There doesn't get a more high-fashion event than Le Bal des Débutantes . The annual debutante ball, held this year at the Shangri-La Hotel overlooking the Eiffel Tower on 29 November, showcases young ladies from royalty, aristocracy, and some of the most influential families in the worlds of business and the arts as they make their entrance into society.

Le Bal des Débutantes , which since 1997 has been orchestrated by Ophélie Renouard, has celebrated young ladies since 1957, though the English tradition of a debutante ball dates back to the 18th century. Supremely dressed debs arrived at the former palace of Prince Roland Bonaparte on the arm of their chosen cavalier (a young man who has been picked from a list of brothers, family friends, and or boys from Ophélie's network) on Saturd

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