Shanghai International Debutante Ball
| Shanghai International Debutante Ball | |
|---|---|
 A debutante at the inaugural ball in 2012 | |
| Genre | debutante ball |
| Frequency | annually |
| Location(s) | Shanghai, China |
| Inaugurated | 2012 |
| Founder | Vivian Chow Wong |
The Shanghai International Debutante Ball is a Chinese debutante ball held annually in Shanghai.
History
[edit]The ball was established in 2012 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Shanghai.[1] It was organized by Vivian Chow Wong, a socialite and daughter of Zhou Xinfang, with the assistance of The London Season, a British company responsible for organizing the modern Queen Charlotte's Ball.[2] The first debutante class was made up of thirteen women, none of whom were from Mainland China.[3][4] The first thirteen debutantes were from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, and the United Kingdom.[1] A "debutante of the year" is chosen at each ball.[5]
In 2016, the ball was held at The Peninsula Shanghai,[6] and fourteen women were presented from China, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[7][8]
Chaumet and Guerlain are corporate sponsors for the Shanghai International Debutante Ball.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b You, Tracy (September 28, 2012). "First debutante ball planned for China's 'red princesses'". CNN.
- ^ "Shanghai International Debutante Ball with Chaumet".
- ^ Duan, Noël (December 4, 2017). "I am a daughter of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and I was a European debutante". Quartz.
- ^ Flora, Liz. "Chinese Elites Become Belles of the Debutante Ball as Tradition Goes Global | Jing Daily". jingdaily.com.
- ^ "Third Shanghai International Debutante Ball- China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn.
- ^ "Belles at the ball". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
- ^ "Belles at the debutante ball[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
- ^ "2016 Shanghai International Debutante Ball-Eastday". english.eastday.com.
- ^ "Debutante balls reinvent themselves as highly exclusive social networking events". South China Morning Post. February 5, 2015.