Padma Lakshmi has an estimated net worth of $5 million
Padma Lakshmi is an Indian cookbook author, model, and television host with an estimated net worth of $5 million. She is 5’9″ and weighs 120 pounds. Padma Parvati Lakshmi was born in Chennai, India on September 1, 1970. After her parent’s divorce at a young age, Padma split time living between New York City and Chennai, India. At eighteen years old, Padma was discovered by a model scout in Spain and began a successful modeling career in Paris and Milan, working for notable designers including Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani and Roberto Cavalli.
In 1999, Padma took a new career direction releasing low-calorie recipe cookbook, Easy Exotic. The Indian inspired recipe book was a huge success, winning a Versailles Gourmand World Cookbook Award and leading to her own Food Network show, Melting Pot: Padma’s Passport. After small acting roles on Europe television and appearances in films, Glitter (2001) and Boom (2003), Padma joined Bravo Network’s Emmy Award winning cooking competition show, Top Chef. Since 2006, she continues to act as the popular show’s host and as one of the judges. Along with the release of her Indian-inspired jewelry line named “Padma,” she published her second successful cookbook, Tangy Tart Hot and Sweet, in October of 2007.
After a five year courtship, Padma married famed novelist, Salman Rushdie in 2004, but would eventually divorce three years later. Padma gave birth to daughter, Krishna Thea Lakshmi on February 20, 2010 and made headlines when she wouldn’t reveal the father’s identity. A year later, her child’s father was identified in court documents to be American businessman, Adam Dell. Before his 2011, Padma dated billionaire Theodore “Teddy” Forstmann, who was romantically linked to Princess Diana. Padma is quoted as naming Forstmann as a father figure for her young daughter.
Padma Lakshmi has an enough net worth to buy:
1. 4,271.7 Boker Superior II Chef’s Knife ($1,170.49 each)
2. 200 Atelier Versace Couture Floral Silk Gown ($25,000.00 each)
3. 809.9 Cartier Women’s Ballon Bleu Watch ($6,173.46 each)
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