Le Bal 2016, at the Peninsula hotel, included Ella and Maïa, the American daughter and grand daughter of actors Warren Beatty and Annette Bening and artist Cy Twombly, in Christian Dior and Giambattista Valli respectively, alongside French and Austrian princesses, Yu Hang, the Chinese ballet star in Alexander McQueen, and Olympia Taittinger in Chanel.

The event was held in proud partnership with Renault cars.

The charities benefiting were the Seleni Institute and Enfants d’Asie.

The debutantes wore jewellery by Payal New York.

Débutantes Coutures Houses Cavaliers
Princesse Emilia von Auersperg-Breunner, Autriche Emanuel Ungaro Comte Erik Law de Lauriston, France
Ella Beatty, USA Christian Dior Haute Couture Hans Gerhard et Konstantin Jensen, Danemark
SAR Princesse Zita de Bourbon Princesse de Parme, France Zuhair Murad SAR Prince Paul-Louis de Nassau, Luxembourg
Monica Concepcion, Philippines Marchesa Guelfo Gucci Ludolf, Italie
Nam Phuong Dinh Thi, Vietman Alexis Mabille Haute Couture Léopold de Boissonneaux de Chevigny, France
Daniela Figo, Portugal Gaultier Paris Prince Gregorio Boncompagni Ludovisi, Italie
Alexina Fontes Williams, Brésil Yanina Couture Don Emanuele dei duchi Torlonia, Italie
Tess Kemper, USA Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Prince Philippe Emmanuel de Croÿ-Solre, Belgique
Comtesse Angélique de Limburg Stirum, Belgique Georges Hobeika Comte François de Limburg Stirum, Belgique
Jayati Modi, Inde Vivienne Westwood Romain Takeo Bouyer, France
Marquise Altea Patrizi Naro Montoro, Italie Stéphane Rolland Haute Couture Paul Lenain, France
Hermine Royant, France Elie Saab Haute Couture Quentin Colinet, France
Amelia Ash Rudick, USA Naeem Khan Marquis Filippo Patrizi Naro Montoro, Italie
Olympia Taittinger, France Chanel Haute Couture Marquis Filippo del Gallo di Roccagiovine, Italie
Maïa Twombly, USA Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Marquis Giacomo del Gallo di Roccagiovine, Italie
Yu Hang, Chine Alexander McQueen Sifan Liu, Chine
Yuan Donna, Chine Guo Pei Couture Marco Lam, USA