The Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson caused chaos at New York Fashion Week after coming late to a runway show held in her honor.

Pammie was invited to be the celebrity guest at fashion designer Richie Rich's A*Muse show, exhibiting outfits inspired by the busty blonde.

Anderson aka Rich's inspiration arrived three hours late to the event, which almost landed in trouble.

A source tells the publication, "She showed up at 9.55 when the show was supposed to start at 9, and press people were there as early as 7 to interview her. People were yelling at door handlers and getting incredibly antsy, especially because the standing room was so packed."

"Some guests started storming out at 9.30, when the start of the show was nowhere in sight. They had shut the doors at 8.40 since it was so crowded so there were guests on the street who couldn''t get in. They were outraged," the source added.

But Pamela managed to mollify the crowd by wearing a sparkly silver leotard to strut down the runway for the finale.

And she afterward laughed off the incident, telling media she was late after changing outfits at her hotel: "I got dressed - well, semi-dressed - before I got here." (With Input from Agencies)