See All the Celebrity Kids Who Were Debutantes at the Glamorous 'Le Bal'— from Bronwyn Golden Vance to Apple Martin Kate Hogan, Alexandra SchonfeldDecember 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM 0 Ophelie Renouard/Instagram Bronwyn Vance, Angela Bassett, and Stephane Rolland Launched in 1992 by Ophélie Renouard, the Le Bal des Débutantes invites young women from around the world who come from notable families to make their society debut — and has a long history of including Hollywood royalty. This year was no different as the glamorous affair welcomed the likes of Angela Bassett and Courtney B.
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Kate Hogan, Alexandra SchonfeldDecember 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Bronwyn Vance, Angela Bassett, and Stephane Rolland
Launched in 1992 by Ophélie Renouard, the Le Bal des Débutantes invites young women from around the world who come from notable families to make their society debut — and has a long history of including Hollywood royalty.
This year was no different as the glamorous affair welcomed the likes of Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance's daughter Bronwyn Golden Vance as well as Carolina Herrera's granddaughter, Carolina Lansing. Past participants have included Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's daughter Apple Martin, Nicole Ari Parker's daughter Sophie and Sophia Loren's granddaughter Lucia Sofia Ponti.
Read on to see all of the Hollywood offspring who have made their debut at the annual event.
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Bronwyn Golden Vance
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Bronwyn Vance, Angela Bassett, and Stephane Rolland
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance were quite the proud parents as they accompanied their daughter Bronwyn Golden to the luxe ball this year. Ahead of the 19-year-old's grand debut, Le Bal's official Instagram page shared several photos of Bronwyn (including the above) working on her gown with haute couture designer Stephane Rolland.
Hello! Mag shared footage of Bronwyn in her stunning dress, alongside her parents and twin brother, Slater Josiah. Angela and Courtney were also snapped having a good time on the dance floor during the event.
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Carolina Lansing
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Carolina B. Lansing
Carolina Herrera's granddaughter, Carolina Lansing, was also in attendance for the ball on Nov. 29. The 21-year-old looked radiant in a polka dot, ivory and black gathered mermaid gown from her grandmother's fashion house.
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Apple Martin
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Gwyneth Paltrow and Apple Martin.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's daughter Apple was joined by both of her parents, her grandmother Blythe Danner and brother Moses Martin for her society debut at the Le Bal des Débutantes on November 30, 2024. For the big moment, Apple wore a custom Valentino gown, which Vogue reported took Valentino Creative Director Alessandro Michele's atelier 750 hours to complete.
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Sophie Tei Naaki Lee Kodjoe
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Sophie Tei Naaki Lee Kodjoe in 2023.
Nicole Ari Parker's 19-year-old daughter Sophie was cheered on by her mom when she made her debut at the Nov. 30, 2025 affair. Per Hello!, Sophie wore a plum-colored gown by Oscar de la Renta for the occasion.
"My heart is soooo full ❤️ A magical night indeed. ✨," the proud mom captioned an Instagram post showing video clips of her daughter entering the ball with her escort and dancing with dad Boris Kodjoe.
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Lucia Sofia Ponti
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Sasha Alexander, Lucia Sofia Ponti, Eduardo Ponti, Sophia Loren and Roberta Armani in 2021.
Sophia Loren's 18-year-old granddaughter Lucia, seen here with her parents and grandmother in 2021, stepped out as an honorary debutante at the star-studded event in 2024 wearing a strapless gown by Giorgio Armani Privé, Vogue reported. (See it in Hello! here.)
"I tend to go for dresses or clothes that make me feel confident but also are comfortable to wear," Lucia told Hello! ahead of the event. "I had looked through other dresses that were featured in Le Bal in previous years, and they all individually represented the girls so beautifully. I just hoped to find a dress that would do the same for me."
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Margaret Qualley
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Margaret Qualley in 2024.
Per WWD, Margaret Qualley, seen here walking for Chanel in 2024, made her debut at the 2012 ball in a beaded Elie Saab gown. (See it here.)
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Ava Phillippe
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Ava Phillippe at the Bal des Debutantes.
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's daughter dazzled on Nov. 25, 2017, at the 25th annual Bal des Debutantes in Paris, where she was one of 20 young women being introduced to society at the famed event. Dressed in a gold ballgown by Giambattista Valli Haute Couture, she twirled with her escort, Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur, to a song from La La Land.
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Lori Harvey
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Lori Harvey in 2018.
Steve Harvey's daughter Lori was also among the six Americans recognized at the 2017 ball; she chose a plunging black Elie Saab gown with feather details for the affair. "So proud of the adults you've both become, Wynton and @_lori_harvey," her father wrote alongside a Facebook post of the starlet with her stepbrother. (See a full length of her look at Vanity Fair.)
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Lauren & Ashley Bush
Amy Graves/Getty Lauren Bush Lauren and Ashley Bush in 2014.
In 2000, a 16-year-old Lauren Bush (left, niece of George W.) twirled at the ball in a one-of-a-kind Dior creation with a major tiara (see the photo here). Her younger sister, Ashley, was also introduced into society a few years later (pictured here).
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Lily Collins
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Lily Collins in 2008.
Looking ethereal in white Chanel at the 2007 event, the future Emily in Paris star told the Telegraph, "I'm about to start studying broadcast journalism so I wanted to get the inside scoop on the whole debutante thing. The idea of a traditional ball in a modern-day setting is brilliant. I think I will write something on it for Teen Vogue."
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Lady Tatiana Mountbatten
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Tatiana Mountbatten in 2021.
Speaking to the Telegraph ahead of the 2007 event, then 17-year-old descendant of Lord Mountbatten and the daughter of the Marquess of Milford Haven, the Queen Elizabeth's cousin, said, "It's not about the 'coming out' into society for me. I'm at boarding school in middle-of-nowhere English countryside and I get to come to Paris to wear haute couture — who could resist?"
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Scout & Tallulah Willis
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Scout LaRue Willis and Tallulah Willis in 2024.
Two of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis's daughters were invited to make their debuts in Paris, Scout in 2008 (see her dress here; her class also included Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd) and Tallulah in 2011. Proud papa Bruce was in attendance both times, as chaperone (see him with Tallulah here).
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Autumn Whittaker
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Keisha Whitaker, Autumn Whitaker and Forest Whitaker in 2014.
"I really hope I get to keep my dress," Forest Whitaker's then-teen daughter told WWD of her Jason Wu gown, which she wore for her debut at the 2009 ball (seen here). The actor, who accompanied his daughter, was "just so excited for her," he added to the publication.
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Francesca Eastwood
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Clint Eastwood and Francesca Fisher-Eastwood at the 'M.F.A' film screening on October 2, 2017.
Then 17, the daughter of Clint Eastwood and Frances Fisher also debuted at the 2009 ball along with Lady Kitty Spencer, a.k.a. Princess Diana's niece. (See her dress here.)
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Sophia Rose Stallone
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Sophia Rose Stallone in 2019.
At the 20th annual ball in 2012, Sylvester Stallone and his eldest daughter, clad in Elie Saab couture, took a sweet spin on the dance floor and were captured chatting by photographers.
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Lady Amelia Windsor
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Lady Amelia Windsor at the 2013 Debutantes Ball at Automobile Club De France in 2013.
Once dubbed "the most beautiful member of the royal family" by Tatler magazine, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth's cousin Prince Edward stunned in Elie Saab at the 2013 event.
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Kyra Kennedy
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Kyra Kennedy arrives at the 2013 Debutantes Ball at Automobile Club De France in 2013.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s daughter and great niece of the late President John F. Kennedy made her formal debut at the Bal des Debutantes 2013. The then-18-year-old looked radiant in a blue Christian Dior dress. "It's my first time wearing haute couture so that's really exciting, and I'm obsessed by the color," Kyra told the AFP. Romy David, daughter of Seinfeld creator Larry David, also made the list that year.
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