Ana Paula de Vasconcelos Padrão, also known as Ana Paula Padrão (Brasília, November 25, 1965) is a Brazilian journalist, chief editor, entrepreneur, writer and television presenter.

[1][2] She has been a journalist for over thirty years, working for several Brazilian television networks, including Manchete, Rede Globo, SBT and Record.

From 1987 until 2005, Padrão worked for Rede Globo in London and New York City, covering mostly international news, including the September 11 attacks and the War in Afghanistan.

In 2014, Padrão released her first book, O Amor Chegou Tarde em Minha Vida[4][5] (Love Arrived Late in My Life), and started to host all MasterChef versions in Brazil and a new television documentary titled Ana Paula Padrão.Doc[6] (stylized as _anapaulapadrão.doc).

Padrão founded Touareg,[7] an agency specialized in developing content, documentaries and series for television.