Padma Lakshmi is an international Indian supermodel, an actress, and an award winning writer. Her film credits include Caribbeans, Sandokan: The Darkness and the Light, Glitter and Boom. She also hosted Padma's Passport in the Food Network and has released several cookbooks.
At present, she is a host on the reality cooking show Top Chef. She introduces the challenges to the contestants every week and sits at the judges table alongside
Tom Colicchio and
Gail Simmons .
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