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During the course of filming 'Top Chef,' I gain 15 lbs., so I'm used to needing two dress sizes.

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Padma Lakshmi
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 1
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Madras
Padma Parvati Lakshmi Vaidynathan
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