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The '''International Debutante Ball''' is an invitation-only formal [[Debutante|debutante ball]] to present young ladies to [[High society (group)|high society]]. Founded in 1954, it occurs every two years at the [[Waldorf-Astoria Hotel|Waldorf Astoria Hotel]] in [[New York City]].<ref name=Harry>{{cite web|last=Edge|first=Simon|title=Who'll Marry Prince Harry?|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/308289/Who-ll-marry-Prince-Harry-.|publisher=The Daily Express (UK)|accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Newman|first=Andy|title=Women Draft Dates For Debutante Ball|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/30/nyregion/women-draft-dates-for-debutante-ball.html|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=22 September 2013}}</ref>
Young women from around the globe and all over the United States are brought together at the ball and the surrounding parties with daughters of [[Presidents of the United States]], diplomats, [[nobility]], [[Senate of the United States|senators]], ambassadors and governors. Over the years the ball has benefited numerous charities from the International Debutante Ball Foundation including the Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club of New York, which provides a home away from home for men and women of the [[United States Armed Services]].<ref name=Bobley>{{cite web|last=Bobley|first=Georgia|title=The top debutante ball in the world|url=http://guestofaguest.com/socialities1/the-top-5-debutante-balls-of-the-world&slide=3|publisher=Guest of a Guest|accessdate=29 October 2012}}</ref>


The International Debutante Ball is considered the most prestigious and the most exclusive debutante ball in the world.<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Rose Betty|title=International Debut|url=http://www.thesocietydiaries.com/2013/03/international-debut/|publisher=The Society Diaries|accessdate=14 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rome News|first=Tribune|title=Debutante Ball in New York City|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=20070304&id=594vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kzsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6106,404246|publisher=Rome News Tribune|accessdate=14 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=The Rockmart|first=Journal|title=Brandon named to Bachelor's Committee for Ball in NY|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=360&dat=19850102&id=H8QwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2D4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6178,143614|publisher=The Rockmart Journal|accessdate=14 September 2013}}</ref>
The '''International Debutante Ball''' is an invitation-only, [[Formal wear|formal]] [[Debutante|debutante ball]], to officially present well-connected young women from [[Upper class|upper-class]] families to [[high society]].<ref name="Unnamed-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Columbia|first1=David Patrick|title=Women of Distinction|url=http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/party-pictures/2013/women-of-distinction|publisher=NYSD|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Litovsky|first1=Dina|title=Society Swans: Scenes From the 60th Annual International Debutante Ball|date=7 January 2015 |url=https://www.thecut.com/2015/01/scenes-from-the-international-debutante-ball.html|publisher=The Cut/New York Magazine|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_2-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Effron|first1=Lauren|title=What It Takes to Be a High-Society Debutante|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/takes-high-society-debutante/story?id=28553448|publisher=ABC News|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> Founded in 1954, it occurs every two years at the [[Waldorf Astoria New York|Waldorf Astoria Hotel]] in [[New York City]].


Young women from all over the United States and from around the globe are brought together at the ball and the surrounding parties, including daughters of [[presidents of the United States]], [[billionaire]] businessmen, diplomats, [[nobility]], ambassadors and governors. Over the years the ball has benefited numerous charities from the International Debutante Ball Foundation including the [[Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club|Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club of New York]], a social club for members of the [[United States Armed Services]].<ref name="Unnamed_3-20230325183717">{{cite news|last1=Foderaro|first1=Lisa|title=Glamour Still Rules, but With Fewer Debutantes|work=The New York Times |date=31 December 2008 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/nyregion/31debs.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=87CCB7BB1E08E7EDC251000D880C3825&gwt=pay|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_4-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Staff|first1=WWD|title=International Debutantes Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria a Night of Revelry|date=3 January 2011 |url=http://wwd.com/eye/parties/new-york-debut-3410622/|publisher=WWD|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref>
==Format==
[[File:58th International Debutante Ball 2012 New York City.jpg|thumb|Debutantes of the 58th International Debutante Ball at New York City's [[Waldorf Astoria Hotel]] (2012)]]
The International Debutante Ball is held [[wikt:biennial|biennially]], with the most recent ball having occurred in December 2012.<ref name=Date/> Each ball is preceded by a number of events and parties for the debutantes, including the Bachelor's Brunch, in private Manhattan members-only clubs such as the [[Colony Club]], [[21 Club]] or the [[University Club of New York]].<ref name=Brunch/>


The International Debutante Ball is considered one of the most prestigious debutante balls in the world.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rice |first1=Francesca |title=The Über Glamorous Debutante Balls We Wish We'd Been Invited To |date=3 December 2013 |url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/fashion/5-uber-glamorous-debutante-balls-we-wish-we-d-been-invited-to-92921 |publisher=Marie Claire |access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_3-20230325183717"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bobley|first1=Georgia|title=The Top 5 Debutante Balls Of The World|url=http://guestofaguest.com/socialities1/the-top-5-debutante-balls-of-the-world|publisher=Guest of a Guest|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dun |first1=Noël |title=I am a daughter of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and I was a European debutante |date=4 December 2017 |url=https://qz.com/quartzy/1145563/i-am-a-daughter-of-the-chinese-cultural-revolution-and-i-was-an-european-debutante/ |publisher=QZ |access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref>
At the ball itself, each debutante is escorted by two men: one [[United States Military Academy]] cadet and one American civilian. According to ''[[New York Magazine]]'', the current organizer of the International Debutante Ball stated that "Every young lady should have two men."<ref>{{cite web|last=Schappell|first=Elissa|title=Better Off Deb Scenes from the biggest coming-out party of the year.|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/culture/features/1980/|publisher=New York Magazine|accessdate=20 August 2013}}</ref>


==History==
Each debutante represents her state or country at the International Debutante Ball and a song, e.g., a national anthem or a song associated with the country where the debutante is from, is played by the orchestra for the debutante when she is presented on stage. The military escort of the debutante also carries the flag of the country or US state where the debutante comes from. Each debutante must also greet a thousand or more guests individually in the receiving line. Due to the fact that there are debutantes representing their own US state or country, the International Debutante Ball has been dubbed by publications as 'The [[United Nations]] of Debutante Balls and the [[High society (group)|private society world]]'.<ref>{{cite web|last=TV|first=AFP|title=Glitz and glamour at New York's Debutante Ball|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOmtjlNqrTs|publisher=AFP|accessdate=30 October 2013}}</ref>
The International Debutante Ball was founded in 1954 by [[socialite]], philanthropist and humanitarian Beatrice Dinsmore Joyce, who was dubbed as the 'Duchess of Debs' and the 'Grand dame of debutante balls'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/takes-high-society-debutante/story?id=28553448|title=What It Takes to Be a High-Society Debutante|last1=Effron|first1=Lauren|publisher=ABC News|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/daughters-high-society-attend-debutante-ball-york-city/story?id=27907779|title=Daughters of High Society Attend Debutante Ball in New York City|last1=Pelletierre|first1=Nicole|publisher=ABC News|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> Joyce was inspired to create an American debutante ball after hearing [[Consuelo Vanderbilt]] make an observation about debutante balls and how lucky girls are who travel to debutante balls in different countries.<ref name="Unnamed_5-20230325183717">{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2010/12/the-luckiest-girls-in-the-world-white-tie-endures-at-the-international-debutante-ball/|title=The Luckiest Girls in the World: White Tie Endures at the International Debutante Ball|last1=Freeman|first1=Nate|date=30 December 2010 |publisher=NY Observer|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamptons.com/Out-And-About/Within-The-City/17850/International-Debutante-Ball-Ballgowns.html|title=International Debutante Ball: Ballgowns, Aristocrats, And Texas Dips|last1=Fryd|first1=L.|publisher=Hamptons|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
The band leader [[Lester Lanin]] played the music from the start in 1954 until his last ball in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/20/fashion/back-when-the-plaza-was-the-plaza.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=0032443D132292CFFFFE6A9CA48DC261&gwt=pay|title=Back when the Plaza was the Plaza|last1=Finke|first1=Nikki|work=The New York Times |date=20 March 2005 |access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> Every guest was given a special "lanin hat".<ref>{{cite book|title=International Debutante Ball|last1=Cletus|first1=Jody|date=13 May 2012|publisher=Plaisepublishing|location=United States|pages=196}}</ref> The first balls were held at the [[Plaza Hotel]], with 35 girls from different countries and different states. As it grew with more girls participating, it moved to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.


Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the Debutante Committee of the International Debutante Ball include or have included:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/party-pictures/2013/women-of-distinction|title=Women of Distinction|last1=Columbia|first1=David Patrick|publisher=NYSD|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blacktiemagazine.com/society_2012_december/58th_International_Debutante_Ball.htm|title=58th International Debutante Ball|publisher=Black Tie Magazine|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/30/nyregion/new-york-day-by-day-145362.html|title=New York Day By Day|last1=Heller Anderson|first1=Susan|work=The New York Times |date=30 December 1983 |access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_6-20230325183717">{{cite web|url=http://wwd.com/eye/parties/new-york-debut-3410622/|title=International Debutantes Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria a Night of Revelry|last1=Staff|first1=WWD|date=3 January 2011 |publisher=WWD|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref>
The debutantes include [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocrats]], [[Royal family|royalty]], [[Heiress apparent|heiresses]] and scions of American families from the [[Social Register]].


* [[Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky]] (grandson of [[John Jacob Astor IV]] - the founder of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel who died on the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']]. Astor was the richest passenger aboard the ''Titanic'', and was thought to be among the richest people in the world at that time)<ref name="Unnamed_5-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_6-20230325183717"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/30/international-debutante-ball-is-held-at-the-astor-amid-pink-and-silver-decor.html|title=International Debutante Ball Is Held at the Astor Amid Pink and Silver Decor|last1=Curtis|first1=Charlotte|author-link=Charlotte Curtis |work=New York Times|date=30 December 1964 |access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref>
Debutantes of the International Debutante Ball also include daughters of [[Forbes 400]] [[billionaire]] businessmen.<ref>{{cite web|last=Green|first=Stephanie|title=Cowboys Catch Debs Ball: N.Y. Scene|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-03/james-dinan-cowboys-jones-catch-debs-ball-n-y-scene.html|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref>
* Barbara Anne Eisenhower (daughter of John Eisenhower, granddaughter of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]])
*[[Susan Eisenhower]] (daughter of John Eisenhower, granddaughter of Dwight D. Eisenhower)
*[[Mamie Eisenhower]] (First lady of the United States)
*[[Jacqueline Mars]] (Heiress of [[Mars, Incorporated|Mars]] Inc.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avenuemagazine.com/deb-ball-celebrates-64th-birthday/|title=Deb Ball Celebrates 64th Birthday|last1=Gross|first1=Michael|publisher=Avenue|access-date=1 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Duke of Marlborough (title)|Duke and Duchess of Marlborough]]
* The [[Marquess of Huntly]]


==Format==
The International Debutante Ball has therefore been referred to as 'the debutante ball that presents the daughters of the world's top one percent'.<ref name=Telegraph/>
[[File:Waldorf Astoria Hotel.jpg|thumb|Waldorf Astoria Hotel]]
[[File:58th International Debutante Ball 2012, New York City (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel).jpg|thumb|58th International Debutante Ball, 2012]]


The International Debutante Ball is held biennially in the Grand Ballroom of the exclusive and historical [[Waldorf Astoria New York|Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]] in [[New York City]];<ref name="Unnamed_7-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Quindlen|first1=Anna|title=Making a Bow to Tradition at the International Debutante Ball|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/12/30/archives/making-a-bow-to-tradition-at-the-international-debutante-ball.html|publisher=NY Times|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> although from 2016 it has been held at [[Pierre Hotel|The Pierre]] in New York City due to renovations and temporary closure of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Angell|first1=Elizabeth|title=The Waldorf-Astoria to Close for a $1 Billion Renovation|url=http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/news/a6748/waldorf-astoria-renovation/|publisher=Town & Country Magazine|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> Each ball is preceded by a number of events, dinners and parties for the debutantes, including the Bachelor's Brunch, in private Manhattan members-only clubs such as the [[Colony Club]], [[21 Club]] or the [[University Club of New York]].<ref name="Unnamed_8-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Ames Carlin|first1=Peter|title=The Debutantes had a Ball|url=http://people.com/archive/the-debutantes-had-a-ball-vol-49-no-3/|publisher=People Magazine|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Debutante Feted At Colony Club By Her Parents|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/29/debutante-feted-at-colony-club-by-her-parents.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=02A1DF2D1FD39560D914EDF9EE6E669A&gwt=pay|publisher=NY Times|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
==Qualifications and Selection==
In order to be presented as a debutante at the International Debutante Ball, debutantes must be recommended by a previous debutante of the International Debutante Ball. Debutantes must also be accepted by the Chairmen of the Debutante Committee of the International Debutante Ball and be able to afford the debutante presentation fee. Debutantes who are usually accepted are highly accomplished young ladies academically, but also in the field of philanthropy, charity and are from well-connected families.


At the ball, each debutante is escorted by two men: one [[United States Military Academy]] cadet and one American civilian.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Newman|first1=Andy|title=Women draft dates for debutante ball|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/30/nyregion/women-draft-dates-for-debutante-ball.html|publisher=NY Times|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> According to [[New York (magazine)|''New York'' magazine]], the current organizer of the International Debutante Ball stated that "Every young lady should have two men."<ref name="Unnamed_8-20230325183717"/>
According to the current organizer of the ball, the debutantes must be well-known with connections in the New York debutante and high society and as long as 'the debutante has the right connections, she has a chance of being invited'.<ref name=Jones/><ref name=Uhovski/><ref name=Cohen/>
Civilian escorts of the debutantes are young men of distinction, who are often scions of distinguished families, e.g. the [[Rockefeller family]].<ref name="Unnamed_9-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Marlow|first1=Shirley|title=International Debutante Ball|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-01-mn-5518-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_7-20230325183717"/> Each debutante represents her state or country at the International Debutante Ball and a song, e.g. a national anthem or a song associated with the country where the debutante is from, is played by the renowned [[Lester Lanin Orchestra]] for the debutante when she is presented on stage.<ref name="Unnamed_3-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_4-20230325183717"/> The military escort of the debutante also carries the flag of the country or US state where the debutante comes from.<ref name="Unnamed_4-20230325183717"/> Each debutante must also greet approximately one thousand or more guests, from a close-knit social world, individually in the receiving line.<ref name="Unnamed_10-20230325183717">{{cite web|title=Debutantes Party Like It's 1959|url=https://www.bizbash.com/debutantes_party_like_its_1959/new-york/story/7153/|publisher=BizBash|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_8-20230325183717"/> Due to the fact that there are debutantes representing their own US state or country, the International Debutante Ball has been dubbed by publications as 'The United Nations of Debutante Balls and the private world of polite society'.<ref name="Unnamed_11-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Finn-Olaf|title=The new generation of New York debutantes|url=https://gotham-magazine.com/the-new-debutante|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002205400/http://gotham-magazine.com/the-new-debutante|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2015|publisher=Gotham Magazine|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_12-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Gurley|first1=George|title=Titans in Party Dresses|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/fashion/26DCDEB.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=591AFC509678CF19A877D4E543D6AFB3&gwt=pay|publisher=NY Times|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref>
Gold and pink are the main traditional colors of the ball. The Grand Ballroom is thus decorated with gold, silver (symbolising elegance) and pink (symbolising femininity) decorations,<ref name="Unnamed_13-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Curtis|first1=Charlotte|title=International Debutante Ball Is Held at the Astor Amid Pink and Silver Decor|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/30/international-debutante-ball-is-held-at-the-astor-amid-pink-and-silver-decor.html|work=New York Times|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> which Countess [[Bobrinsky|Bobrinskoy]] oversees at each ball biennially, and guests dine on edible gold leaves.<ref name="Unnamed_3-20230325183717"/> The debutantes also receive flower bouquets containing pink roses and golden leaves.<ref name="Unnamed_3-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_10-20230325183717"/>
The dress code for civilian escorts and guests is [[white tie]] and [[formal wear]].


The ball is considered the "ultimate networking event" where members of the world's elite, rich and powerful meet up and mingle and where their daughters are prepared to enter the world of high society and foster lifelong international friendship with each other.<ref name="Unnamed_3-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_8-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_12-20230325183717"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Quindlen|first1=Anna|title=Making a Bow to Tradition at the International Debutante Ball|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/12/30/archives/making-a-bow-to-tradition-at-the-international-debutante-ball.html|publisher=NY Times|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kukoff|first1=Alexandra|title=What's it like to be a debutante|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/105613-what-its-like-to-be-a-debutante|publisher=Bustle|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> The pink invitation that the chosen debutantes receive is written with gold ink and is therefore sometimes jokingly called the "Golden Ticket".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burnside |first1=Anna |title=New York debutantes high society bash |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/scots-girl-joanne-joins-new-4925903 |publisher=Daily Record |access-date=14 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_14-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Yazigi|first1=Monique|title=The Debutante Returns, With Pearls and Plans|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/01/nyregion/the-debutante-returns-with-pearls-and-plans.html|publisher=NY Times|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_8-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_2-20230325183717"/>
Once chosen, each debutante is required to pay at least $16,000.<ref name=Jones/> Additionally, many debutantes spend thousands more on [[Haute couture|haute couture gowns]], celebrity hairdressers and other related expenses.<ref>{{cite web|last=Telegraph|first=The|title=The International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/4030064/The-International-Debutante-Ball-at-the-Waldorf-Astoria-hotel-in-New-York.html?image=4|publisher=The Telegraph UK|accessdate=3 February 2013}}</ref>
The International Debutante Ball has been described as a ball which "most young women nowadays will never attend" and which has largely become a "who’s who of the upper class", with daughters of US Presidents, [[billionaire]] businessmen, European royalty, US governors, and diplomats receiving invitations. The scene at the International Debutante Ball has been described as a "Gatsby-style splendour in Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria" (referring to [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]'s ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'').<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mesires|first1=Stuart|title=Debutante Cotillions|url=http://www.classicchicagomagazine.com/debutante-cotillions/|publisher=Classic Chicago Magazine|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref>


==Qualifications and selection==
==History==
In order to be presented as a debutante at the International Debutante Ball, debutantes must be recommended by a previous debutante of the International Debutante Ball.<ref name="Unnamed_2-20230325183717"/> Debutantes must also be accepted by the Chairmen of the Debutante Committee of the International Debutante Ball and be able to afford the debutante presentation fee.<ref name="Unnamed_15-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Sabino|first1=Catherine|title=A Sneak-Peek Inside the International Debutante Ball|url=http://hauteliving.com/2016/12/a-sneak-peek-at-tonights-international-debutante-ball/625776/|publisher=Haute Living|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_2-20230325183717"/> Once chosen, each debutante is required to donate at least $22,000 to various charities for the US military supported by the ball.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
The International Debutante Ball was founded in 1954 by [[socialite]], [[philanthropist]] and [[humanitarian]] [[Beatrice Dinsmore Joyce]],<ref name=Foderaro/> who was dubbed as the 'Duchess of Debs' and the 'Grand dame of debutante balls'.<ref>{{cite web|last=Says|first=Suzy|title=Debutantes from 19 nations take a bow at the Waldorf|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1961&dat=19781219&id=toQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k4wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1286,5120064|publisher=Palm Beach Daily News|accessdate=27 November 2013}}</ref> Joyce was inspired to create an American debutante ball after hearing [[Consuelo Vanderbilt]] make an observation about debutante balls and how lucky girls are who travel to debutante balls in different countries.<ref name=Schlegel/>


Debutantes who are usually accepted are "women of distinction" who are highly accomplished young ladies in athletics, community service, academics, philanthropy and charity and are from well-connected families.<ref name="Unnamed-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_16-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Pelletierre|first1=Nicole|title=Daughters of High Society Attend Debutante Ball in New York City|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/daughters-high-society-attend-debutante-ball-york-city/story?id=27907779|publisher=ABC News|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
The band leader [[Lester Lanin]] played the music from the start in 1954 until his last ball in the 1990s. Every guest was given a special "lanin hat". The first balls were held at the [[Plaza Hotel]] with 35 girls from different countries and different states. As it grew with more girls participating, it moved to the [[Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]].


Chosen debutantes are usually between the ages of 17 and 21 years old.<ref name="Unnamed-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_16-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_17-20230325183717">{{cite news|last1=Bumiller|first1=Elizabeth|title=The Debutantes|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/01/03/the-debutantes/bdf574dc-df72-430f-9ccd-377f3124dc4f/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
Chairmen of the Debutante Committee of the International Debutante Ball have included:
According to the current organizer of the ball, the debutantes must be well-known with connections in the New York debutante and high society and as long as 'the debutante has the right connections, she has a chance of being invited'.<ref name="Unnamed_18-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Editor|first1=Holly|title=I guess you could call her a debutante?|url=http://wesleying.org/2006/12/31/i-guess-you-could-call-her-a-debutante/|publisher=wesleying|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_16-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_17-20230325183717"/>
* Prince [[Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky]]
According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', the organiser of the ball stated that the ball does not want any "Tootsie" to participate or join "the club".<ref name="Unnamed_18-20230325183717"/>
* [[H.R.H Princess Chantal of France]]
Debutantes of the International Debutante Ball have been referred to as "members of a special and very select, elite, social group and of a carefully guarded social circle" and they have also been dubbed as "high profile" and "[[preppy]]".<ref name="Unnamed_19-20230325183717">{{cite web|last1=Heller Anderson|first1=Susan|title=New York Day By Day|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/30/nyregion/new-york-day-by-day-145362.html|publisher=NY Times|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_4-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_12-20230325183717"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Princess|first1=Preppy|title=The International Debutante Ball: young royals go alone|url=https://thepreppyprincess.wordpress.com/tag/international-debutante-ball/|publisher=The preppy princess|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[Barbara Anne Eisenhower]] (daughter of [[John Eisenhower]], granddaughter of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]])
* [[Susan Eisenhower]] (daughter of [[John Eisenhower]], granddaughter of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]])
* [[Mamie Eisenhower]].<ref name=Muneer/>


The debutantes include royalty, members of [[Emperor|imperial]] families, heiresses, aristocrats and daughters of many political figures including Presidents of the United States, such as the daughters and granddaughters of President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], President [[Richard Nixon]], President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], President [[George H. W. Bush]] and President [[George W. Bush]]. [[Ivanka Trump]] (daughter of [[President Donald Trump]]) and [[Sasha and Malia Obama]] (daughters of [[President Barack Obama]]) have also been invited to be presented as debutantes at the International Debutante Ball in New York City.<ref name="Unnamed_15-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_20-20230325183717">{{cite web|title=Debutantes make their bows to society at NY gala|url=https://www.apnews.com/909f94efd4d3466494023dbf23448701|publisher=AP News|access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_2-20230325183717"/>
===Notable past debutantes===
Over the years, the International Debutante Ball has had the honor of presenting many notable young women to society, including:
The International Debutante Ball has therefore been referred to as "the debutante ball with the strongest (and bipartisan) ties to the [[White House]]".<ref name="Unnamed_15-20230325183717"/>
Debutantes of the International Debutante Ball also include daughters of [[billionaire]] businessmen from the [[Forbes 400]] and many [[Wall Street]] financiers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Green|first1=Stephanie|title=Dinan, Cowboys Catch Debs Ball: N.Y. Scene|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-01-03/james-dinan-cowboys-jones-catch-debs-ball-n-y-scene|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_20-20230325183717"/>
* [[Tricia Nixon Cox]], daughter of President [[Richard Nixon]] (1964)
* [[Vera Wang]], American fashion designer (1968)<ref>{{cite web|last=Konigsberg|first=Eric|title=Gowns, Hair Spray and the Texas Dip: Debutante Season|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/28/nyregion/28deb.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref>
* Christine Marie Colby, daughter of the head of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)]] [[William Colby]] (1978)
* [[Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia]], descendent of [[Queen Victoria]] (1979)
* [[Cornelia Guest]], goddaughter of the [[Duke of Windsor]], daughter of [[C. Z. Guest]] (1982)
* Charlotte Forbes, granddaughter of [[Malcolm Forbes]] (1995)
* Catherine Forbes, granddaughter of [[Malcolm Forbes]] (1995)
* [[Bush family|Ashley Walker Bush]], granddaughter of President [[George H. W. Bush]] and niece of President [[George W. Bush]] (2006)<ref name=Columbia/>
* Princess Natalya Elisabeth Davidovna [[Obolensky]] (2006)<ref name=Columbia/>
* Princess Octavia Willing Davidovna [[Obolensky]] (2006)<ref name=Columbia/>
*Countess Magdalena [[Habsburg-Lothringen]], great-great-granddaughter of [[Empress Elisabeth of Austria|Empress Elisabeth 'Sisi' of Austria]] (2006)<ref>{{cite web|title=Sisis Ururenkelin präsentiert Milchzahn der Kaiserin|url=http://diepresse.com/home/leben/mensch/1326628/Sisis-Ururenkelin-praesentiert-Milchzahn-der-Kaiserin-|publisher=Die Presse|accessdate=16 May 2013}}</ref>
* Lady Henrietta Seymour, daughter of [[John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset|Duke and Duchess of Somerset]] (2006)<ref name=Columbia/>
* Christina Huffington, daughter of [[Arianna Huffington|Arianna]] and [[Michael Huffington]] (2008)<ref name=Foderaro/>


==Notable past debutantes==
Other debutantes of the International Debutante Ball have included members of prominent American and international families including:<ref name=Columbia2/>
Over the years, the International Debutante Ball has presented many notable young women to society, including, but not limited to:
* [[Richard Nixon|The Nixon]] family
* [[Tricia Nixon Cox]], daughter of [[President Richard Nixon]] (1964)<ref name="Unnamed_13-20230325183717"/>
* [[Dwight Eisenhower|The Eisenhower]] family
* Princess Mary Alexis [[Obolensky]], daughter of [[Prince Alexis Obolensky]] (1964)<ref name="Unnamed_13-20230325183717"/>
*[[President Lyndon Johnson|The Johnson]] family
* Serena Russell, daughter of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' Magazine editor Edwin Russell and Lady Sarah Consuelo [[Spencer-Churchill]]; great-granddaughter of [[Consuelo Vanderbilt]] (1964)<ref>{{cite web|title=People: Jan 4, 1963|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,829701,00.html|publisher=Time Magazine|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[Astor family|The Astor]] family
* [[Julie Nixon Eisenhower]] (1966), daughter of [[President Richard Nixon]] and granddaughter-in-law of [[President Dwight D. Eisenhower]]. Her civilian escort at the International Debutante Ball was her future husband [[David Eisenhower]], the [[eponym]] of U.S. Presidential country retreat [[Camp David]] and the grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The song "[[Fortunate Son]]" by [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] was based on the relationship of Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower.<ref name="Unnamed_14-20230325183717"/><ref>{{cite web| title=Is Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Fortunate Son' About Al Gore?| url=http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/fortunate.asp| department=Urban Legends Reference Pages| website=Snopes.com| access-date=August 25, 2006}}</ref>
* [[Rockefeller family|The Rockefeller]] family
* [[Anne Eisenhower]] (1967), granddaughter of [[President Dwight D. Eisenhower]]<ref name="Unnamed_21-20230325183717">{{cite web|title=Eisenhower Gathering Marks Debutante Ball|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/12/29/archives/eisenhower-gathering-marks-debutante-ball.html|publisher=NY Times|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[Vanderbilt family|The Vanderbilt]] family
* [[Vera Wang]], American fashion designer (1968), At the time of her presentation, Wang explained that "the whole idea of a debutante affair is for a girl to be presented who is available for dating”. However, Wang had not formally announced her two-week-old engagement to Thomas Bermingham of Chicago and Phoenix. Wang, who was representing China at the ball, also admitted that she had never actually been to China, but that her parents had “homes in several areas in the Far East”.<ref>{{cite book|title=Vera Wang: Enduring Style|date = September 2008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hd0PrIc9S3AC&q=vera+wang+international+debutante+ball&pg=PA92|publisher=USA Today|isbn = 9781580135726|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
*[[John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough|The Spencer-Churchill family]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Magazine|first=Time|title=People: Jan. 4, 1963|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,829701,00.html|publisher=Time Magazine|accessdate=11 May 2013}}</ref>
* Maureen Finch, daughter of [[Robert Finch (American politician)|Robert Finch]], the Republican 38th [[Lieutenant Governor of California]] and counsellor to [[President Richard Nixon]] (1969)<ref>{{cite web|title=Maureen Finch to marry|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/21/archives/lohn-shaw-to-marry-maureen-finch.html|publisher=NY Times|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[Bourbon-Parma|The Bourbon-Parma family]]
* Princess Ines de [[House of Bourbon-Parma|Bourbon Parme]], daughter of [[Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma]], granddaughter of [[Princess Margaret of Denmark]] and great-granddaughter of [[Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal]] and niece of [[Queen Anne of Romania]] (1969)<ref name="Unnamed_22-20230325183717">{{cite web|title=International Debutante Ball|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11888296/|publisher=San Antonio Light|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[Hapsburg|The Habsburg-Lothringen family]]
* Princess Elisabeth [[Sayn-Wittgenstein]] (1969)<ref name="Unnamed_23-20230325183717">{{cite web|title=International Debutante Ball|url=http://www.internationaldebutanteball.com/wp-content/gallery/press/Carousel.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826014352/http://www.internationaldebutanteball.com/wp-content/gallery/press/Carousel.jpg|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 26, 2016|publisher=Carousel 1969|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
* The [[Von bismark|Von Bismarck]] family
* Carolyn Anne Mckenzie, daughter of the [[Marquess of Donegall|Marchioness of Donegal]] (1969)<ref name="Unnamed_22-20230325183717"/>
* Cynthia Louise Chennault (1969), daughter of politician [[Anna Chennault|Chen Xiangmei]] (known as Anna Chennault) and the famed [[Claire Lee Chennault|Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault]] who was the [[World War II]] leader of the "[[Flying Tigers]]"<ref name="Unnamed_23-20230325183717"/>
* Susan Eisenhower (1970), granddaughter of [[President Dwight D. Eisenhower]]<ref name="Unnamed_21-20230325183717"/>
* [[Lady Jane Dawnay|Lady Jane Meriel Grosvenor]] (1971), daughter of [[Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster|Robert Grosvenor]], the fifth [[Duke of Westminster]] who was the richest man in [[Great Britain]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Times |first1=NY |title=66 Young Women Presented At International Debutante Ball |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/30/archives/66-young-women-presented-at-international-debutante-ball.html |work=New York Times |access-date=9 June 2018}}</ref>
* [[Holly Petraeus|Hollister 'Holly' Knowlton]], future wife of the [[United States Army]] [[General officer]] and director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) [[David Petraeus]] (1972)<ref>{{cite web|title=Hollister Knowlten betrothed to David Petraeus|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/12/archives/hollister-knowlton-betrothed-to-david-h-petraeus-a-cadet.html|publisher=NY Times|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
* Mary Jean [[John Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] (1973), youngest grandchild of [[President Dwight D. Eisenhower]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Times |first1=NY |title=Eisenhower Gathering Marks Debutante Ball |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/12/29/archives/eisenhower-gathering-marks-debutante-ball.html |work=New York Times |access-date=12 June 2018}}</ref>
* Christine Marie Colby, daughter of the director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) [[William Colby]] (1978)<ref>{{cite web|title=Christine Colby to marry|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/07/style/christine-colby-an-account-executive-marries-john-peter-giraudo-a-lawyer.html|publisher=NY Times|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia]] (1978), descendant of [[Queen Victoria]], grand-niece of [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] - consort of [[Queen Elizabeth II]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 5 Debutante Balls of the world|url=http://guestofaguest.com/socialites/the-top-5-debutante-balls-of-the-world&slide=3|publisher=Guest of a Guest|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230115230/http://guestofaguest.com/socialites/the-top-5-debutante-balls-of-the-world%26slide%3D3|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Princess Elisabeth von [[Lobkowicz]] of Austria (1978)<ref name="Unnamed_23-20230325183717"/>
* Pia des [[Brantes]] (1978), niece of the president of France, descendant of [[Charles X of France|King Charles X of France]]<ref name="Unnamed_23-20230325183717"/>
* [[Louise Blouin|Louise Thérèse Blouin]] (1978), Canadian magazine publisher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Talaga |first=Tanya Talaga |date=2016-04-09 |title=Who uses offshore tax shelters? One of Canada's richest women. |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/who-uses-offshore-tax-shelters-one-of-canadas-richest-women/article_c402e1c1-8b0d-5c72-995a-e06f75d19543.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Cornelia Guest]], goddaughter of the [[Duke of Windsor]], daughter of the socialite [[C. Z. Guest]] and polo player [[Winston Frederick Churchill Guest]] (1982)
* Lucinda Robb, granddaughter of [[President Lyndon B. Johnson]] (1985)<ref name="Unnamed_9-20230325183717"/>
* Vanessa [[Otto von Bismarck|von Bismarck]] (1987), great-great-granddaughter of Prince [[Otto von Bismarck]], chancellor of the German Empire<ref>{{cite web|last1=Usa|first1=Getty|title=Vanessa von Bismarck International Debutante Ball|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/vanessa-von-bismarck?family=editorial&mediatype=photography&phrase=vanessa%20von%20bismarck&sort=mostpopular|publisher=Getty|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
* Madeline [[Cuomo family|Cuomo]] (1983), daughter of the 52nd Governor of New York [[Mario Cuomo]] and sister of the 56th Governor of New York [[Andrew Cuomo]]<ref name="Unnamed_19-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_15-20230325183717"/>
* Charlotte Forbes, granddaughter of [[Malcolm Forbes]] (1995)<ref name="Unnamed_24-20230325183717">{{cite news|last1=Morris|first1=Bob|title=THE NIGHT; Of Debutantes, Melodies And Amateur Reveling|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 1995|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/01/style/the-night-of-debutantes-melodies-and-amateur-reveling.html|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
* Catherine Forbes, granddaughter of [[Malcolm Forbes]] (1995)<ref name="Unnamed_24-20230325183717"/>
* [[Jennie Eisenhower]] (1996), daughter of [[Julie Nixon Eisenhower]] (a former debutante of the International Debutante Ball) and [[David Eisenhower]] (a former civilian escort of the International Debutante Ball); and granddaughter of [[President Richard Nixon]] and great-granddaughter of [[President Dwight D. Eisenhower]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Yazigi|first1=Monique|title=The Debutante Returns, With Pearls and Plans|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/01/nyregion/the-debutante-returns-with-pearls-and-plans.html|work=New York Times|date=January 1997|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref>
* Countess Elmerice von [[House of Habsburg|Habsburg-Lothringen]] (2002)<ref name="Unnamed_25-20230325183717">{{cite web|title=In Vogue on NYSD|url=http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/legacy/partypictures/2007/01_08_07/partypictures01_08_07.php|publisher=NYSD|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506094255/http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/legacy/partypictures/2007/01_08_07/partypictures01_08_07.php|archive-date=6 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Princess Charlotte de Broglie, niece of [[Louis, 7th duc de Broglie]] (2002)<ref name="Unnamed_25-20230325183717"/>
* Francesca Forrestal (2002), granddaughter of [[James Forrestal]], the first [[United States Secretary of Defense]]<ref name="Unnamed_26-20230325183717">{{cite web |last1=Dunne |first1=Diane |title=Debutantes Ball - A Lasting Tradition |url=https://www.corcoran.com/nyc/PressMention/Display/774 |publisher=NY Sun |access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref>
* Countess Elizabeth Lynch de Montrichard (2002), daughter of [[New England]] philanthropist [[Peter Lynch]], and married to Count de Montrichard who was her civilian escort at the International Debutante Ball<ref name="Unnamed_26-20230325183717"/>
* Alaina [[Bentley]] (2002), heiress of the exclusive British car manufacturer [[Bentley Motors]]<ref name="Unnamed_26-20230325183717"/>
* Marie Abigaëlle [[Trudeau]] (2006), niece of Canadian Prime Minister [[Pierre Trudeau]]
* Ashley Walker [[Bush family|Bush]], granddaughter of [[President George H. W. Bush]] and niece of [[President George W. Bush]] (2006)<ref name="Unnamed_25-20230325183717"/>
* Princess Natalya Elisabeth Davidovna [[Obolensky]] (2006)<ref name="Unnamed_25-20230325183717"/>
* Countess Magdalena [[House of Habsburg|Habsburg-Lothringen]], great-great-granddaughter of [[Empress Elisabeth of Austria|Empress Elisabeth 'Sisi' of Austria]] and member of the Imperial [[House of Habsburg|Habsburg]] family of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] (2006)<ref name="Unnamed_25-20230325183717"/>
* Lady Henrietta Seymour, daughter of [[Duke of Somerset|Duke and Duchess of Somerset]], relative of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]'s wife [[Jane Seymour]] (2006)<ref name="Unnamed_25-20230325183717"/>
* Pélagie de Macmahon, great-great-granddaughter of [[Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta]] and [[President of France]] (2008) <ref name="Unnamed_3-20230325183717"/>
* Christina Huffington, daughter of [[Arianna Huffington]] and [[Michael Huffington]] of the [[Huffington Post]] (2008)<ref name="Unnamed_3-20230325183717"/>
* Princess Aurelia of [[Liechtenstein]] (2018)<ref name="Unnamed_27-20230325183717">{{cite web |last1=Gross |first1=Michael |title=Deb Ball Celebrates 64th Birthday |url=http://www.avenuemagazine.com/deb-ball-celebrates-64th-birthday/ |publisher=Avenue |access-date=1 January 2019}}</ref>

Other debutantes of the International Debutante Ball have included members of prominent American and international families, including:<ref name="Unnamed_7-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_25-20230325183717"/>
* The [[Astor family|Astor]] family
* The [[Mars family|Mars]] family<ref name="Unnamed_27-20230325183717"/>
* The [[Rockefeller family|Rockefeller]] family<ref name="Unnamed_7-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_9-20230325183717"/>
* The [[Vanderbilt family|Vanderbilt]] family
* The princely [[House of Bismarck|Bismarck]] family
* The royal [[House of Bourbon-Parma|Bourbon-Parma]] family
* The imperial [[Habsburg Dynasty|Habsburg-Lorraine]] family (which formerly ruled the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and [[Austria-Hungary]])<ref name="Unnamed_25-20230325183717"/>
* The ducal [[Spencer-Churchill]] family


==Impact==
==Impact==
Debutantes of the International Debutante Ball have been dubbed as 'Blue Blooded Socialites' and 'the next [[it girls]]' by the media and 'The luckiest girls in the world' by the ''[[New York Observer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Freeman|first=Nate|title=The Luckiest Girls in the World: White Tie Endures at the International Debutante Ball|url=http://observer.com/2010/12/the-luckiest-girls-in-the-world-white-tie-endures-at-the-international-debutante-ball/|publisher=New York Observer|accessdate=16 October 2013}}</ref> The International Debutante Ball has also been dubbed as 'the ultimate debutante ball for young society ladies of distinction' presenting the next generation of eligible accomplished [[socialites]].<ref name=Foderaro/><ref>{{cite web|last=Flint|first=Jessica|title=International Debutantes Run Amok at the Waldorf-Astoria|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2009/01/international-debutantes-run-amok-at-the-waldorfastoria|publisher=Vanity Fair|accessdate=21 August 2013}}</ref>
Debutantes of the International Debutante Ball have been dubbed as 'Blue Blooded Socialites', 'the crème de la crème of young women' and 'the next it girls' by the media and 'The luckiest girls in the world' by the ''[[New York Observer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Freeman|first1=Nate|title=The Luckiest Girls in the World: White Tie Endures at the International Debutante Ball|date=30 December 2010|url=http://observer.com/2010/12/the-luckiest-girls-in-the-world-white-tie-endures-at-the-international-debutante-ball/|publisher=NY Observer|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> The International Debutante Ball has also been dubbed as 'the ultimate debutante ball for young society ladies of distinction' presenting the next generation of eligible accomplished socialites.
The debutantes have also been referred to as the "Real Gossip Girls" referring to the TV series ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' about rich upper-class young women from the [[Upper East Side]] of New York City.<ref>{{cite web|title=Just like Gossip Girl: Debutante Bal|date=23 February 2013|url=https://fashionista.flair.be/geen-categorie/just-like-gossip-girl-debutante-ball/|publisher=Fashionista Magazine|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unnamed_12-20230325183717"/>
According to [[Gotham (magazine)|''Gotham'' magazine]], the International Debutante Ball is the "Ball of the Deb Season" where the "well-heeled of the world" head to.<ref name="Unnamed_11-20230325183717"/>
The International Debutante Ball serves as a charity benefit, with money collected benefiting a variety of charities over the years. Chief among the beneficiaries is the Soldiers', Sailors', Coast Guards', Marines' and Airmen's Club of Manhattan, which provides a home away from home for men and women of the [[United States Armed Services]].


The ball has also been called "the prettiest sight in this fine pretty world where the privileged class enjoys its privileges", referring to a quote from ''[[The Philadelphia Story (film)|The Philadelphia Story]]''.<ref name="Unnamed_28-20230325183717">{{cite web|title=54th annual International Debutante Ball|url=http://getglamorous.blogspot.com/2009/01/54th-annual-international-debutante.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924135809/http://getglamorous.blogspot.com/2009/01/54th-annual-international-debutante.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2014|publisher=The Glam Guide|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>
Debutantes of the International Debutante Ball form lifelong lasting friendships and connections with each other.<ref>{{cite web|last=Debutante Ball|first=International|title=History of the debutante ball|url=http://www.internationaldebutanteball.com/history/|publisher=International Debutante Ball|accessdate=16 October 2013}}</ref>
When a young woman has been presented as a debutante at the International Debutante Ball, she is considered to have become part of an "exclusive organization and club" of "post-debutantes of the International Debutante Ball ranging from royalty to billionaire heiresses from all over the world who all have this debutante ball in common".<ref name="Unnamed_28-20230325183717"/>

The International Debutante Ball is considered a "rite of passage" into high society for the "crème de la crème of young womanhood".<ref name="Unnamed_28-20230325183717"/> The debutantes of the International Debutante Ball form lifelong lasting friendships and connections with each other.<ref name="Unnamed_28-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_7-20230325183717"/><ref name="Unnamed_25-20230325183717"/>
The International Debutante Ball serves as a charity benefit, with money collected benefiting a variety of charities over the years. Chief among the beneficiaries is the The Soldiers', Sailors', Coast Guards', Marines' and Airmen's Club of Manhattan,<ref name=Brunch/> which provides a home away from home for men and women of the United States Armed Services.


==Cultural references==
==Cultural references==
The International Debutante Ball has been the topic of several media, both fiction and non-fiction.
The International Debutante Ball has been the topic of several media, both fiction and non-fiction.


===Books===
'''Books'''
* [[Cornelia Guest]], ''The Debutante’s Guide to Life'' (1986)
* [[Cornelia Guest]], ''The Debutante's Guide to Life'' (1986)
* Ward Morehouse, ''Inside the Plaza: an intimate portrait of the ultimate hotel'' (2001)<ref name=Morehouse/>
* Ward Morehouse, ''Inside the Plaza: An Intimate Portrait of the Ultimate Hotel'' (2001)
* Kimberly Schlegel, ''The Pleasure of your company: Entertaining in High Style'' (2004)<ref name=Schlegel/>
* Kimberly Schlegel, ''The Pleasure of Your company: Entertaining in High Style'' (2004)
* Lucy Kavaler, ''The Private World Of High Society: Its Rule And Rituals'' (2011)<ref>{{cite web|last=Kavaler|first=Lucy|title=The Private World Of High Society: Its Rules And Rituals [Paperback]|url=http://www.amazon.com/The-Private-World-High-Society/dp/1258201518|publisher=Literary Licensing, LLC|accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref>
* Lucy Kavaler, ''The Private World of High Society: Its Rule and Rituals'' (2011)
* Diana Oswald, [[Oscar de la Renta]] and David P. Columbia, ''Debutantes: When Glamour Was Born'' (2013)


===Movies===
'''Movies'''
* ''[[Metropolitan (film)|Metropolitan]]'' (1990) [[Academy Award|Oscar]] nominated film depicting the lives of young, [[upper-class]] New Yorkers during debutante ball season. The International Debutante Ball is one of the balls in the movie.
* ''[[Metropolitan (1990 film)|Metropolitan]]'' (1990), an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nominated film directed by [[Whit Stillman]] depicting the lives of the young, [[Upper class|upper-class]] elites (the "Urban Haute Bourgeoisie") during debutante ball season in New York City. The International Debutante Ball is one of the balls in the movie.
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (2017) - starring [[Emma Watson]], the director [[Bill Condon]] has referred to the International Debutante Ball for the Grand Ball scene in the movie.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knopp|first1=JeniLynn|title="Beauty and the Beast" ballroom hides Disney easter egg|url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2017/02/beauty-and-the-beast-ballroom-hides-disney-easter-egg/|publisher=ITM|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner]]
* [[Bohemian Grove]]
* ''[[Gossip Girl]]''
* [[Gridiron Club Dinner]]
* [[High society (social class)]]
* [[It girl]]
* [[Secret societies]]
* [[Sloane Ranger]]
* ''[[Social Register]]''
* [[United States presidential inaugural balls]]
* [[White Anglo-Saxon Protestant|White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP)]]
* {{section link|White House Correspondents' Association|White House Correspondents' dinner}}


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=Brunch>{{Cite web | last =Duffy | first =Jamie | title =N.J. debutantes prepare for International Debutante Ball | work =New Jersey On-Line | date =December 2, 2008 | url =http://www.nj.com/helpinghands/jamieduffy/index.ssf/2008/12/new_jersey_debs_will_present_a.html | accessdate =September 8, 2010 }}</ref>
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<ref name=Jones>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Finn-Olaf|title=The New Guard of New York Debutantes|url=http://gotham-magazine.com/personalities/articles/the-new-debutante|work=Gotham Magazine|accessdate=7 December 2012}}</ref>
<ref name=Uhovski>{{cite web|last=Uhovski|first=Valentine|title=At Waldorf, a Ball With Belles and Whistles|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703909904576051943684864986.html|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|accessdate=4 December 2012}}</ref>
<ref name=Cohen>{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Stefanie|title=Glove affair At the biannual debutante ball, these glamour girls will be introduced to society|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/fashion/glove_affair_DPKtXd9kbs0kCsczecb2GI|work=[[New York Post]]|accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref>
<ref name=Foderaro>{{Cite news | last =Foderaro | first =Lisa W. | title =Glamour Still Rules, but With Fewer Debutantes | work=The New York Times | date =December 30, 2008 | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/nyregion/31debs.html | accessdate =September 8, 2010 }}</ref>
<ref name=Muneer>{{cite web|last=Muneer|first=Abbey H.|title=The 56th Annual International Debutante Ball: Thirty Women Bow|url=http://lnom.org/nyc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=293:thirty-women-bow&catid=69:humanitarian-corner&Itemid=242|work=Liberty News Online|accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref>
<ref name=Columbia>{{Cite web | last =Columbia | first =David Patrick | coauthors =Hirsch, Jeffrey | title =The 52nd International Debutante Ball and dinner dance | work =New York Social Diary | year =2006 | url =http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/partypictures/2007/01_08_07/partypictures01_08_07.php | accessdate =September 8, 2010 }}</ref>
<ref name=Columbia2>{{cite web|last=Columbia|first=David Patrick|title=The Ball|url=http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/node/1904794|publisher=New York Social Diary|accessdate=9 November 2012}}</ref>
<ref name=Morehouse>{{cite book|last=Morehouse|first=Ward|title=Inside The Plaza: An Intimate Portrait of the Ultimate Hotel|year=2001|publisher=Applause Theatre Books Publishers|isbn=1557834687|page=142|url=http://www.bol.com/nl/p/inside-the-plaza/1001004000736838/}}</ref>
<ref name=Schlegel>{{cite book|last=Schlegel|first=Kimberly|title=The Pleasure Of Your Company: Entertaining in High Style|year=2004|publisher=Gibbs Smith|pages=192|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QgbBqg92qugC&pg=PA134&dq=Schlegel+international+debutante+ball&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=Ty6iUMTqOaTK0QWOkoG4Cw&ved=0CC0Q6wEwAA#v=onepage&q=Schlegel%20international%20debutante%20ball&f=false}}</ref>
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This article is about a recurrent event in New York, United States. For debutante balls in general, see debutante ball.

The International Debutante Ball is an invitation-only, formal debutante ball, to officially present well-connected young women from upper-class families to high society.[1][2][3] Founded in 1954, it occurs every two years at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.

Young women from all over the United States and from around the globe are brought together at the ball and the surrounding parties, including daughters of presidents of the United States, billionaire businessmen, diplomats, nobility, ambassadors and governors. Over the years the ball has benefited numerous charities from the International Debutante Ball Foundation including the Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club of New York, a social club for members of the United States Armed Services.[4][5]

The International Debutante Ball is considered one of the most prestigious debutante balls in the world.[6][4][7][8]

History

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The International Debutante Ball was founded in 1954 by socialite, philanthropist and humanitarian Beatrice Dinsmore Joyce, who was dubbed as the 'Duchess of Debs' and the 'Grand dame of debutante balls'.[9][10] Joyce was inspired to create an American debutante ball after hearing Consuelo Vanderbilt make an observation about debutante balls and how lucky girls are who travel to debutante balls in different countries.[11][12] The band leader Lester Lanin played the music from the start in 1954 until his last ball in the 1990s.[13] Every guest was given a special "lanin hat".[14] The first balls were held at the Plaza Hotel, with 35 girls from different countries and different states. As it grew with more girls participating, it moved to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the Debutante Committee of the International Debutante Ball include or have included:[15][16][17][18]

Format

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Waldorf Astoria Hotel
58th International Debutante Ball, 2012

The International Debutante Ball is held biennially in the Grand Ballroom of the exclusive and historical Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City;[21] although from 2016 it has been held at The Pierre in New York City due to renovations and temporary closure of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.[22] Each ball is preceded by a number of events, dinners and parties for the debutantes, including the Bachelor's Brunch, in private Manhattan members-only clubs such as the Colony Club, 21 Club or the University Club of New York.[23][24]

At the ball, each debutante is escorted by two men: one United States Military Academy cadet and one American civilian.[25] According to New York magazine, the current organizer of the International Debutante Ball stated that "Every young lady should have two men."[23] Civilian escorts of the debutantes are young men of distinction, who are often scions of distinguished families, e.g. the Rockefeller family.[26][21] Each debutante represents her state or country at the International Debutante Ball and a song, e.g. a national anthem or a song associated with the country where the debutante is from, is played by the renowned Lester Lanin Orchestra for the debutante when she is presented on stage.[4][5] The military escort of the debutante also carries the flag of the country or US state where the debutante comes from.[5] Each debutante must also greet approximately one thousand or more guests, from a close-knit social world, individually in the receiving line.[27][23] Due to the fact that there are debutantes representing their own US state or country, the International Debutante Ball has been dubbed by publications as 'The United Nations of Debutante Balls and the private world of polite society'.[28][29] Gold and pink are the main traditional colors of the ball. The Grand Ballroom is thus decorated with gold, silver (symbolising elegance) and pink (symbolising femininity) decorations,[30] which Countess Bobrinskoy oversees at each ball biennially, and guests dine on edible gold leaves.[4] The debutantes also receive flower bouquets containing pink roses and golden leaves.[4][27] The dress code for civilian escorts and guests is white tie and formal wear.

The ball is considered the "ultimate networking event" where members of the world's elite, rich and powerful meet up and mingle and where their daughters are prepared to enter the world of high society and foster lifelong international friendship with each other.[4][23][29][31][32] The pink invitation that the chosen debutantes receive is written with gold ink and is therefore sometimes jokingly called the "Golden Ticket".[33][34][23][3] The International Debutante Ball has been described as a ball which "most young women nowadays will never attend" and which has largely become a "who’s who of the upper class", with daughters of US Presidents, billionaire businessmen, European royalty, US governors, and diplomats receiving invitations. The scene at the International Debutante Ball has been described as a "Gatsby-style splendour in Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria" (referring to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby).[35]

Qualifications and selection

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In order to be presented as a debutante at the International Debutante Ball, debutantes must be recommended by a previous debutante of the International Debutante Ball.[3] Debutantes must also be accepted by the Chairmen of the Debutante Committee of the International Debutante Ball and be able to afford the debutante presentation fee.[36][3] Once chosen, each debutante is required to donate at least $22,000 to various charities for the US military supported by the ball.[citation needed]

Debutantes who are usually accepted are "women of distinction" who are highly accomplished young ladies in athletics, community service, academics, philanthropy and charity and are from well-connected families.[1][37]

Chosen debutantes are usually between the ages of 17 and 21 years old.[1][37][38] According to the current organizer of the ball, the debutantes must be well-known with connections in the New York debutante and high society and as long as 'the debutante has the right connections, she has a chance of being invited'.[39][1][37][38] According to The New York Times, the organiser of the ball stated that the ball does not want any "Tootsie" to participate or join "the club".[39] Debutantes of the International Debutante Ball have been referred to as "members of a special and very select, elite, social group and of a carefully guarded social circle" and they have also been dubbed as "high profile" and "preppy".[40][5][29][41]

The debutantes include royalty, members of imperial families, heiresses, aristocrats and daughters of many political figures including Presidents of the United States, such as the daughters and granddaughters of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Richard Nixon, President Lyndon B. Johnson, President George H. W. Bush and President George W. Bush. Ivanka Trump (daughter of President Donald Trump) and Sasha and Malia Obama (daughters of President Barack Obama) have also been invited to be presented as debutantes at the International Debutante Ball in New York City.[36][42][3] The International Debutante Ball has therefore been referred to as "the debutante ball with the strongest (and bipartisan) ties to the White House".[36] Debutantes of the International Debutante Ball also include daughters of billionaire businessmen from the Forbes 400 and many Wall Street financiers.[43][42]

Notable past debutantes

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Over the years, the International Debutante Ball has presented many notable young women to society, including, but not limited to:

Other debutantes of the International Debutante Ball have included members of prominent American and international families, including:[21][60]

Impact

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Debutantes of the International Debutante Ball have been dubbed as 'Blue Blooded Socialites', 'the crème de la crème of young women' and 'the next it girls' by the media and 'The luckiest girls in the world' by the New York Observer.[63] The International Debutante Ball has also been dubbed as 'the ultimate debutante ball for young society ladies of distinction' presenting the next generation of eligible accomplished socialites. The debutantes have also been referred to as the "Real Gossip Girls" referring to the TV series Gossip Girl about rich upper-class young women from the Upper East Side of New York City.[64][29] According to Gotham magazine, the International Debutante Ball is the "Ball of the Deb Season" where the "well-heeled of the world" head to.[28] The International Debutante Ball serves as a charity benefit, with money collected benefiting a variety of charities over the years. Chief among the beneficiaries is the Soldiers', Sailors', Coast Guards', Marines' and Airmen's Club of Manhattan, which provides a home away from home for men and women of the United States Armed Services.

The ball has also been called "the prettiest sight in this fine pretty world where the privileged class enjoys its privileges", referring to a quote from The Philadelphia Story.[65] When a young woman has been presented as a debutante at the International Debutante Ball, she is considered to have become part of an "exclusive organization and club" of "post-debutantes of the International Debutante Ball ranging from royalty to billionaire heiresses from all over the world who all have this debutante ball in common".[65] The International Debutante Ball is considered a "rite of passage" into high society for the "crème de la crème of young womanhood".[65] The debutantes of the International Debutante Ball form lifelong lasting friendships and connections with each other.[65][21][60]

Cultural references

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The International Debutante Ball has been the topic of several media, both fiction and non-fiction.

Books

  • Cornelia Guest, The Debutante's Guide to Life (1986)
  • Ward Morehouse, Inside the Plaza: An Intimate Portrait of the Ultimate Hotel (2001)
  • Kimberly Schlegel, The Pleasure of Your company: Entertaining in High Style (2004)
  • Lucy Kavaler, The Private World of High Society: Its Rule and Rituals (2011)
  • Diana Oswald, Oscar de la Renta and David P. Columbia, Debutantes: When Glamour Was Born (2013)

Movies

  • Metropolitan (1990), an Oscar nominated film directed by Whit Stillman depicting the lives of the young, upper-class elites (the "Urban Haute Bourgeoisie") during debutante ball season in New York City. The International Debutante Ball is one of the balls in the movie.
  • Beauty and the Beast (2017) - starring Emma Watson, the director Bill Condon has referred to the International Debutante Ball for the Grand Ball scene in the movie.[66]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Litovsky, Dina (7 January 2015). "Society Swans: Scenes From the 60th Annual International Debutante Ball". The Cut/New York Magazine. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e Effron, Lauren. "What It Takes to Be a High-Society Debutante". ABC News. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Foderaro, Lisa (31 December 2008). "Glamour Still Rules, but With Fewer Debutantes". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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  6. ^ Rice, Francesca (3 December 2013). "The Über Glamorous Debutante Balls We Wish We'd Been Invited To". Marie Claire. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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  8. ^ Dun, Noël (4 December 2017). "I am a daughter of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and I was a European debutante". QZ. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  9. ^ Effron, Lauren. "What It Takes to Be a High-Society Debutante". ABC News. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  10. ^ Pelletierre, Nicole. "Daughters of High Society Attend Debutante Ball in New York City". ABC News. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  11. ^ a b Freeman, Nate (30 December 2010). "The Luckiest Girls in the World: White Tie Endures at the International Debutante Ball". NY Observer. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  12. ^ Fryd, L. "International Debutante Ball: Ballgowns, Aristocrats, And Texas Dips". Hamptons. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  13. ^ Finke, Nikki (20 March 2005). "Back when the Plaza was the Plaza". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  14. ^ Cletus, Jody (13 May 2012). International Debutante Ball. United States: Plaisepublishing. p. 196.
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  20. ^ Gross, Michael. "Deb Ball Celebrates 64th Birthday". Avenue. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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  62. ^ a b Gross, Michael. "Deb Ball Celebrates 64th Birthday". Avenue. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  63. ^ Freeman, Nate (30 December 2010). "The Luckiest Girls in the World: White Tie Endures at the International Debutante Ball". NY Observer. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  64. ^ "Just like Gossip Girl: Debutante Bal". Fashionista Magazine. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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  66. ^ Knopp, JeniLynn. ""Beauty and the Beast" ballroom hides Disney easter egg". ITM. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

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