Padma Lakshmi Net Worth

Padma Lakshmi's Quotes

• "In India and Italy, where I lived for a long time, we like healthier, more voluptuous types." (2007)
• "I write cookbooks and I'm an actress - two things that aren't always compatible, at least for the waistline." (2007)
• The best part of modeling was traveling and increasing my knowledge of world cultures. (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)
• 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)

Interesting Facts about Padma Lakshmi

1. Speaks five languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, Italian and Spanish.
2. Has a seven inch scar on her right arm as a result of a major auto crash that she was in as a child.
3. 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".
4. 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".
5. Was discovered by a photographer while spending part of her senior year studying in Spain and he convinced her to begin modeling.
6. Attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
7. Wore a Luca Luca purple sari in her April 2004 wedding to Salman Rushdie.
8. Listed in People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful issue. (May 7, 2007).
9. Ranked #87 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
10. Is the first Indian woman to be a guest on and co-host on the TV show The View (1997) in 2007.
11. 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.
12. Has battled endometriosis for many years.
13. 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.
14. 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, brother of Dell Computer founder Michael Dell.
15. Release of her cookbook, "Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet: A World of Recipes for Every Day". [2007]
16. She was in a six month relationship with Richard Gere in October 2014.
17. Went by the alias "Angelique" when she first moved to the U.S.
18. Childhood celebrity crush was Tom Selleck.
19. Emigrated from India to the U.S. at age four.
20. One of three actors from India to appear in the Star Trek franchise. Others include: Persis Khambatta, Ilia from Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)Vijay Amritraj, the captain of the USS Yorktown in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).