 1999. In addition to this, Padma Lakshmi has increased her net worth by modelling, too.

Padma Parvati Lakshmi was born on September 1, 1970 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Her parents divorced when Padma was only year old and Padma moved to live in the United States. She was taught in Workman High School, in California. In 1992 Padma graduated with a bachelor degree with honours from Clack University, which is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Padma speaks Spanish, Italian, Hindi, Tamil and English. Padma has been accumulating her net worth since 1989, when she took-up a suggestion to try a modelling career. Lakshmi has been working for such first rate designers as Alberta Ferretti, Ralph Lauren, Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani and Emanuel Ungaro. She was on the cover of such popular magazines as Town & Country, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Industry Magazine, Avenue, Asian Woman, L’Officiel India, Cosmopolitan, FHM, Vogue India and RedBook.

Since 1995, Lakshmi has added much to her net worth by appearing on television and in films. Padma has appeared in the documentary films ‘Unzipped’ (1995) directed by Douglas Keeve and ‘Planet Food’ (2000). Moreover, she appeared in the television series ‘Domenica In’ (1997), ‘Il Figlio di Sandokan’ (1998), ‘Caraibi – Pirates: Blood Brothers’ (1999), ‘Linda e il brigadier ep: “Il fratello di Linda”’ (2000), ‘Melting Pot: Padma’s Passport’ (2001), ‘The Ten Commandments’ (2006), ‘Sharpe’ (2006), ‘Top Chef’ (since 2006 up to date) and ‘30 Rock’ (2009).

Furthermore, Padma Lakshmi has increased her net worth by appearing in the following films: ‘Glitter’ (2001) directed by Vondie Curtis Hall, ‘Boom’ (2003) directed by Kaizad Gustad and ‘The Mistress of Spices’ (2005) directed by Paul Mayeda Berges. She hosted ‘Padma’s Passport’ culinary show and ‘Planet Food’ on the Food Network. She has released two culinary books ‘Easy Exotic’ and ‘Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet’.

Padma Lakshmi has also had a column in Vogue magazine, and has released her own jewellery line named ‘Padma’ in 2009.

Padma Lakshmi has been married only once. The novelist, Salman Rushdie, married Padma in 2004. Her husband was twenty-three years senior. However, the couple divorced in 2007. Padma had been dating Theodore J. Forstmann, the ex-fiance of Princess Diana, but he died in 2011. Lakshmi has one daughter, named Krishna Thea Lakshmi-Dell whose father is Adam Dell.

IMDB Wikipedia ‘Boom’ (2003) ‘Caraibi – Pirates: Blood Brothers’ (1999) ‘Domenica In’ (1997) ‘Easy Exotic’ ‘Il Figlio di Sandokan’ (1998) ‘Padma’s Passport’ ‘Planet Food’ ‘Tangy ‘The Mistress of Spices’ (2005) ‘Top Chef’ (since 2006 up to date) and ‘30 Rock’ (2009) ‘Unzipped’ (1995) $20 million 1970 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m) Actor Adam Dell Alberta Ferretti Asian culture Asian Woman Author Authors Avenue Boom Boston Buddhism Cat Deeley Chennai Cinema of India Clack University Cosmopolitan Douglas Keeve Emanuel Ungaro Emmy Award FHM Gianni Versace Giorgio Armani Glitter (2001) Gourmand World Cookbook Award Harper’s Bazaar Hot and Sweet’ in California India Indian American Indian films Indian people Indian religions Industry Magazine Jesse Tyler Ferguson Kaizad Gustad Krishna Thea Lakshmi-Dell L’Officiel India Marie Claire Millionaire Model Padma Padma Lakshmi Padma Lakshmi Net Worth Padma Parvati Lakshmi Paul Mayeda Berges Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program Ralph Lauren Redbook Religion Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie (m. 2004–2007) September 1 Tamil people Tart The Mistress of Spices Theodore Forstmann Top Chef Town & Country United States of America Vijaya Lakshmi Vogue Vogue India Vondie Curtis Hall Workman High School

Padma Lakshmi Quick Info

Padma Lakshmi Quotes

• It’s healthy and attractive when a person has a good appetite!
• I was the first Indian model to have a career in Paris, Milan and New York. I am the first one to admit I was a novelty. (December 2007)
• All the pictures that have been taken of me are artistic. Even if they were provocative or revealing, I don’t think they were vulgar. (December 2007)
• I was brought to believe that the female form is a beautiful thing. I think it’s not so much what you do but how you do it that matters. I don’t think I’ve done anything that was exploitative. (December 2007)
• Some of my friends and people in the art world, including women, say they admire my body. I am proud of my body. Some compare it to the Chola bronzes. And they all wonder how I keep myself so fit. (December 2007)
• The best part of modeling was traveling and increasing my knowledge of world cultures. (December 2007)
• “I write cookbooks and I’m an actress – two things that aren’t always compatible, at least for the waistline.” (2007)
• “In India and Italy, where I lived for a long time, we like healthier, more voluptuous types.” (2007)

Padma Lakshmi Important Facts

• Was in a 6-month relationship with Richard Gere during October, 2014.
• Release of her cookbook, “Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet: A World of Recipes for Every Day”. [2007]
• Gave birth to her 1st child at age 39, a daughter Krishna Thea Lakshmi (now Krishna Thea Lakshmi-Dell) on February 20, 2010. Child’s father is her ex-boyfriend, Adam Dell.
• At first tried to conceal the identity of the father of her daughter Krishna, but it was later revealed that Adam Dell, with whom Lakshmi had a short relationship, was the father of the baby.
• Has battled endometriosis for many years.
• Appeared with Rocco DiSpirito on an episode of Top Chef (2006). They both have lived in the same apartment building in Manhattan, located at 415 E. 37th Street.
• Is the first Indian woman to be a guest on and co-host on the TV show The View (1997) in 2007.
• Ranked #87 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
• Listed in People Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful issue. (May 7, 2007).
• Wore a Luca Luca purple sari in her April 2004 wedding to Salman Rushdie.
• Attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
• Was discovered by a photographer while spending part of her senior year studying in Spain and he convinced her to begin modeling.
• Officially announced engagement to author Salman Rushdie on February 14, 2004, the 15th anniversary of the infamous fatwa issued against Rushdie by Islamic radicals for writing the novel “The Satanic Verses”.
• Hosted “Padma’s Passport” on the Food Network based on her popular cookbook, “Easy Exotic: A Model’s Low-fat Recipes From Around The World”.
• Has a seven inch scar on her right arm as a result of a major auto crash that she was in as a child.
• Speaks five languages.

Padma Lakshmi Filmography

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