Padma Lakshmi
Lakshmi in 2009, photo by Featureflash/Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Padma Parvati Lakshmi
Place of Birth: Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Date of Birth: September 1, 1970
Ethnicity: Tamil Indian
Padma Lakshmi is an Indian-American author, activist, actress, model, philanthropist, and television host. She is known for hosting Top Chef, and for her show Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi.
Padma was born in Madras, now Chennai, into a Tamil Brahmin family. Her mother, Vijaya, is an oncology nurse. She moved to the U.S. at the age of four, and was raised in New York City, New York, and then La Puente, California.
Padma has a daughter with her former partner, venture capitalist Adam Dell. Adam is the brother of businessperson Michael Dell, of Dell Technologies.
brazilians are not hispanics
Um no, even Hispanics aren’t that dark.
You mean Latino/Mestizo? Then perhaps
Hispanics can be very dark because there is no one look for hispanic. Hispanic means spanish speaking, they can look white or black.
She’s alright.
Looks Indian or dark mestizo…
She’s super pretty! I don’t get why people think she doesn’t look indian. I’m white and even I could tell she looks indian. Btw her boobs are hugeeeee :)