Following her victory on Top Chef last night, Stephanie Izard sat down with People Magazine for an interview:

How does it feel to be the first female Top Chef winner?
It definitely makes me feel great to be the first female [winner]. Women are always struggling a little bit in this industry. I never look at myself as either a male or a female chef. I just think it's about who the best chef is. But at the end of the day, I know women have a tough time in the industry. There's just a lot of guys we have to push around. [Laughs.]

Stephanie Izard is a winner!

A lot of viewers were disgruntled that Lisa was in the final three. What was it like working with her in the finale?
Lisa came down to Puerto Rico as a new and improved Lisa. She didn't just get her hair cut. She came down ready to cook â€" and was being very positive. The nice thing about Lisa is [that] she does have a lot of confidence, and she was being really calm. I don't know if it's that Puerto Rican air that just made her super chill, but she definitely was the best version of Lisa that we've seen all season.