There are exactly two weeks left until one of the most anticipated social events: the Debutante Ball. With the exclusive Sangri-La hotel in Paris as a backdrop, this debut event inspired by a 17th century English tradition will star 20 debutantes and their cavaliersall belonging to royalty, aristocracy and some of the most influential families in the business and artistic world. One of the participants is Eugenia de Borbón Vargasfirstborn of Luis Alfonso de Borbón and Margarita Vargas. We will tell you below who are the young women who will accompany the daughter of the Dukes of Anjou in this charity evening in which money is raised for organizations in favor of women and children.
Ella-Yamm
A few days before celebrating her 20th birthday, Ella Yam will be one of the protagonists of Le Bal. Aside from this presentation in society, she has been known since her birth, as she is the daughter of one of the most prominent couples in the entertainment world in Asia. Her mother is Qiqi Yam, a 90s supermodel who was born in Shanghai, but became known in Europe. As a teenager she moved to Vienna (Austria) with her family and it was there that she was discovered on the street by an agent who was struck by her features and measurements. Much of her career has been spent in Hong Kong, where she fell in love with Simon Yam, an actor who has been part of such well-known titles as Tomb Raider, a film starring Angelina Jolie.
Student at the London School of Economics, she said that her parents are her role model in terms of work, effort and sacrifice. “My parents work hard and have a positive outlook on life. Everything about them is worth learning,” she told Vogue. Passionate about reading, swimming and traveling, she does not rule out continuing to take steps in the world of fashion, although she prefers to focus on the present. Qiqi has said that her daughter prioritizes her career and that she only accepts modeling jobs in her free time, but that she will support her if in a few years she wants to dedicate herself 100% to this sector. The valuable advice he gives her is to always be herself.
Mina Muniz
Mina Muniz will also share this extraordinary evening with the daughter of the Dukes of Anjou. At 18 years old and a student at the University of Connecticut, he stays out of the media world and uses his profiles personally to share details of the plans he makes with his family and friends. He has lived between Brazil and the United States and art has always been present, since it is the profession of his parents, Vik Muniz and Janaina Tschäpe.
Vicente José de Oliveira Muniz, as Vik Muniz is actually called, is one of the most prominent Brazilian contemporary artists. He was born in the Jardim Panamericano favela and has always been interested in advertising, scenography and sculpture. But his life changed at the age of 22, when he tried to stop a fight and ended up receiving a bullet in the leg. To prevent the case from reaching court, the aggressor gave him an amount of money with which he paid for a plane ticket to the Big Apple. Fascinated by the great museums, those that now exhibit his works, he decided to fight for his dream. He has managed to revolutionize the sector by using materials such as chocolate, diamonds, jam and noodles for his collages. Furthermore, his work in the landfills of Rio de Janeiro is well known, a work that has been brought to the big screen through Waste Land, a documentary that was nominated for an Oscar in 2011.
His mother is a German-Brazilian artist who studied Fine Arts at the Hochschule für Bilende Künste in Hamburg, although she later dedicated herself to sculpture, photography and performance. With her residence set in Brooklyn (New York), in her works, Janaina Tschäpe is inspired by her memories on the coast of Brazil and her art has been exhibited in such prestigious centers as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, the Pompidou in Paris, the Moderna Museet in Stockholm (Sweden), the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary in Vienna… In addition, he has carried out public commissions in Miami Beach, São Paulo and Holbæk
Madelyn Netto
Madelyn Netto will travel to Paris, who will wear a look by Georges Hobeika. He turned 18 in March, studies at the University of St. Andrews and opts for maximum discretion. She is the daughter of designer David Netto, a well-known British interior designer and writer who has worked for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and Town & Country. Through David Netto Design LLC it is present in projects in Los Angeles, Bahamas, London and Arizona.
Taylor Swift fan, Madely recently released the short film Hard to say. THe has a curious tradition with his family: staying once a year with his father and brothers in one of the most exclusive hotels in London “although the cost is exorbitant”, as David says. This is Claridge’s, located in the Mayfair neighborhood that opened its doors in 1856 and has a 24-hour personal butler in the suites.
Sienna Gallienne
History repeats itself for Sienna Gallienne. Three decades after her mother, Ségolène Gallienne-Frere, attended this debutante ball, she is now the one following in her footsteps. “My mother participated in the Debutante Ball and I am delighted to continue the family tradition,” she told Point de Vue. “Sienna doesn’t like princesses, but she was immediately excited by the idea. Living for three days as Cinderella in this incredible world of haute couture and jewelry is still a dream come true for today’s young girls,” adds her mother. Another wink is that she will wear, as she did, Dior creations.
Sienna is 18 years old, she is a student at an American school in Paris and belongs to one of the great European fortunes. She is the granddaughter on her maternal side of the businessman Albert Frère, who died in 2018 being the richest man in Belgium, with a fortune estimated at more than 5 billion euros. After the Second World War, this man who had paintings by Belgian painter René Magritte in his office and was named a baron by the King, successfully opted for the steel sector, the first stone of a holding company that includes oil, media and shares in Adidas. Passionate about tennis, hunting and golf, he was close to Bernard Arnault, a friendship that has continued in subsequent generations.