Stephanie Izard: First Female Top Chef

Stephanie Izard beat out Richard Blais and Lisa Fernandes on the fourth season finale of Top Chef last night, eartning the $100,000 grand prize and the unique honor of being named the first female winner of the highly-rated Bravo cooking competition.

In all three seasons prior to this, women placed in the final three, but have never taken the Top Chef title, a distinction not lost on the Chicago resident.

"This is the biggest thing that's happened in my life," Izard said. "This is what I'm meant to do in life."

Stephanie Izard is your Top Chef, America.