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

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

1. You, Tracy (September 28, 2012). "First debutante ball planned for China's 'red princesses'". CNN.
2. "Shanghai International Debutante Ball with Chaumet".
3. Duan, Noël (December 4, 2017). "I am a daughter of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and I was a European debutante". Quartz.
4. Flora, Liz. "Chinese Elites Become Belles of the Debutante Ball as Tradition Goes Global | Jing Daily". jingdaily.com.
5. "Third Shanghai International Debutante Ball- China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn.
6. "Belles at the ball". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
7. "Belles at the debutante ball[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
8. "2016 Shanghai International Debutante Ball-Eastday". english.eastday.com.
9. "Debutante balls reinvent themselves as highly exclusive social networking events". South China Morning Post. February 5, 2015.