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'''Pamella Chaudry Singh''' (born in ], ]), known during her marriage as Pamella Bordes is an ]n-born ] and former ] who briefly hit the headlines in the ] in 1988 and 1989 as the companion<ref>Summerskill, Bill. , ''The Observer'', July 28, 2002, retrieved November 14, 2006.</ref><ref>Roy, Amit. , ''The Telegraph'', October 9, 2005, retrieved November 14, 2006.</ref><ref>, ''ThisisLondon'', November 11, 2006, retrieved November 14, 2006.</ref> of several notable individuals. She had been known in society columns as a social companion of ], editor of '']'' at the time; ], then editor of '']'' and of junior minister ]; it was then discovered she had a ] security pass arranged by MPs ] and ]. The '']'' and '']''<ref>, ''Youtube'', 26 February 2008, retrieved 7 October, 2008.</ref> published allegations that she was associated with a ]n security official named Ahmed Gadaff Al Damm, raising issues similar to the 1960s ], or more broadly the ] "spy" ].
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'''Pamela Chaudry Singh''' (born 1961), known for some years as '''Pamella Bordes''', is an Indian ] and beauty pageant titleholder who won ] 1982.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adnan Khashoggi: The arms dealer, disarmed by Indian bombshell Pamella Bordes |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/adnan-khashoggi-the-arms-dealer-disarmed-by-indian-bombshell-pamella-bordes/articleshow/59155310.cms |work=] |date=15 June 2017 }}</ref>
==Personal history==
⚫ Singh was born in ]; her father, Major Mahinder Singh Kadian, was an officer in the ]. She attended the ] in ] then transferred to the Lady Sri Ram College in ] to study literature. She won the Miss India crown in 1982 and represented India in the ] pageant the same year. She subsequently moved to Europe, where she met and married Henri Bordes. A motorcycle accident in Bali, caused whilst being chased by reporters, left her seriously injured.<ref> Khambatta, Persis. , ''rediff.com'', retrieved 28 July, 2009.</ref>


==Photography== ==Personal life==
⚫ Singh was born in ] in 1961; her father, Major Mahinder Singh Kadian, was an officer in the ]. She attended the ] in ] then transferred to the Lady Sri Ram College in ] to study literature. She won the Miss India crown in 1982 and represented India in the ] pageant the same year. She subsequently moved to Europe, where she met and married Henri Bordes.
Pamela Singh studied at the ] in New York, USA, The American College in Paris, France and the International Centre of Photography, New York, USA.<ref>Khosla, Surabhi. , ''the-south-asian.com'', May, 2004 , retrieved 7 October, 2008.</ref> She started working in the dark room at the age of 13 experimenting with old negatives.<ref> Thayil, Jeet. , ''rediff.com'', 8 August, 2001, retrieved 7 October, 2008.</ref> She took pictures much later on and initially worked as a photojournalist in Africa, Southeast Asia and India. Her work was distributed by Gamma Press Photos and was published in newspapers and magazines like '']'' of London, ''The Sunday Times'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.


Singh studied at ] in New York, the ], and the ] in New York.<ref>Khosla, Surabhi. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207082259/http://www.the-south-asian.com/May2004/pamela_singh_photography.htm|date=7 December 2008}}, ''the-south-asian.com'', May 2004 retrieved 7 October 2008</ref><ref>Thayil, Jeet , ''rediff.com'', 8 August 2001, retrieved 7 October 2008</ref> She took to photography as her career in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vetticad |first1=Anna M. M. |author-link1=Anna M. M. Vetticad |title=Past all gossips and scandals, Pamela Singh takes up photography |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19970131-past-all-gossips-and-scandals-pamela-singh-takes-up-photography-831766-1997-01-31 |access-date=20 November 2018 |work=India Today |date=January 1997 |language=en}}</ref>
While in ] she also made wildlife documentaries on ], and later photographed the civil unrest of the continent. After leaving Africa she moved to New York and worked only in black-and-white photography for several years. Her work featured in ''India: A celebration of independence'' organized by the ], Pennsylvania, USA in 1997 and accompanied by a catalogue and essay by Victor Anant, published by Aperture, New York, USA. This exhibition traveled worldwide. The same year her work appeared in a group show titled Black and White sponsored by the ].


==Allegations==
In 2003 she adopted a new style of work mostly self portraits using mixed media in which the work was photographed and hand painted, leading to a solo exhibition at Admit One Gallery, New York. She simultaneously opened with Sepia International Gallery, New York, showing her portfolio from ], ]. Her work led to outstanding reviews in '']'' for both bodies of work. She has also shown her work in shows at The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts, ], The Daimler Contemporary, Germany, and Naturemorte, New Delhi.<ref> Pamela Singh. , ''artfacts.net'', retrieved 7 October, 2008.</ref>
In the late 1980s Singh worked in a ] which had provided one of British publicist ]'s clients with various services. Clifford asked the ] to reveal details of her ]s and clients, and found that one prostitute, Pamella Bordes, was simultaneously dating ] (then editor of '']''), ] (then editor of '']''), Conservative minister for sport ], and billionaire arms dealer ].<ref>Summerskill, Bill (28 July 2002). ''The Observer'' (London) retrieved 14 November 2006.</ref><ref>Roy, Amit (9 October 2005). {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606024712/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051009/asp/look/story_5332693.asp |date=6 June 2011 }} ''The Telegraph'' (Calcutta) retrieved 14 November 2006.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.standard.co.uk/news/billionaire-arms-dealer-breaks-his-silence-over-claims-he-hired-heather-mills-as-escort-7268752.html |title=Billionaire arms dealer breaks his silence over claims he hired Heather Mills as escort|date=11 November 2006 |access-date=14 November 2006 |work=London Evening Standard}}</ref> Clifford rang ''News of the World'' editor ] and drip-fed her the story of Bordes through the investigative reporter she was using on the madam. The story was published in March 1989 under the headline "Call Girl Works in Commons", since it was discovered she had a ] security pass arranged by MPs ] and ].<ref name="IT 1989">{{cite magazine|last1=Tripathi|first1=Salil|last2=Flandrin|first2=Philippe|last3=Jain|first3=Madhu|last4=De Sarkar|first4=Dipankar|last5=Bobb|first5=Dilip|last6=Devadas|first6=David|author-link6=David Devadas|last7=Karkaria|first7=Amrit|date=24 October 2013|orig-year=Originally published on 15 April 1989|title=Pamella Bordes' sexual escapades with high and mighty rock British establishment|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19890415-pamella-bordes-sexual-escapades-with-high-and-mighty-rock-british-establishment-815974-1989-04-15|url-status=live|magazine=]|location=]|publisher=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610144631/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19890415-pamella-bordes-sexual-escapades-with-high-and-mighty-rock-british-establishment-815974-1989-04-15|archive-date=10 June 2019|access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>

Clifford claimed Bordes was never his client, and that he earned his fee for "writing" the story, which ultimately served the purpose of saving the madam from any adverse publicity or court case.<ref name="biography">Max Clifford and Angela Levin ''Max Clifford: Read All About it!'' Virgin Books, 2005,({{ISBN|978-1-85227-237-1}})</ref>


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Indian photographer and model

Pamela Bordes
BornPamela Chaudry Singh
1961 (age 63–64)
New Delhi, India
OccupationPhotographer
Known forMiss India

Pamela Chaudry Singh (born 1961), known for some years as Pamella Bordes, is an Indian photographer and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss India 1982.

Personal life

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.

Singh studied at Parsons School of Design in New York, the American University of Paris, and the International Center of Photography in New York. She took to photography as her career in 1997.

Allegations

In the late 1980s Singh worked in a brothel which had provided one of British publicist Max Clifford's clients with various services. Clifford asked the madam to reveal details of her girls and clients, and found that one prostitute, Pamella Bordes, was simultaneously dating Andrew Neil (then editor of The Sunday Times), Donald Trelford (then editor of The Observer), Conservative minister for sport Colin Moynihan, and billionaire arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi. Clifford rang News of the World editor Patsy Chapman and drip-fed her the story of Bordes through the investigative reporter she was using on the madam. The story was published in March 1989 under the headline "Call Girl Works in Commons", since it was discovered she had a House of Commons security pass arranged by MPs David Shaw and Henry Bellingham.

Clifford claimed Bordes was never his client, and that he earned his fee for "writing" the story, which ultimately served the purpose of saving the madam from any adverse publicity or court case.

References

  1. "Adnan Khashoggi: The arms dealer, disarmed by Indian bombshell Pamella Bordes". The Economic Times. 15 June 2017.
  2. Khosla, Surabhi. "Shooting what she loves" Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, the-south-asian.com, May 2004 retrieved 7 October 2008
  3. Thayil, Jeet "Pamela Singh's new passion: art photography", rediff.com, 8 August 2001, retrieved 7 October 2008
  4. Vetticad, Anna M. M. (January 1997). "Past all gossips and scandals, Pamela Singh takes up photography". India Today. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. Summerskill, Bill (28 July 2002). "Paper tiger" The Observer (London) retrieved 14 November 2006.
  6. Roy, Amit (9 October 2005). "A trip down memory lane" Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Telegraph (Calcutta) retrieved 14 November 2006.
  7. "Billionaire arms dealer breaks his silence over claims he hired Heather Mills as escort". London Evening Standard. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2006.
  8. Tripathi, Salil; Flandrin, Philippe; Jain, Madhu; De Sarkar, Dipankar; Bobb, Dilip; Devadas, David; Karkaria, Amrit (24 October 2013) . "Pamella Bordes' sexual escapades with high and mighty rock British establishment". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. Max Clifford and Angela Levin Max Clifford: Read All About it! Virgin Books, 2005,(ISBN 978-1-85227-237-1)

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Preceded byRuchita Kumar Miss India
1982 		Succeeded byRekha Hande
Miss Universe 1982 national titleholders
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