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Padma Parvati Lakshmi Vaidynathan, known professionally as Padma Lakshmi, is an American author, actress, model, television host, and executive producer. She is the host of the US cooking competition program Top Chef.She has hosted the show continuously since season 2, with season 16 being the latest. For her work, she received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Reality Host in 2009.She has published three cookbooks and one memoir.