Padma Lakshmi is looking for a new 10 million dollars New York loft

Padma Lakshmi is looking for a new 10 million dollars New York loft: Indian origin supermodel Padma Lakshmi is looking for a new home and has set her heart on a $10 million loft.

The 40-year-old Top Chef host who is currently embroiled in a bitter custody custody with ex-boyfriend Adam Dell over their 11-month-old daughter Krishna, is keen on the place situated in the trendy neighbourhood of Greenwich Village.

Lakshmi, who is dating 70-year-old IMG boss Ted Forstmann, has been checking out downtown residences in the city, according to the New York Post.

However, she is said to be interested in the apartment which was built in 1904 and was originally a department store.

The 12-story apartment building includes a doorman, concierge, and basement storage.

The model, who was earlier married to author Salman Rushdie, already owns a $1.6 million loft in the city's East Village, but is clearly looking to upgrade.

Allure, You Done Started Somethin'

Peep what Padma Lakshmi wore to the 2009 White House Correspondents Dinner. Yes, you heard me right. Padma didn't wear this transparent little number on a late-night booty call to her man's house. She wore this to party with the President!

I'm sorry, but if I were Michelle, lil miss Top Chef would have seen the bottom of my stiletto as Secret Service and I showed her the door.

What was she thinking wearing this inappropriate dress to such a swank shindig? And before you try sticking up for the usually polished Padma, I want to say that I don't buy the "I had no idea my dress was this sheer" defense. Even Lady Gaga or Aubrey O'Day would have had enough sense to put on something opaque before meeting Obama.

You know what I think? I think Allure Magazine started somethin' with their May 2009 spread of stripped-down celebs. Perhaps it made Padma a little too comfortable in her own skin?

In the interview that accompanies the photo below, Allure asked Padma if she's confident about her body. I believe Saturday's wardrobe malfunction answers that question, but anyway...Padma replied, "Yes; I like the way I look. I think I look better now than I did in my 20s, because I'm more confident about my body - and I don't want to look like anyone but myself."