Pamella Bordes
Pamela Chaudry Singh (born 1961 in New Delhi, India), known for some years as Pamella Bordes, is an Indian-born photographer and former Miss India who briefly hit the headlines in the United Kingdom in 1988 and 1989 as the companion of several public figures, including the editors of two upmarket Sunday newspapers. She has pursued a career as a professional photographer.
Personal history
Singh was born in New Delhi in 1961; her father, Major Mahinder Singh Kadian, was an officer in the Indian Army. She attended the Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls’ Public School in Jaipur then transferred to the Lady Sri Ram College in Delhi to study literature. She won the Miss India crown in 1982 and represented India in the Miss Universe pageant the same year. She subsequently moved to Europe, where she met and married Henri Bordes. She left Henri Bordes after three months. A motorcycle accident in Bali, caused whilst being chased by reporters, left her seriously injured.
Photography
Pamela Singh studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York, US, the American University of Paris, France and the International Center of Photography, New York, US. She pursued photojournalism as her career.
