On Saturday night, 31 women made their society debut at the Plaza Hotel during the 70th annual International Debutante Ball. The traditional white-tie dinner and dance, held Dec. 28, remains one of ...

Each year, the scions of worldwide leaders and leading cultural figures make their official societal debut. Although often regarded as an antiquated practice, debutante balls, or “cotillion,” have ...

Picture this: Paris, the Shangri-La Hotel, an exclusive, legendary ball. And right in the middle of it all, captivating ...

It’s no secret we Southerners love traditions, especially those that become a rite of passage for each generation to participate in. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that two well-known coming-of-age ...

National Black Debutante Database documents century-old tradition of presenting young women to society.

On an average day, you can find Sophie Kodjoe in her most comfortable pair of sweatpants. But when her mom Nicole Ari Parker floated the opportunity to trade in her loungewear for a ballgown, she ...