Hannah Husain has become the first Pakistani ever to participate in Le Bal des Débutantes.
Being held in Paris, Le Bal des Débutantes – also known simply as ‘le Bal’ is a debutante ball and fashion event held annually in November in France’s capital, bringing together between 20 and 25 debutantes aged 16 to 22.
The event features some of the most notable modern royals and young socialites and philanthropists from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the U.S. together with their parents. Hannah Husain, who represented Pakistan at the event, is the great-great-granddaughter of Sir Fazle Husain, a barrister from Cambridge, an Education Minister, and the founder of the Unionist party in India.
_photo%2520by%2520Studio%2520Vanssay_1.jpg)
Her great-grandfather also served as the Pakistani Ambassador to Beirut, Lebanon, according to Vogue. She was escorted by her brother Harris at the event.
%2520and%2520her%2520brother%2520Harris_photo%2520by%2520Daniel%2520Paik_2.jpg)
The ball was organized by Ophélie Renouard to raise funds for the cardiology research unit ARCFA of Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital (specializing in care for children with heart defects all over the world) and World Central Kitchen, which provides meals to vulnerable communities during the global crisis, according to Vogue.
The ball began as a social event in 1958, with the inaugural one held at the legendary Château de Versailles. It halted for several decades in 1968 due to the worker uprising in France, until it was finally revived in 1992 by Renouard – as a fashion event by invitation. From 1992 to 2012, it took place every year at the iconic Parisian hotel, Hôtel de Crillon and was often called the ‘Crillon Ball’.
