Le Bal started in 1994. For the first time, the Debs were presented, wearing one Couture gown, holding the arm of their cavaliers. Most of the Debs were French, but le Bal welcomed its first American debutante, Stephanie de Wangen, wearing Lecoanet Hemant. The elegant group of 29 Debs included Delphine Arnault in Christian Lacroix and her friend Segolene Frere wearing Dior. All the French haute couture houses were represented along with Valentino, and Versace. The Master of Ceremonies was Emmanuel de Brantes.
The Debs modelled jewellery by Chaumet.
Débutantes | Coutures Houses | Cavaliers |
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Lydwine Alexandre, France | Jean-Louis Scherrer HC | Cédric Alexandre, France |
Claudia d’Alberti della Briga, Italy | Hanae Mori HC | Aurélien Seydoux, France |
Alice Allez, France | Lanvin | Paolo Constantino Borghese, Italy |
Anne-Sophie d’Andlau-Hombourg, France | Torrente HC | Frédéric Noirot Nérin, France |
Delphine Arnault, France | Christian Lacroix HC | Charles Andrez, France |
Flora Astor, UK | Bruce Oldfield | Dominic Bunford, UK |
Agnès de Bourbon-Busset, France | Carven HC | Amédée de Guillebon, France |
Isabelle de Bourbon-Busset, France | Givenchy HC | Armand-Ghislain de Miramon, France |
Marie de Bourbon-Busset, France | Jacques Fath HC | Maximilien de Dieuleveult, France |
Alzire Cargue de Besaucele, France | Louis Feraud HC | Helcius Pitanguy, Brazil |
Marie-Améla de Contenson, France | Pierre Balmain HC | Rodolphe de Causans, France |
Justine Ducharne, France | Chanel HC | Henri-Athanase de Broglie, France |
Ségolène Frère, Belgium | Christian Dior HC | Antoine Arnault, France |
Aude de Galard de Béarn, France | Lapidus HC | Edouard d’Espous, France |
Sophie Guerlain, France | Courreges HC | Thimothée Colas des Francs, France |
Hélène Hébrard, France | Guy Laroche HC | Thierry de la Gorce, France |
Constance Laperche de Crozals, France | Paco Rabanne HC | Antoine Favrice, France |
Laure de Nervaux-Loys, France | Philippe Venet HC | Danien Henault, France |
Yasmine de Palma di Casalciprano, Italy | Valentino HC | Alexandre de Beaupuy, France |
Catherine Raimond, France | Chaumet | Napoléon Gourgaud, France |
Sophie Raimond, France | Pierre Cardin HC | Charles Hubert de Brantes, France |
Eva Rice, UK | Anouska Hemple | Donald Rice, UK |
Hortense du Rouret, France | Chaumet | Nicolas Saint Olive, France |
Laurence de Rudder, France | Nina Ricci HC | Laurent de Saint Périe, France |
Alejandra Salinas, Spain | Chaumet | Guillaume de Plinval, France |
Fiona Shakerley, UK | Hardy Amies | Seymour Guinness, UK |
Olivia Strigari, Italy | Gianni Versace HC | François Viterbo, France |
Stéphanie de Wangen, USA | Lecoanet Hemant HC | Laurent de Chavagnac, France |
Charlotte de Wouters d’Oplinter, Belgium | Gerald Watel | Philippe de Bourbon Busset, France |