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<p>Bravo beauty Padma Lakshmi served as one of India's first supermodels before entering the food and entertainment world. Discovered by a modeling agent while sitting in (here's the culinary connection) a café, Lakshmi went on to appear in campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Roberto Cavalli, and other top designers.</p><br /> <p>Armed with a B.A. in Theater Arts from Clark University, Lakshmi appeared in several food shows before becoming host of Bravo's <em>Top Chef.</em> For the Food Network, she hosted <em>Padma's Passport</em> and the documentary series <em>Planet Food.</em> The model-turned-hostess has since penned two cookbooks, most recently <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Tangy-Tart-Hot-and-Sweet/Padma-Lakshmi/e/9781602860063/?itm=1"target="_new"><i>Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet: A World of Recipes for Every Day</i></a>, and shot to superstar TV food fame for her famous line, "Please pack your knives and go." We think this is way more iconic than Heidi Klum's "Auf Wiedersehen!"</p>

Before They Were Stars