younger sister is a former 1990s supermodel, Amy Leela Devi Chandran. Awards He became the first Malaysian to win the 'Open European Contest for Look of the Year 2000' in 1991. He was voted Designer of the Year by the Malaysian International Fashion Awards in 2003. He received his honorific, Dato', in 2006 when he was awarded the Dato' Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) by the Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar, the Sultan of Pahang, Malaysia. Chandran was awarded Malaysian International Fashion Alliance's [MIFA] Special Achievement Award 2009. He carried honorific title Dato' Sri, in 2016 when he was conferred the Darjah Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP) by the Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar, the Sultan of Pahang, Malaysia. References External links Official Webpage of Bernard Chandran Yahoo! group for Bernard Chandran Official Facebook Fan Page for Bernard Chandran Living people 1968 births People from Petaling District Malaysian Hindus Malaysian people of Indian descent Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian fashion designers