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'''Le Bal des Débutantes''', also known simply as "le Bal" (or, previously, the "Crillon Ball"),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reporter |first1=SCMP |title=Sabrina Meng Wanzhou and Annabel Yao: Huawei founder's two daughters |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2176660/why-two-daughters-huawei-founder-have-different-names-and-not-their |publisher=South China Morning Post |accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref> is a [[debutante ball]] and fashion event held annually in November that brings together 20–25 girls aged 16 to 22 from about a dozen countries. |
'''Le Bal des Débutantes''', also known simply as "le Bal" (or, previously, the "Crillon Ball"),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reporter |first1=SCMP |title=Sabrina Meng Wanzhou and Annabel Yao: Huawei founder's two daughters |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2176660/why-two-daughters-huawei-founder-have-different-names-and-not-their |publisher=South China Morning Post |accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref> is a [[debutante ball]] and fashion event held annually in November that brings together 20–25 girls aged 16 to 22 from about a dozen countries. |
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The event started in 1992 as a fashion show and in 1994 it became a ball with cavaliers escorting the "Debs", or débutantes. It is organised by Ophélie Renouard as an invitation-only couture event.<ref>{{cite web|title = Social Diary 1/4/06 – Social Safari in Paris, France|url = http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/legacy/socialdiary/2005/01_04_06/socialdiary01_04_06.php|website = www.newyorksocialdiary.com|accessdate = 2015-06-26}}</ref><ref name="journaldesfemmes.com">{{Cite web|title = Le Bal des Débutantes 2015 perpétue la tradition|url = http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/people/evenements/1442296-bal-des-debutantes-2015/|website = www.journaldesfemmes.com|accessdate = 2015-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = |title = Le Premier Défilé des Débutantes|last = |first = |date = September 1992|journal = Point de Vue|doi = |pmid = |access-date = |page = 26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = |title = TWIGG Melissa|last = |first = |date = February 2015|journal = Hong Kong Tatler|doi = |pmid = |access-date = }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Nikkah|first1=Roya|title=New elite come out|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1570473/New-elite-comes-out-at-the-billionaires-ball.html|publisher=Telegraph|accessdate=22 March 2018}}</ref> The young women don gowns from [[haute couture]] and couture designers,<ref>{{Cite news|url = |title = Paris Match|last = Zan|first = Jean-Claude|date = 1992|work = Les Plus Belles Débutantes du Monde|access-date = |via = }}</ref> as well as foreign fashion houses. They all wear jewelry from the same jeweler.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Les coulisses haute joaillerie du bal des débutantes avec Bucherer – Précieux Webzine|url = http://precieuxwebzine.com/les-coulisses-haute-joaillerie-du-bal-des-debutantes-avec-bucherer/#sthash.qErn6SuX.dpbs|website = Précieux Webzine|accessdate = 2015-11-25|language = fr-FR}}</ref><ref name="madame.lefigaro.fr">{{Cite web|title = Le Bal des débutantes, haute société et haute couture|url = http://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/le-bal-des-debutantes-haute-societe-et-haute-couture-301114-82854|website = Madame Figaro|accessdate = 2015-11-25|language = fr-FR}}</ref> The débutantes usually come from famous families. The organiser of Le Bal claims that money is not a criterion for selection.<ref name="challenges.fr">{{cite web|url=http://www.challenges.fr/luxe/20131127.CHA7540/le-bal-des-debutantes-comme-si-vous-y-etiez.html|title=Le bal des débutantes comme si vous y étiez|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626144004/http://www.challenges.fr/luxe/20131127.CHA7540/le-bal-des-debutantes-comme-si-vous-y-etiez.html|archive-date=26 June 2015|dead-url=yes|accessdate=2015-06-26|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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The event raises money for charity; the 2018 Bal supported two organizations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Colacello |first1=Bob |title=Le Bal 2018: Inside the 25th Edition of Bal des Débutantes |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/le-bal-des-debutantes-paris |accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Bal des débutantes – Kyra Kennedy. Une américaine à Paris|url = http://www.parismatch.com/Actu/International/Kyra-Kennedy-Une-americaine-a-Paris-529560|accessdate = 2015-06-26}}</ref> Since 2009, ''le Bal'' has supported [[:fr:Association Enfants d'Asie|Enfants d'Asie]], which provides education for girls in Southeast Asia.<ref name="PhilTatler2010Popple">{{cite journal|last=Popple|first=Shauna Jay|title=The Ball Issue: Making her Debut|journal=Philippine Tatler|date=February 2010|page=131}}</ref> Since 2015 it has also supported Seleni, a non-profit that finances research in healthcare for adolescent mothers.<ref name="journaldesfemmes.com" /> |
The event raises money for charity; the 2018 Bal supported two organizations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Colacello |first1=Bob |title=Le Bal 2018: Inside the 25th Edition of Bal des Débutantes |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/le-bal-des-debutantes-paris |accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Bal des débutantes – Kyra Kennedy. Une américaine à Paris|url = http://www.parismatch.com/Actu/International/Kyra-Kennedy-Une-americaine-a-Paris-529560|accessdate = 2015-06-26}}</ref> Since 2009, ''le Bal'' has supported [[:fr:Association Enfants d'Asie|Enfants d'Asie]], which provides education for girls in Southeast Asia.<ref name="PhilTatler2010Popple">{{cite journal|last=Popple|first=Shauna Jay|title=The Ball Issue: Making her Debut|journal=Philippine Tatler|date=February 2010|page=131}}</ref> Since 2015 it has also supported Seleni, a non-profit that finances research in healthcare for adolescent mothers.<ref name="journaldesfemmes.com" /> |
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The criteria for invitation are looks,<ref name="Telegraph2004" /><ref name="YoDona2007">{{cite news|last = de Amézaga|first = Abraham|title = El baile del año|newspaper = El Mundo|date = 24 November 2007|location = Yo Dona section|language = Spanish}}</ref> brains, and famous parents.<ref name="Telegraph2004" /><ref name="parismatch.com"/> They often come from families known in entertainment, business, or politics. Also, the daughter (Caroline Ghosn) and son (Anthony Ghosn) of the disgraced former Chairman of Nissan [[Carlos Ghosn]] (whose dramatic downfall due to a cash scandal led to him being fired from [[Mitsubishi]] and [[Nissan]] in 2018) participated as a debutante and cavalier at le Bal as well.<ref name="edition.cnn.com"/> |
The criteria for invitation are looks,<ref name="Telegraph2004" /><ref name="YoDona2007">{{cite news|last = de Amézaga|first = Abraham|title = El baile del año|newspaper = El Mundo|date = 24 November 2007|location = Yo Dona section|language = Spanish}}</ref> brains, and famous parents.<ref name="Telegraph2004" /><ref name="parismatch.com"/> They often come from families known in entertainment, business, or politics. Also, the daughter (Caroline Ghosn) and son (Anthony Ghosn) of the disgraced former Chairman of Nissan [[Carlos Ghosn]] (whose dramatic downfall due to a cash scandal led to him being fired from [[Mitsubishi]] and [[Nissan]] in 2018) participated as a debutante and cavalier at le Bal as well.<ref name="edition.cnn.com">{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/23/business/carlos-ghosn-nissan-renault/index.html|title=The emperor dethroned: Carlos Ghosn's stunning fall from the top of the auto industry|last1=Shane|first1=Daniel|publisher=CNN|accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref> |
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Days after le Bal in 2018, débutante Annabel Yao's half-sister Meng Wangzhou was arrested in Canada on an extradition request by the [[United States government]] over alleged violations of sanctions against [[Iran]]; some society press mentioned the familial relationship.<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.nl/insane-life-huawei-founder-ren-zhengfei-ultra-wealthy-family-2018-12/?international=true&r=US|title=An arrest, a debutante ball, and 3 marriages: Inside the lives of the super rich Huawei dynasty|last1=Ghosh|first1=Shona|publisher=Business Insider|accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="The Sydney Morning Herald">{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/donald-trump-has-seized-a-chinese-princess-20181207-p50kt7.html|title=Donald Trump has seized a Chinese princess|last1=McDonald|first1=Hamish|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="Asia Times">{{cite web|url=http://www.atimes.com/article/arrest-puts-scions-of-huaweis-ren-zhengfei-in-spotlight/|title=Arrest puts scions of Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei in spotlight|last1=Chen|first1=Frank|publisher=Asia Times|accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="Business Insider South Africa">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.co.za/insane-life-huawei-founder-ren-zhengfei-ultra-wealthy-family-2018-12|title=An arrest, a debutante ball, and 3 marriages: Inside the insane lives of the super rich Huawei dynasty|last1=Ghosh|first1=Shona|website=Business Insider South Africa on behalf of Business Insider US|publisher=Business Insider South Africa|accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="New York Times">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/world/asia/huawei-arrest-china.html|title=Huawei Arrest Tests China’s Leaders as Fear and Anger Grip Elite|last1=Perlez|first1=Jane|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="https">{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/06/investing/stock-markets-huawei-arrest/index.html|title=Huawei exec's arrest sends shudders through stock markets|last1=Shane|first1=Daniel|publisher=CNN|accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="The Washington Post">{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-economic-confrontation-with-china-is-just-beginning/2018/12/06/87bfffd2-f99d-11e8-863c-9e2f864d47e7_story.html?noredirect=on|title=The economic confrontation with China is just beginning|last1=Rogin|first1=Josh|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="South China Morning Post">{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2176660/why-two-daughters-huawei-founder-have-different-names-and-not-their|title=Sabrina Meng Wanzhou and Annabel Yao: Huawei founder’s two daughters|last1=Reporter|first1=SCMP|publisher=South China Morning Post|accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cleary |first1=Tom |title=Sabrina Meng Wanzhou: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/news/2018/12/sabrina-meng-wanzhou/ |publisher=Heavy}}</ref><ref name="The Wall Street Journal">{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/silicon-valley-helped-build-huawei-washington-could-dismantle-it-1544358603|title=Silicon Valley Helped Build Huawei. Washington Could Dismantle It|last1=Strumpf|first1=Dan|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="Business Nederland">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.nl/huawei-meng-wanzhou-reng-zhengrei-leven-rijk-vermogen-kinderen-huwelijken/|title=Een arrestatie, debutantenbal en drie huwelijken: een kijkje in het leven van de steenrijke familie achter de Chinese telecomgigant Huawei|last1=Ghosh|first1=Shona|publisher=Business Nederland|accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="Surprise goldfish in a bowl">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2018/12/09/surprise-goldfish-in-a-bowl-the-arrest-of-huawei-heiress-has-thrown-a-rare-spotlight-on-the-family-o/|title=Surprise goldfish in a bowl|last1=Plus|first1=Asean|publisher=The Star Online Malaysia|accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-profile/arrest-of-huawei-heiress-throws-rare-spotlight-on-family-idUSKBN1O517C|title=Arrest of Huawei 'heiress' throws rare spotlight on family|last1=Jiang|first1=Sijia|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref> |
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Days after le Bal in 2018, débutante Annabel Yao's half-sister Meng Wangzhou was arrested in Canada on an extradition request by the [[United States government]] over alleged violations of sanctions against [[Iran]]; some society press mentioned the familial relationship.<ref name="Business Insider"/><ref name="The Sydney Morning Herald"/><ref name="Asia Times"/><ref name="Business Insider South Africa"/><ref name="New York Times"/><ref name="https"/><ref name="The Washington Post"/><ref name="South China Morning Post"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cleary |first1=Tom |title=Sabrina Meng Wanzhou: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/news/2018/12/sabrina-meng-wanzhou/ |publisher=Heavy}}</ref><ref name="The Wall Street Journal"/><ref name="Business Nederland"/><ref name="Surprise goldfish in a bowl"/><ref name="Reuters"/> |
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As ''le Bal'' is also a couture event, the gowns are fashion show dresses and ''le Bal'''s team endeavors to find the most suitable ones.<ref name="Telegraph2004" /> |
As ''le Bal'' is also a couture event, the gowns are fashion show dresses and ''le Bal'''s team endeavors to find the most suitable ones.<ref name="Telegraph2004" /> |
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Le Bal des Débutantes, also known simply as "le Bal" (or, previously, the "Crillon Ball"),[1] is a debutante ball and fashion event held annually in November that brings together 20–25 girls aged 16 to 22 from about a dozen countries.
The event started in 1992 as a fashion show and in 1994 it became a ball with cavaliers escorting the "Debs", or débutantes. It is organised by Ophélie Renouard as an invitation-only couture event.[2][3][4][5][6] The young women don gowns from haute couture and couture designers,[7] as well as foreign fashion houses. They all wear jewelry from the same jeweler.[8][9] The débutantes usually come from famous families. The organiser of Le Bal claims that money is not a criterion for selection.[10]
The event raises money for charity; the 2018 Bal supported two organizations.[11][12] Since 2009, le Bal has supported Enfants d'Asie, which provides education for girls in Southeast Asia.[13] Since 2015 it has also supported Seleni, a non-profit that finances research in healthcare for adolescent mothers.[3]
In 2005, Forbes cited it as one of the world's 10 "hottest parties".[14]
Fashion houses
In 1993 the International Herald Tribune stated that "the show itself was central casting's idea of Paris couture – all unswept Carita chignons, solid makeup and the girls plodding out in drop-dead gowns. Yet all seemed as thrilled as Cinderella that someone had waved a mascara wand to give them old-fashioned glamour."[15]
For many of the débutantes, le Bal is their introduction to the world of high fashion.[16] For example, in 2008, French actor Jean Rochefort's daughter Clémence, who wore Nina Ricci, said that it was her first time in haute couture.[17] Anna Cleveland van Ravenstein, on the other hand, had been modeling for Chanel for years before "Uncle Karl [Lagerfeld]" helped her pick out a vintage gown for le Bal.[16]
Some couture houses have produced special gowns for the event, for instance Carolina Herrera in 2003 for Diana Mellon, and, in 2014, Danish designer Jesper Hovring for Viola Mikkelsen.[18] In 2018, the Indo-French fashion house Lecoanet Hemant made a gown for HRH Princess Ananya Raje Scindia of Gwalior.[19]
The Event
Planning and preparations include inviting the débutantes and their cavaliers and meetings with the debs and their families.[20] From 1992 to 2012, le Bal was organized at the Hôtel de Crillon.[21][22] The Hôtel Raphael was the hotel of le Bal in 2013 and 2014[23] and the event was held in the Palais de Chaillot in 2015, overlooking the Eiffel Tower.[24] Le Bal was held at the hotel The Peninsula Paris in 2016 and 2017,[25] and in 2018 at the Shangri La Hotel in Paris.
Friday, or the eve of le Bal, is when the débutantes come together for the first time. The makeup and hair styling sessions start at 9:00am. Then the débutantes don their dresses, shoes,[26] and jewels, and the individual and group photo sessions[27] last for the rest of the day.[20] On Friday evening, the débutantes' fathers and cavaliers take part in a waltz class with two teachers.[20]
The debutants have sessions with By Terry for makeup[28] and Alexandre de Paris for hair.[29]
The débutantes are introduced in alphabetical order on the arms of their cavaliers[20] by journalist and author Stéphane Bern.[30] Then the dinner is served.[31] After dinner, the débutantes who are the most followed by the media open le Bal, followed by all of the fathers with their daughters.[31][32]
Opening dance
Each year since 2005, there has been a débutante who opens the dancing with a waltz.[33]
- 2005: Bianca Brandolini d'Adda with the master of ceremony, Prince Charles-Philippe d'Orléans[34][35][36]
- 2006: Xiaodan Chen with Stéphane Bern[37][38][39]
- 2007: Maria Abou Nader with Stéphane Bern[40]
- 2008: Bruce Willis and Alain Delon launched le Bal together, leading Scout Larue Willis in Lacroix Haute Couture and Anouchka Delon in Elie Saab Haute Couture, with the waltz from Luchino Visconti's film Il Gattopardo[41]
- 2009: Autumn Whitaker with Forest Whitaker, and Jasmine Li with Stéphane Bern[42]
- 2011: Tallulah Willis with Bruce Willis[43]
- 2012: Sophia Rose Stallone in Elie Saab Haute Couture with Sylvester Stallone[44]
- 2013: Kyra Kennedy in Dior Haute Couture with Robert Kennedy[45][46]
- 2014: HRH Princess Elizabeth de Bourbon Parme in Alexis Mabille Haute Couture with HRH Prince Charles-Emmanuel de Bourbon Parme[9][47]
- 2015: Iman Perez with Vincent Perez[48][49] and Countess Gloria de Limburg Stirum with Count Thierry de Limburg Stirum[49][50]
- 2016:
- 2017: Ava Philippe in Giambattista Valli haute couture danced with her escort, Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur. The two danced to a song from the film La La Land.[51]
- 2018: True Whitaker and her father Forest Whitaker opened le Bal, along with then Annabel Yao and her cavalier Jean de Croÿ-Solre and Gabrielle de Pourtalès and Stéphane Bern.
This opening dance is followed by a waltz with all of the fathers and débutantes. The fathers then cede their daughters to the cavaliers, and the waltz is replaced with contemporary music with a live band. The debs then return their dresses and their jewels. The débutantes and their cavaliers finish the evening out clubbing.[52]
The debutantes
The criteria for invitation are looks,[21][53] brains, and famous parents.[21][26] They often come from families known in entertainment, business, or politics. Also, the daughter (Caroline Ghosn) and son (Anthony Ghosn) of the disgraced former Chairman of Nissan Carlos Ghosn (whose dramatic downfall due to a cash scandal led to him being fired from Mitsubishi and Nissan in 2018) participated as a debutante and cavalier at le Bal as well.[54]
Days after le Bal in 2018, débutante Annabel Yao's half-sister Meng Wangzhou was arrested in Canada on an extradition request by the United States government over alleged violations of sanctions against Iran; some society press mentioned the familial relationship.[55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67]
As le Bal is also a couture event, the gowns are fashion show dresses and le Bal's team endeavors to find the most suitable ones.[21]
From 2000 to 2003, le Bal welcomed a winner from a contest held by the French magazine Jalouse each year. Each one was chosen based on a submitted application.[68]
The majority of the participants must undergo a bit of a transition in wearing haute couture dresses.[31] Rory Ross of The Daily Telegraph described the débutantes' transformations as: "Trading fashionably frayed jeans, trainers and fruit-scented lip gloss for heels, tiaras and haute couture gowns worth up to £30,000 each, they undergo a semi-Cinderella transformation ('semi' because most of these girls already have a head-and-shoulders start on Cinderella)."[21]
In interviews, the débutantes usually speak of the pleasure of wearing couture dresses, the charity aspect of the event,[13] and the opportunity to meet girls from different countries.[69][70]
The cavaliers
Each débutante is escorted by a cavalier. He may be by a young man of her own choosing, such as a brother, cousin, friend, or boyfriend. However, nearly half of the débutantes, particularly those travelling from abroad don't bring their own cavaliers; they rely instead on the organizers of le Bal to find a cavalier.[71] The organizer, Renouard, told Malaysia Tatler, " When a deb wants us to find her a cavalier, we look at the ages, the language they speak, their heights and possibly their backgrounds and usually it works.[16]
Media coverage
Coverage often emphasizes the cachet of the event and its elegance.[72] It has been claimed that "Le Bal has really maintained its exclusivity; all the top designers participate, and there have never been any sleazy photographs of the débutantes."[73]
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- ^ Zan, Jean-Claude (1992). "Paris Match". Les Plus Belles Débutantes du Monde.
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