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Padma Lakshmi is steering her daughter Krishna away from the runway — actually … it appears like she’s outright discouraging her from following in her footsteps as a mannequin.
We caught up with Padma at LAX Wednesday … and she or he tells us that though she needed to mannequin to repay scholar loans again within the day, her 14-year-old clearly is not in the identical monetary scenario she was in — and would not need to go down that path.
Watch … PL tells us she’s already batting away modeling affords for her child — making it clear … if Krishna finally ends up on {a magazine} cowl, it will be for her expertise, not simply her appears!
Padma explains she desires to nurture Krishna’s mind, creativity, and expertise — and tells us for now … her daughter’s gearing as much as tune into her musical goals at a performing arts faculty, which she received into on her personal benefit. So, she envisions a special journey for her.

Padma additionally means that she’s gonna let Krishna pay her personal means ultimately — however for now, at age 14, she’s joyful to assist her daughter and her goals … simply so long as she’s hitting the books, that’s.

Anyway, it is an attention-grabbing chat, particularly coming from Padma — who’s a bona fide hottie and who rose to fame, partly, because of her magnificence. Right here, she’s kinda pooh-poohing that.









