Updated On: 31 May, 2023 12:52 PM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
Padma hosts the cooking show `Taste the Nation`. She said in 2020, "There are so many important issues to discuss in our culture, but I do think that a show like `Taste The Nation` helps to address some of the issues we`re grappling with as a country and so I`m glad that it has something positive to say at this very painful time in America"

Padma Lakshmi`s post for TIME 100. Pic/Instagram
Indian American model, TV host, author and activist Padma Lakshmi was among TIME 100`s Most Influential People in the world earlier this year, and she also featured in the latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
"I feel surreal. I`ve just been so tired that I haven`t really had time to process it. But I`m very thankful that people love the show and I`m really honoured about the Time 100 thing," Padma told the New York Post newspaper`s Page Six Style column when reflecting on her success, reports aceshowbiz.com.