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In a way that somebody else converts to Judaism or becomes a Hare Krishna, I belong to the church of fried chicken.
Padma Lakshmi
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Padma Lakshmi
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 1
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Padma Parvati Lakshmi Vaidynathan
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