Padma Lakshmi
Indian-American author
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| 2024 | Became a visiting scholar at MIT and received the ICON Award from Boston University's School of Hospitality Administration. |
| 2024 | Became a visiting scholar at MIT and received the ICON Award from Boston University's School of Hospitality Administration. |
| June 2024 | Padma Lakshmi launched a lingerie collaboration with Bare Necessities called 'Padma X Bare Necessities', expanding her business ventures into fashion design. |
| June 2024 | Padma Lakshmi launched a lingerie collaboration with Bare Necessities called 'Padma X Bare Necessities', expanding her business ventures into fashion design. |
| 2023 | Listed among Time's 100 most influential people in the world. |
| 2023 | Departed from Top Chef after the twentieth season. |
| 2023 | Appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue at age 53, showcasing her continued modeling career. |
| 2023 | Voiced character Priya in animated TV series 'Big Mouth' |
| 2023 | Voiced character Priya in animated TV series 'Big Mouth' |
| 2023 | Departed from Top Chef after the twentieth season. |
| 2023 | Appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue at age 53, showcasing her continued modeling career. |
| 2023 | Listed among Time's 100 most influential people in the world. |
| 2022 | Appeared as a guest and expert on 'Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness' |
| 2022 | Honored with the Great Immigrant Award from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. |
| 2022 | Appeared as a guest and expert on 'Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness' |
| 2022 | Honored with the Great Immigrant Award from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. |
| October 2022 | Honored at the 20th edition of the ACLU's Sing Out For Freedom benefit concert. |
| October 2022 | Honored at the 20th edition of the ACLU's Sing Out For Freedom benefit concert. |
| June 2022 | Received her first James Beard Foundation Award for Taste the Nation: Holiday Edition. |
| June 2022 | Received her first James Beard Foundation Award for Taste the Nation: Holiday Edition. |
| 2021 | Hulu released Taste the Nation: Holiday Edition (4-episode special). |
| 2021 | Received Gotham Award for Breakthrough Series and Critic's Choice Awards for Best Culinary Show for Taste the Nation. |
| 2021 | Guest edited 'The Best American Travel Writing 2021', a collection of essays from renowned travel writers. |
| 2021 | Hulu released Taste the Nation: Holiday Edition (4-episode special). |
| 2021 | Guest edited 'The Best American Travel Writing 2021', a collection of essays from renowned travel writers. |
| 2021 | Received Gotham Award for Breakthrough Series and Critic's Choice Awards for Best Culinary Show for Taste the Nation. |
| December 2021 | Received the Advocate of the Year Award from the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA). |
| December 2021 | Received the Advocate of the Year Award from the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA). |
| August 31 2021 | Published her first children's book 'Tomatoes for Neela', which debuted fourth on The New York Times best-seller list. |
| August 31 2021 | Published her first children's book 'Tomatoes for Neela', which debuted fourth on The New York Times best-seller list. |
| 2020 | Won three Critic's Choice Awards for Top Chef and was again nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host. |
| 2020 | Won three Critic's Choice Awards for Top Chef and was again nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host. |
| June 18 2020 | Premiered Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi on Hulu, which received the Gotham Award for Breakthrough Series and a Critic's Choice Award for Best Culinary Show. |
| June 18 2020 | Premiered Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi on Hulu and won three Critic's Choice Awards for Top Chef. |
| June 18 2020 | Premiered Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi on Hulu, which received the Gotham Award for Breakthrough Series and a Critic's Choice Award for Best Culinary Show. |
| June 18 2020 | Premiered Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi on Hulu and won three Critic's Choice Awards for Top Chef. |
| 2019 | Voiced Chef Belle Legume in 'Butterbean's Café' episode 'The Towering Tower of Crepes!' |
| 2019 | Voiced Chef Belle Legume in 'Butterbean's Café' episode 'The Towering Tower of Crepes!' |
| March 7 2019 | Appointed as United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, focusing on highlighting global inequality. |
| March 7 2019 | Appointed as United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, focusing on highlighting global inequality. |
| 2018 | Wrote an essay in The New York Times revealing her experience of being raped by an older boyfriend at age 16 and discussing her childhood experiences of sexual assault. |
| 2018 | Earned the Karma Award from Variety. |
| 2018 | Served as a guest judge on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' in Episode 2 of season 10 |
| 2018 | Served as a guest judge on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' in Episode 2 of season 10 |
| 2018 | Earned the Karma Award from Variety. |
| 2018 | Wrote an essay in The New York Times revealing her experience of being raped by an older boyfriend at age 16 and discussing her childhood experiences of sexual assault. |
| 2017 | Participated as a contestant in TV program 'Drop the Mic' in Episode 10 of season 10 |
| 2017 | Participated as a contestant in TV program 'Drop the Mic' in Episode 10 of season 10 |
| 2016 | Awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO). |
| 2016 | Awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO). |
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