Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
name	Kim Kardashian
birth name	Kimberly Noel Kardashian
birth date	October 21, 1980
birth place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
nationality	American
net worth	$35 million
years active	2007–present
occupation	Businesswoman, socialite, television personality, model, actress
height
measurements	35D-26-40
television	''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''''Kourtney and Kim Take New York''
spouse	(separated)
parents	Robert Kardashian (father)Kris Jenner (mother)Bruce Jenner (stepfather)
relatives	Kourtney Kardashian (sister)Khloé Kardashian (sister)Robert Kardashian Jr. (brother)Kylie Jenner (half-sister)Kendall Jenner (half-sister)
website

Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American socialite, television personality, model, actress and businesswoman. She is known for starring in ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'', the E! reality series that she shares with her family, and its spin-offs including ''Kourtney and Kim Take New York''. Prior to the development of her career as a reality television star, Kardashian gained notoriety as the subject of a sex tape that subsequently resulted in a court awarding her $5 million. She has been involved in the production of several lines of clothing and fragrances. In 2010, she was the highest earning reality star, with estimated earnings of $6 million.

In August 2011, Kardashian married basketball player Kris Humphries in a widely publicized ceremony. In October 2011, Kardashian filed for divorce, 72 days after the wedding.

Biography

Early life

Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of attorney Robert Kardashian and his wife Kris Kardashian (née Houghton). Her father was a third generation Armenian American, and her mother is of Dutch and Scottish descent. Kardashian has two sisters, Kourtney and Khloé, and one brother, Robert. She has stepbrothers Burton Jenner, Brandon Jenner, and reality TV star Brody Jenner, step-sister Casey Jenner, and half-sisters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner. She attended Marymount High School.

In 2000, Kardashian married music producer Damon Thomas; their relationship ended in divorce in 2004. Subsequently she dated R&B; singer Ray J, NFL star Reggie Bush and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin. She also dated model Gabriel Aubry.

2003–07: Controversy and reality television

In February 2007, a home sex video that she made with singer Ray J in 2003 was leaked. Vivid Entertainment bought the rights for $1 million and released the film as ''Kim Kardashian: Superstar'' on February 21. Kardashian sued Vivid for ownership of the tape. In late April 2007, Kardashian dropped the suit and settled with Vivid Entertainment for $5 million.

Kardashian was a friend of Paris Hilton, who introduced her to the socialite scene. Her first acting role was in the television series ''Beyond the Break''. In October 2007, along with her two sisters, mother, brother, half-sisters, and stepfather she starred in the E! television series, ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. As of October 2011, the series has aired 69 episodes over six seasons.

2007–2010: Modeling and retail

Kardashian co-owns a clothing boutique called D-A-S-H with her sisters Kourtney and Khloé. In December 2007, Kardashian posed nude for ''Playboy''. In February 2008, Bongo Jeans announced that she would be their face model. She has also modeled for Carl's Jr., Sugar Factory lollipops, and various other products.

Kardashian starred in the 2008 disaster film spoof ''Disaster Movie'' as Lisa, and appeared in the ''How I Met Your Mother'' episode "Benefits". She also appeared on the Season 3 premiere of the series ''90210'' with her sisters Khloé and Kourtney; they all played themselves. Kardashian was a guest hostess of WrestleMania XXIV and appeared as a guest judge during Cycle 13 of ''America's Next Top Model''. On December 16, 2009, Kardashian made a guest star appearance on CBS's ''CSI: NY'' with Vanessa Minnillo. In 2009 she had a cameo as club bouncer in the 2009 porn film spoof ''Deep in the Valley''

Kardashian was one of 13 participants on the seventh season of ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was partnered with Mark Ballas and was the third contestant voted off the show on September 30, 2008, finishing in 11th place overall. Sanford Siegal, the creator of the Cookie Diet, sued Kardashian, claiming she defamed him on Twitter. According to Siegal, Kardashian tweeted in October 2009 that he was "falsely promoting" that she was on the cookie diet. Siegal filed a claim in a Florida state court claiming the statements are false and defamatory. He also alleges that Kardashian was on QuickTrim's payroll when she posted the tweet. Kardashian's tweet appears to stem from an article on CookieDiet.com, that named Kardashian as one of many celebrities who saw positive results on the diet. Kardashian sent a cease-and-desist order to Siegal, demanding the link be removed.

Kardashian released her own fragrance product in 2010. In March 2009, Kardashian launched an endorsement with ''ShoeDazzle'' shopping, of which she is the co-founder and chief fashion stylist. The following month on April 9, 2009, Kardashian released a workout DVD series, ''Fit In Your Jeans By Friday,'' with trainers Jennifer Galardi and Patrick Goudeau. In September 2009, Fusion Beauty and Seven Bar Foundation launched "Kiss Away Poverty", with Kardashian as the face of the campaign. For every LipFusion lipgloss sold, $1 went to the Foundation to fund women entrepreneurs in the US.

She has also been featured in numerous international editions of ''FHM'', including the cover of the April 2010 Australian edition and the UK March 2011 edition. Famous Cupcakes, a Los Angeles bakery, created a vanilla cupcake mix for Kardashian. The cupcake flavor is called Va-Va-Va-Nilla. Kardashian has also created jewelry along with her sisters, Khloé and Kourtney. They produced a collection for ''Virgins, Saints, and Angels'' in 2010.

Again with her sisters, Kardashian has released various clothing lines. One called K-Dash was to be sold on QVC in 2010, and in the same year they produced a range for Bebe. As of August 2011 they are creating another for Sears, called the ''Kardashian Kollection''. In addition, Kardashian and her sisters created a sunless tanner called Kardashian Glamour Tan in 2010. On July 1, 2010, the New York City branch of Madame Tussauds revealed a wax figure of Kardashian.

2010–present: marriage, divorce and other ventures

Kardashian is the producer of ''The Spin Crowd'', a reality television show about ''Command PR'', a New York City public relations firm, run by Jonathan Cheban and Simon Huck. The show follows them as they settle into their new offices in Los Angeles. Kardashian is friends with both, specifically Cheban, and frequently appears on her reality shows. She also appeared at the 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010. She also appeared in and was the subject and judge of a task on the ninth episode of Season 10 of ''The Apprentice'' in 2010; the two teams had to create an in-store display for her new perfume line, to be sold at Perfumania. Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé wrote an autobiography entitled ''Kardashian Konfidential'', which was released in stores on November 23, 2010. In April 2010, Kardashian sparked controversy over the way she held a cat for a photograph. The same year, animal rights organization PETA criticized Kardashian for repeatedly wearing fur coats, and named her as one of the five worst people or organizations of 2010 when it came to animal welfare. In June 2010, ''The Guardian'' commented on her ability to attract payments of up to US$10,000 from sponsors for each tweet that she broadcasts.

In December 2010, Kardashian filmed a music video for a song titled "Jam (Turn It Up)". The video was directed by Hype Williams; Kanye West makes a cameo in the video. Kardashian premiered the song during a New Year's Eve party at TAO Las Vegas on December 31, 2010. The song was produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. When asked if an album is in the works, Kardashian replied: "There's no album in the works or anything – just one song we did for ''Kourtney and Kim Take New York'', and a video Hype Williams directed, half of the proceeds we're giving away to a cancer foundation, because The-Dream's and one of my parents passed away from cancer. It's just all having fun – with a good cause". Jim Farber, writing for the ''Daily News'', called the song a "dead-brained piece of generic dance music, without a single distinguishing feature," and suggested that the single made Kardashian the "worst singer in the reality TV universe."

Kardashian's 2010 earnings were the highest among Hollywood-based reality stars, being estimated at $6 million.

Kardashian has supported the recognition of the Armenian Genocide on numerous occasions and has encouraged Barack Obama and the United States government to consider its acknowledgement. On April 21, 2011, a few days before the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, she wrote about the issue on her blog in an effort to put it under spotlight and also sent a tweet to her fans urging its recognition.

Kardashian began dating NBA player Kris Humphries of the New Jersey Nets in October 2010. They became engaged in May 2011, and married on August 20, 2011 in Montecito, California. A two-part TV special showing the preparations and the wedding itself aired on ''E!'' in early October 2011, amidst what the ''Washington Post'' called a "media blitz" related to the wedding. After 72 days of marriage, Kardashian filed for divorce from Humphries on October 31, 2011, citing irreconcilable differences. After filing for the divorce, Kardashian asked the court to order Humphries to pay his own legal expenses. On December 1, 2011, Humphries filed his response to Kardashian's petition, requesting an annulment on the grounds of fraud or if the court will not grant an annulment, a decree of legal separation rather than Kardashian's requested divorce.

Several news outlets have surmised that Kardashian's marriage to Kris Humphries was merely a publicity stunt to promote the Kardashian family's brand and their subsequent television ventures. Her former publicist has also claimed that her short-lived wedding was indeed staged and a ploy to generate money. Kardashian has since filed suit against him, saying his claims were untrue. A widely circulated petition asking to remove all Kardashian related programing off the air has been followed since their split.

Filmography

! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2007–present	''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''	Herself	Reality Show
2008		Herself
2008	''Disaster Movie''	Lisa Taylor
2009	''CSI: NY''	Debbie Fallon	Season 6, 1 episode
2009–2010	''Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami''	Herself	Guest Star, 5 episodes
2009	''America's Next Top Model''	Herself	Cycle 13, 1 episode
2009	''Deep in the Valley''	Summa Eve
2009	''How I Met Your Mother''	Herself	Season 4, 1 episode
2009	''Beyond the Break''	Elle	Season 3, 4 episodes
2010		Herself	Season 3, 1 episode
2011	''Khloé & Lamar''	Herself	Guest Star, 3 episodes
2011–present	''Kourtney and Kim Take New York''	Herself	Reality Show
2011	''America's Next Top Model''	Herself	Cycle 17, 1 episode
2012	''Drop Dead Diva''	Nikki	Season 4, 1 episode
2012		Herself	Season 1, 1 episode
2012		Ava

References

External links

Kardashians join forces with Australian designer at Mediasearch

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name	Kate Upton
birth date	June 10, 1992
birth place	St. Joseph, Michigan, USA
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haircolor	Blonde
eyecolor	Blue/green
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agency	IMG Models, New York City }}

Kate Upton (born June 10, 1992) is an American model known for her appearance in the 2011 ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'', for which she was named Rookie of the Year.

Early life

Upton was born in St. Joseph, Michigan and raised in Melbourne, Florida. She has three siblings. Her uncle is Fred Upton, the US Representative for Michigan's 6th congressional district. An avid horseback rider, she showed for the American Paint Horse Association and competed on a national level. With her horse Roanie Pony, she won three APHA Reserve World Championships, in 13 and Under Western Riding, 13 and Under Horsemanship and 14–18 Western Riding and named the 13 and Under Reserve All-Around Champion at the APHA World Championship Show, giving her a total of five championships. In addition, Upton ended up third overall on the APHA youth Top Twenty. With a second horse, Zipped, she won 14–18 Western Riding and was top 5 in 14–18 Horsemanship and 14–18 Western Pleasure in 2009.

Career

In 2008, Upton attended a casting call in Miami for Elite Model Management and was signed by them the same day. She eventually moved to New York City, where she signed with IMG Models.

Upton first modeled for Garage, then Dooney & Bourke. She is the 2010–11 face of Guess. In 2011, Upton appeared in the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue''. She was featured in the body paint section and named Rookie of the Year for the issue. She has since modeled for Beach Bunny swimwear and Victoria's Secret.

In April 2011, an internet video of her doing the Dougie at a Los Angeles Clippers game went viral and has served to increase her popularity.

Upton made an appearance in a June 2011 episode of ''Tosh.0'', participating in a segment called "Knife or Banana", emulating a Japanese game show in which she is stabbed with a banana.

In June 2011, Upton was named Esquire Magazine's "''The'' Woman of the Summer".

In July 2011, Upton played in 2011 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

In August 2011, Upton did a video and photo shoot for Complex Magazine.

References

External links

Official website

Kate Upton at ''Sports Illustrated'' online

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Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
name	Rob Dyrdek
fullname	Robert Stanley Dyrdek
nationality	American
residence	Hollywood, California
birth date	June 28, 1974
birth place	Kettering, Ohio, United States
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weight
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sport	Skateboarding
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Robert Stanley "Rob" Dyrdek (born June 28, 1974) is an American professional skateboarder, actor, entrepreneur, producer, philanthropist, and reality TV star. He is best known for his roles in the reality shows ''Rob and Big'' and ''Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory''.

Personal life

Rob Dyrdek was born in Kettering, Ohio to Gene and Patty Dyrdek. Dyrdek was involved in sports as a child and began skateboarding at age 12. He says of his early interest in the sport "I was a pretty driven young man. I was so focused on becoming a pro skateboarder. I would sit in school and think about all the tricks I was going to do, then I’d get out of school and skate until they made me come inside." He has one sister, named Denise, and his cousins Christopher "Drama" Pfaff and Scott "Big Cat" Pfaff (Drama's older brother) are featured in ''Rob and Big'' and ''Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory''. He also has two bulldogs named Meaty and Beefy.

Career

Television

Dyrdek first starred in an MTV reality series, entitled ''Rob & Big'' (aired November 2006 to April 2008), with his best friend and bodyguard Christopher "Big Black" Boykin as well as his cousin, Chris "Drama" Pfaff. After three seasons, Boykin's long time girlfriend had a baby and caused him to leave the show. In February 2009 ''Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory'', featuring Dyrdek, Pfaff, and his Dyrdek Enterprise staff, was first aired. The "Fantasy Factory" is a converted warehouse where Dyrdek runs his many entrepreneurial ventures. It also features a large indoor skate plaza, Rob's personal office with "bat cave" parking garage, a foam pit, and numerous basketball hoops in various places around the inside of the factory. He also built a "hands of God" music studio for his cousin "Drama" Pfaff inside the factory. During the course of the first season, he also opened his first SafeSpot SkateSpot with the sponsorship of Carl's Jr. During the grand-opening, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa rode with Dyrdek on the world's largest skateboard. Dyrdek was also featured in the video games ''skate.'' and ''Skate 2'', along with "Big Black". During the days of ''Rob & Big'', they were featured in an episode where they were actually going to the EA building to shoot for the game. In ''Skate 2'', the player is able to purchase an early version of the Fantasy Factory on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store as an add-on, allowing the player to skate within the factory premises. He made a movie entitled "Street Dreams" in 2009.

World records

Dyrdek set 21 separate Guinness World Records for skateboarding as part of his former show ''Rob & Big''. Big Black also set two eating records for the show; most bananas peeled and eaten and most powdered donuts eaten in a set period of time. Since Dyrdek set those 21 world records, several have since been broken. In ''Fantasy Factory'', Dyrdek also set the record for the largest skateboard after he found the current record holders undeserving of the record. Although, according to the GBWR website it is listed as the Longest Skateboard in the world. Dyrdek's personal bests, some of which have been broken since he recorded them, are:

Consecutive front-side ollies: 46 (2007, WR)

Ollie big spins: 12 (2007, WR)

Consecutive nollie kickflips: 73 (2007, WR)

360-degree kickflips in one minute: 12 (2007, WR)

Heel flips in one minute: 15 (2007, WR)

Consecutive ollies: 215 (2007)

Nollie kickflips in one minute: 22 (2007, WR)

Longest stationary manual: 49 seconds (2007, WR)

Switch frontside kickflips in one minute: 9 (2007, WR)

Longest 50-50 rail grind: 100 feet 5.75 inches (30.62 m) (2007, WR) Longest board slide: 100 feet 5.75 inches (30.62 m) (2007, WR) Highest skateboard ramp jump into water: 10 feet 8 inches (3.29 m) (2007, WR)

Sponsors, Brands & Partnerships

Dyrdek is sponsored by DC Shoes, Alien Workshop, and Monster Energy. Dyrdek's properties include Wild Grinders, Street League Skateboarding, The Rob Dyrdek Foundation and Megahorse Racing. In addition, Dyrdek has partnerships with various brands including Bill My Parents, ISX(TM) (Instant Scoring Experience) and DTA Rogue Status with musician Travis Barker, .

Wild Grinders, a fictional cartoon skate crew, are Dyrdek's first venture into toys based on him and his group of childhood skateboarding friends. The line consists of six characters. Dyrdek also pioneered the iSX, Instant Scoring Experience, which he hopes will revolutionize the way skate competitions are held. He is the creator of the Street League Skateboarding - a professional skateboarding contest offering the largest prize purse in skateboarding history and is also broadcasted live on ESPN and ESPN2 . . Dyrdek also has his own signature TAG Body Spray scent called ''Make Moves''. A fraction of the profit will go to his charity organization, The Rob Dyrdek Foundation

References

External links

Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory

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Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
Name	Padma Lakshmi
Place	Kerala, India
Birth name	Padma Parvati Lakshmi
Birth date	September 01, 1970
Birth place	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height
Measurements	34-22-35
Haircolor	Black
Eyecolor	Brown
Spouse	Salman Rushdie (2004–2007)
Website	lakshmifilms.com }}

Padma Parvati Lakshmi (; ; born September 1, 1970) also Padma, Lady Rushdie is an Indian American cookbook author, actress, and model. She has been the host of the US reality television program ''Top Chef'' since season two in 2006, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program. In 2010, ''Top Chef'' won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program.

Early life

Padma Lakshmi was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to a Keralite father who was a Pfizer executive and his first wife Vijaya, a nurse who specialized in suicide prevention. Her mother tongue is Tamil. She grew up shuttling between her grandparents in Chennai and her mother in New York. She is her parents' only child from this marriage. Her parents separated when she was one and divorced a year later. Both parents later remarried, and Lakshmi has a younger paternal half-brother and half-sister. The latter formerly worked as an actress and classical dancer but is now pursuing a career with children with special needs. In an interview in ''The Guardian'', Lakshmi said, "My father had quit his job as an executive at Pfizer to manage her career. That was kind of like rubbing salt in the wound. I didn't understand why he wanted that relationship with her, and not with me."

In 1984, when she was 14 years old, Padma was in a car accident in Malibu, causing an injury to her right arm that required surgery, which left a 7-inch scar between her elbow and shoulder. The incident happened on a Sunday afternoon as Padma was being driven home from a Hindu temple in Malibu. She remembers a flash of orange, looking over to see the large car upon her. Padma describes the event in the April 2001 edition of ''Vogue'', saying, "Being in a car crash was like an exhilarating hallucination, an unbelievable moment that oddly remains one of the most beautiful images in my memory." The car left Padma with injuries that included a fractured right hip and a shattered upper right arm.

Education

Lakshmi went to Workman High School in the City of Industry, California. Lakshmi is a 1992 graduate of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, where she received a B.A. with honors in Theatre Arts.

She speaks English, Tamil, Hindi, Italian and Spanish.

Career

Modeling

Lakshmi's career began at age 16, when she was discovered by a modeling agent in India while sitting in a café. As she has stated, "I was the first Indian model to have a career in Paris, Milan and New York. I'm the first one to admit that I was a novelty." She became more popular with her nude poses

She has modeled for top designers such as Emanuel Ungaro, Ralph Lauren, and Alberta Ferretti and appeared in ad campaigns for Roberto Cavalli and Versus. She was a favorite model of the photographer Helmut Newton, whose photographs of her often highlighted the large scar on her right arm.

She has appeared on the cover of RedBook, Vogue India,FHM, ''Cosmopolitan'', ''L'Officiel India'', ''Asian Woman'', ''Avenue'', ''Industry Magazine'', ''Marie Claire (India Edition)'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Town & Country'', and ''Newsweek''. Lakshmi also posed nude for the May 2009 issue of ''Allure'' magazine.

Cookbooks

Her first cookbook ''Easy Exotic'' was awarded Best First Book at the 1999 World Cookbook Awards at Versailles. She was host of the Food Network series, ''Padma's Passport'', which was part of the larger series ''Melting Pot'', in 2001. She also hosted two one-hour specials on India and Spain for the British culinary tourism show ''Planet Food'', which have been broadcast on the Food Network in the US and internationally on the Discovery Channels. Her second cookbook, ''Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet'', was released October 2, 2007.

Movies and television

Lakshmi had a comical supporting role as the lip synching disco singer Sylk in the 2001 American movie ''Glitter'' with Mariah Carey. She starred with Amitabh Bachchan and Jackie Shroff in the 2003 Hindi action film ''Boom'' as Shiela Bardez, one of a trio of super models accused of stealing diamonds. Lakshmi was last seen on screen with Aishwarya Rai and Dylan McDermott, as Geeta in Paul Mayeda Berges' 2005 film ''The Mistress of Spices''. She will be starring in Deepa Mehta's upcoming film, ''Komagata Maru'' which was earlier titled ''Exclusion''.

Lakshmi made a 2002 guest appearance as alien princess Kaitaama in "Precious Cargo", the 37th episode of the science fiction TV series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. She was also hostess of ''Domenica In'', Italy's top-rated television show. She portrayed Sean Bean's nemesis in the 2004-2005 iTV TV series ''Sharpe's Challenge''. In 2006, Lakshmi appeared in ABC's TV series ''The Ten Commandments'' with Dougray Scott, Naveen Andrews, and Omar Sharif. She took over as host of the popular TV cooking competition series ''Top Chef'' in 2006 during its second season and has continued every season since then.

Since her Tamil pronunciation is spot on, in an interview she was asked whether she will do any Tamil films in future. Lakshmi said such an offer would be cool and she also said that she would love to meet Kamal Haasan.

Music video

In 2009, Lakshmi starred in the Eels video for the song "That Look You Give That Guy" playing the love interest of Mark Oliver Everett.

Jewelry design

Combining her culinary and fashion style tastes, Lakshmi launched her first line of jewellery in 2009. Titled "Padma", the first collection consisted of forty pieces.

Personal life

On April 17, 2004, in New York City, Lakshmi married the novelist Salman Rushdie, to whom she was introduced at a party in 1999 hosted by the journalist and editor Tina Brown. On July 2, 2007, the couple filed for divorce. She is the model for one of the central characters — and love interests — in Rushdie's novel ''Fury'' (a novel dedicated to her as well).

On October 1, 2009, after years of struggling with a gynaecological medical illness known as endometriosis, a condition that causes pelvic pain and has been associated with infertility, Lakshmi confirmed that she was pregnant. Lakshmi also co-founded The Endometriosis Foundation of America, which is a nonprofit organization focused on increasing awareness, education, research, and legislative advocacy against the disease On February 20, 2010, Lakshmi gave birth to a baby girl named Krishna Thea Lakshmi. Although the father's identity was not initially given, it was later revealed to be Adam Dell. In January 2011, Dell sued Lakshmi for full custody of their daughter.

Lakshmi was brought up as a vegetarian and has admitted that because of this, she sometimes becomes "squeamish" when sampling other cultural delicacies. However, in 2009, she starred in a television advertisement created by Mendelsohn Zien Advertising for the Carl's Jr. restaurant chain eating a Western Bacon Cheeseburger and in her second cookbook ''Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet'' she credits the chain with bringing her away from vegetarianism during her teenage years.

Selected filmography

''Linda e il brigadiere'' ep: "Il fratello di Linda" ''Il Figlio di Sandokan'' ''Caraibi'' ''Planet Food'' ''Glitter (film) ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' episode: "Precious Cargo" ''Boom (2003 film) ''The Mistress of Spices (film) ''The Ten Commandments (2006) ''Top Chef'' ''30 Rock''

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1995	Unzipped (film)>Unzipped''	Documentary (High Fashion)
1997	|	TV Series (Italian, Comedy)	Indian Lady
1998	|	TV Series (Italian, Drama)
1999	|	TV Series (Italian, Adventure)	Malinche
2000	|	Documentary (Cooking)	Host
rowspan=2	2001	Glitter'' ||	Film (US, Drama)	Sylk
''Melting Pot: Padma's Passport''	TV Series (US, Cooking)
2002	|	Science fiction>Sci-Fi)	Kaitaama
2003	Boom'' ||	Film (Indian, Drama)	Shiela Bardez
2005	The Mistress of Spices'' ||	Film (Drama)	Geeta
rowspan=2	2006	The Ten Commandments'' ||	TV Series (US, Biblical)	Princess Bithia
''Sharpe (TV series)	Sharpe'' episode: "Sharpe's Challenge"	TV Series (Action/History/War)
2006–present	|	TV Series (US, Reality/Cooking)	Host
2009	|	TV Series (US, Comedy)	Herself

References

External links

Padma Lakshmi's official website showcasing her jewellery collection

Padma Lakshmi's MySpace

Padma's Bio

Top Chef Website

http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-5/about

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name	Laura Esposto
birthname	Laura Esposto
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Laura Esposto (born 8 August 1978, Bologna, Italy) is a television presenter, model and singer.

She was recently a football presenter for ''Five'' in the United Kingdom for Serie A games during the 2007/08 season.

From 2003 to 2004, laura lived in Los Angeles where she was ambassador for Carl's Jr and she carried out a series of modeling jobs.

From 2005 to 2007 she presented updates from the San Siro stadium for the home matches of A.C. Milan and also the "Juke Box" programme both on SKY Italia and the Milan Channel.

In 2007 she began presenting Channel 5's Football Italiano.

In 2008 she presents "Milan Channel Night" a live show on Milan Channel the official network of Ac Milan .

Since September 2009 Laura has worked on Sky Sport (Italy) and continues to work on Milan Channel.

May 28, 2010 Laura presented The "Italian Candidacy" for Uefa Euro 2016 in Geneva.

References

From the LA catwalk to football, Italian style timesonline.co.uk

One on one with Laura Esposto thesun.co.uk

External links

Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:People from Bologna Category:Italian television personalities Category:Italian female models

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