Padma was born in the South Indian State of Kerala, India, on September 1, 1970, though she grew up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. However, Padma spent most of her adolescent life in the United States.
When she was 14 years old, she was involved in a serious automobile accident, causing an injury to her right arm, which required surgery leaving a 7 inch scar between her elbow and shoulder.
Lakshmi's career began at age 20, when she was discovered by a modeling agent in Spain 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.Despite Lakshmi's comment about her being a pioneer as a model of Indian descent,
her career follows in the footsteps of Persis Khambatta, a former Miss India, who modeled for Revlon. She has modelled for top designers such as Emanuel Ungaro,
Ralph Lauren, and Alberta Ferretti and done 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. Lakshmi had a comical supporting role as the lip synching disco singer Sylk in the 2001 American movie Glitter with Mariah Carey. She co-starred with Amitabh Bachchan and Jackie Shroff in the 2003 Hindi action box office failure Boom as Shiela Bardez, one of a trio of super models accused of stealing diamonds. On April 17, 2004, in New York City, Lakshmi married the novelist Salman Rushdie, to whom she was introduced at a party hosted by the journalist and editor Tina Brown.On July 2, 2007 the couple filed for divorce, shortly after Rushdie was granted a knighthood.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).
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