Who Would Win in a Fight: Heidi Klum vs. Padma Lakshmi

Posted by Dan July 19th, 2007 at 04:45pm In Project Runway Top Chef Who Would Win in a Fight

Okay, I don’t think this was a fair fight. Probably more of a popularity contest, wouldn’t you say? Last week, The Office’s Jan Levinson whooped the hell out of Food Network’s Sandra Lee. Admittedly, I think she would probably win in the end just by virtue of her relative brawn, but if Tim Gunn can almost beat Anderson Cooper then Sandra could definitely do some more damage than the TiFaux readership gives her credit for.

Come on, guys.

Anyway, moving on. This week we’re revisiting Project Runway, but pairing it with its reality stepchild Top Chef. Who would win if we pitted hostesses Heidi Klum and Padma Lakshmi against each other.

Heidi Klum

Strengths:

• Has endured childbirth three times — high tolerance for pain
• German
• Strong legs from runway strutting

Weaknesses:

• Not much upper body strength
• Girly girl
• Smiley

Secret Weapon: Fierce maternal instincts

Padma Lakshmi

Strengths:

• Married (well, separated) from Salman Rushdie, so she can’t be easily intimidated
• Not merciful
• Deadpan delivery

Weaknesses:

• Delicate sensibilities
• Seems sadder than Heidi when eliminating contestants. A sign of weakness.
• Hosts a second banana show to Project Runway

Secret Weapon: Badass scar