Bernard Chandran (

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: பெர்னார்ட் சந்திரன்; born 27 February 1968) is a Malaysian fashion designer and television personality. He gained recognition as the chief designer on the reality television show ''Project Runway Malaysia'', which premiered on 8TV on 3 August 2007. Additionally, Chandran appeared as a guest judge on ''Britain's Next Top Model'', Cycle 6, Episode 12, in which the top three models walked in his fashion show during

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Early years

Bernard Chandran was born to P. Ramachandran and Chow Yook Lin. In 1991, he won the 'Open European Contest for Look of the Year 2000', becoming the first non-European recipient of the title.

Fashion business

#BlackLivesMatter Controversy

In 2020, Chandran released a line of designer face masks and promoted it with an Instagram post featuring a black face donning a yellow mask branded with Bernard Chandran's logo and the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. Some social media users accused Chandran of using blackface and profiting from the

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Family

He is married to Datin Mary Lourdes Chandran, a former Malaysian model of ethnic Indian origin. They have five children. Chandran, a Hindu, stated that he wants his children to be grounded in

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Awards

* He was the first Malaysian to win the 'Open European Contest for Look of the Year 2000' in 1991. * He was voted

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of the Year at the Malaysian International Fashion Awards in 2003. * He received the honorific ''

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'' in 2006 when he was awarded the ''Dato' Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP)'' by Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar, the

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, Malaysia. * Chandran was awarded the Malaysian International Fashion Alliance's

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''Special Achievement Award'' in 2009. * He received the honorific title Dato' Sri in 2016 when he was conferred the ''Darjah Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP)'' by Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar, the

, Malaysia. * : ** MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Knight Companion - DIMP

Knight Companion of the

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(DIMP) – Dato' (2006) ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP

Grand Knight of the

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(SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2016)

References

External links

Official Webpage of Bernard Chandran

Yahoo! group for Bernard Chandran

Official Facebook Fan Page for Bernard Chandran
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandran, Bernard Living people 1968 births People from Petaling Jaya Malaysian Hindus Malaysian people of Indian descent Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian fashion designers