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Padma Lakshmi

1970 - Today

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Padma Parvati Lakshmi (Tamil pronunciation: [ˈpɐd̪maː ˈlɐkʂmi]; née Vaidynathan; born September 1, 1970) is an American television host, model, author, businesswoman, and activist. She rose to prominence by hosting the Bravo cooking competition program Top Chef (2006–2023). Lakshmi is the creator, host, and executive producer of the docuseries Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, which premiered in 2020 on Hulu. For her work with these two series, as an executive producer and as a host, she has received 16 Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Padma Lakshmi is the 180th most popular model (down from 152nd in 2019), the 1,183rd most popular biography from India (down from 1,050th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Model.

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Among MODELS

Among models, Padma Lakshmi ranks 180 out of 313. Before her are Kamaliya, Gemma Ward, Lisa Boyle, Noah Huntley, Natasha Poly, and Belén Rodríguez. After her are Tao Okamoto, Rachel Hunter, Aliana Lohan, Megan Gale, Fernanda Lima, and Noa Kirel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Padma Lakshmi ranks 675. Before her are Yuji Hashimoto, Abderrahim Ouakili, François-Philippe Champagne, Mitsuhiro Misaki, Helen Sjöholm, and Kazuhisa Irii. After her are Christopher Daniels, Takuya Jinno, Seema Rao, Adrian Erlandsson, Yayuk Basuki, and Rob Benedict.

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In India

Among people born in India, Padma Lakshmi ranks 1,183 out of 1,861. Before her are Parkash Singh Badal (1927), Indrani Rahman (1930), Ravichandran Ashwin (1986), Ameesha Patel (1975), Leela Chitnis (1909), and Nushrat Bharucha (1985). After her are Parmanand Jha (1944), Seema Rao (1970), Darshan Ranganathan (1941), Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (1972), Poonam Dhillon (1962), and Durga Khote (1905).

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Among MODELS In India

Among models born in India, Padma Lakshmi ranks 2. Before her are Reita Faria (1943). After her are Namitha (1981), Namrata Shirodkar (1972), Rakhi Sawant (1978), Tulip Joshi (1979), and Nicole Faria (1991).

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