Padma Lakshmi turns 42

Seldom do we find a glam-doll, whose pride lies in the kitchen. Padma Lakshmi makes a statement with her appealing looks as well as with fab culinary skills.

Considered a novelty on the Indian fashion circuit, this dusky damsel was the first of Indians to make it big on the super-ramps of Paris, Milan and New York. Here are answers to the 'how's and 'why's.

Click on, for the Padma Lakshmi visual treat!