Padma Lakshmi Quotes

I'd gone to Manhattan to become a model.

When I was little, I always wanted to be a model.

I love Kate Moss. I've worked with her a couple of times, and she is a great girl, really funny and easy to work with.

When I fell into modeling, because I wanted to work in fashion. I wanted to do styling or make-up. I ended getting picked up to be a model instead during my work experience.

When I came out of school I didn't even think that modeling was a job.

I've always only wanted to model. It really is the only life I want.

Being a model, you know, it's a short-lived vocation.

Being a Victoria's Secret model, which was always my dream.

I wanted to become a model since I was a kid.

I wish I could be a model, and then I could have this fantastic body and parade around and get paid for it.

I never expected to be a model. I never expected to be a stylist. Or a designer.

I would love to be a spokes model for Karl Lagerfeld or Balenciaga or something like that.

Yves Saint Laurent was my first fashion show. I wore his tuxedo. And Helmut Newton was my first photographer, in 1973. I was really very lucky. I had an amazing career.

I'm like the Russian Tyra Banks.

I used to love doing the runway shows when I was a model and I miss that sometimes now. But it's great to go back to it every now and then as 'showstopper.'

My very first runway show, I was in 'Vogue.'

I think having an American 'Vogue' cover would be incredible.

There wasn't really one time in my life where I was like, 'I want to be a model!'

I am a 100 percent determined to be a Victoria's Secret model.

If I do something, I want to be the best. And one of the best things you can be is a Victoria's Secret Angel; for me, that's always been a goal.

I started my career as a swimsuit model. My first big break in America was 2007, 'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit Issue.

I was the first Indian model to have a career in Paris, Milan and New York. I am the first one to admit I was a novelty.

I was 19 or 20 when I won Miss India and then did some exciting work in fashion.

As a full-time model, exciting opportunities came my way, and I was lucky to be featured in the Kingfisher Calendar 2014. This helped me get noticed, and I bagged assignments to walk the ramp for well-known Indian designers.

I dreamt of being an Aerie model before I came to New York. That was one of the main reasons I came to New York and wanted to get signed.