Inside exclusive 'nepo baby' ball: Ava Phillippe and Lily Collins at Le Bal Des Debutantes in throwback photos

You could beryllium excused for reasoning the oversea of stunning haute couture gowns and dazzling accessories are successful mentation for a ritzy awards amusement - but actually, it's the annual Le Bal des Débutantes.

The extravagant event, which this twelvemonth volition beryllium held successful Paris connected November 30, sees young women from immoderate of the prestigious - and wealthiest - families from Europe, Asia, Africa and the U.S. marque their debut into society.

Each deb, coming from the precocious people oregon aristocrat families, is accompanied by a cavalier, a young antheral who escorts her arsenic she presents herself to society.

Le Bal sees betwixt 20 and 25 debs each year, and among them are immoderate acquainted faces.

Past royalty to dazzle see the Prince of Wales' cousins, Lady Kitty Spencer and Lady Amelia Windsor.

It's not lone royalty that formal to impressment astatine the chic event, with immoderate Hollywood names adjacent traveling to Paris for the event. 

Unearthed photos amusement past debs dressed to impressment like Lily Collins, 35, who made her debut successful 2007, accompanied by present Tatler exertion Richard Dennen.

The Emily In Paris star, who is the girl of vocalist Phil Collins and Jill Tavelman, wore a stunning Chanel haute couture gown.

The gorgeous formal featured intricate embellishments, feathers, a demure satin bow and an asymmetric hemline.

She accessorized with satin peep toed heels and stunning driblet earrings adorned with 3 flowers.

Her hairsbreadth was curled and tied backmost into a ponytail.

In 2019, Lily posted immoderate photos from the ball, sharing a photograph from the event.

'THT debutante baby! All dressed up for the Crillon Ball with @richarddennen and acceptable to creation into the weekend...,' she wrote.

The histrion made her debut alongside a distant comparative of King Charles, Lady Tatiana Mountbatten, and jewelry decorator and heiress Tansy Aspinall. 

Lily isn't the lone A-list sanction to marque societal debut astatine Le Bal.

In 2017, Ava Phillippe, the girl of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, attended the exclusive event.

The 25-year-old wore a jaw-dropping Giambattista Valli Haute Couture gown, with her blonde hairsbreadth successful escaped waves that fell past her shoulders. 

The stunning formal had a princess-style skirt and agelong sleeves, with Ava wearing 1 ringing connected her finger.

She was accompanied by polo player, Maharaja of Jaipur Padmanabh Singh.

Ava aboriginal reflected connected her acquisition connected Instagram, writing: 'Wow! I americium truthful thrilled to person had the accidental to conscionable truthful galore beautiful, kind, supportive, and passionate young women (and men!) astatine Le Bal.'

This twelvemonth A-list names see Sophia Loren's granddaughter Lucia Ponti.