Endometriosis Foundation of America co-founder Padma Lakshmi and her daughter Krishna Thea Lakshmi-Dell on Monday in LBDs coordinated the 11th annual Blossom Ball at Cipriani 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan.
The Top Chef producer and host, who is gaining 10-15 pounds each season, defied her 52 with ease in a disco-inspired halterneck dress and Croc clutch chosen by stylist Faisal Dust.
Hairstylist Reyna G. attached a white orchid clip into Padma’s shoulder-length raven waves.
Make-up artist William Scott brought out Lakshmi’s beautiful brown eyes and applied pink tints to her eyes, cheeks and lips.
Meanwhile, the 13-year-old aspiring singer, nicknamed “Littlehands,” wore a strapless mini dress with a feathered choker train and kitten heels.
Twins! Endometriosis Foundation of America co-founder Padma Lakshmi and her daughter Krishna Thea Lakshmi-Dell on Monday in LBDs coordinated the 11th annual Blossom Ball at Cipriani 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan
The 14-time Emmy nominee welcomed Krishna with venture capitalist Adam Dell, and she really was a child prodigy considering Padma had been suffering from endometriosis since she was 13, going undiagnosed for 23 years.
“I was told I could never get pregnant,” Lakshmi (née Vaidynathan) recalled to The Guardian last Wednesday.
“I had a fallopian tube removed. Half an ovary was removed on the other side. So I really don’t know how that happened. I am very grateful for that.”
In 2009, the Indian bombshell co-founded advanced gynecological surgeon Dr. Tamer Seckin EndoFound, which helped her find her own voice.
“Advocacy has allowed me to learn to speak about some very difficult issues – big, personal issues,” Padma explained.
“Nobody wants to stand in front of a room and talk about their vagina. But I was so angry about what had happened to me.
Thanks to attractive charity auction items like an Australian vacation from endo warrior Bindi Sue Irwin-Powell, Monday night’s Blossom Ball managed to raise $389,925 for research, education and advocacy.
And Lakshmi and her not-so-typical teenager watched all the action from table six inside the black tie gala.
The famed foodie is currently producing and hosting London-based Season 20 of the $250,000 reality competition Top Chef: World All-Stars, which airs Thursdays on Bravo.
disco doll! The Top Chef producer and host, who is gaining 10-15 pounds each season, defied her 52 years in a plunging halterneck dress and Croc clutch, chosen by stylist Faisal Dust
Ring on THIS finger: Hairstylist Reyna G. attached a white orchid clip to Padma’s shoulder-length raven waves
Great after 50! Make-up artist William Scott brought out Lakshmi’s beautiful brown eyes and applied pink tints to her eyes, cheeks and lips
‘Littlehands’: The 13-year-old aspiring singer wore a strapless mini dress with a feather train, choker and kitten heels
Mini-me: The 14-time Emmy nominee welcomed Krishna with venture capitalist Adam Dell, and she really was a child prodigy considering Padma had suffered from endometriosis since she was 13 and went undiagnosed for 23 years
Lakshmi (née Vaidynathan) recalled to The Guardian last Wednesday: “I was told I could never conceive. I had a fallopian tube removed. Half an ovary was removed on the other side. So I really don’t know how that happened. I am very grateful for that.
Dynamic duo: In 2009, the Indian bombshell founded together with the advanced gynecological surgeon Dr. Tamer Seckin (M) EndoFound, which helped her find her own voice
Padma explained: “Advocacy has allowed me to learn to speak about some very difficult issues – big, personal issues. Nobody wants to stand in front of a room and talk about their vagina. But I was so angry about what had happened to me.
‘Thank you to all our generous donors!’ Thanks to attractive charity auction items like an Australian vacation from endo warrior Bindi Sue Irwin-Powell, Monday night’s Blossom Ball managed to raise $389,925 for research, education and advocacy
VIPs: Lakshmi and her not-so-typical teenager watched all the action from table six inside the black tie gala
Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites: The celebrity foodie is currently producing and hosting season 20 of the London-based $250,000 reality competition Top Chef: World All-Stars, which airs Thursdays on Bravo (im Picture with Brett Graham, Tom Colicchio, and Gail Simmons)