Padma Lakshmi

“I've always thought the back is one of the most beautiful parts of a woman. I've created four versions of the front-to-back necklace which actually gives you two necklaces in one. I love the...”

“Jewelry should not upstage you. I pick one hot point on my body that I'm going to highlight. Let one area do the singing - you don't want to hear three songs at once.”

“It doesn't matter how precisely the onion is cut as long as the person chewing it is happy.”

“For a long time, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was desperate to find something that fit me and I just decided that if I could organically make a professional living out...”

“People are thrown off by someone who looks feminine, but is also strong. It's not that pretty girls aren't smart, it's that women aren't strong.”

“I love seafood. I'm not a vegetarian but I'm probably a pescetarian.”

“I think eating in itself is the act of great sensuality, so all you have to do is point the camera in the right direction.”

“I'm an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very young and grew up in New York City with a single mom and really was influenced by all of those immigrant cultures bumping...”

“Where is it written that a smart woman can't also be stacked?”

“Whenever I'm in sync with the trends, it's always an accident. I still love wearing clothes I've had for ten years. I think understated luxury is the chicest thing.”

“I'm not tough. I'm tenacious.”

“My mom was scared of the old Times Square so I was never allowed to go. Now I'm scared of the new Times Square, so I still never go.”

“During the course of filming 'Top Chef,' I gain 15 lbs., so I'm used to needing two dress sizes.”