Ella Wadia, the great-granddaughter of Pakistan’s founder, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, made her debut at the prestigious Debutante Ball in Paris.
The grand event is held every year at a Parisian hotel that was once the residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte.
Only 20 women under the age of 21 from the world’s most prominent families are invited to the ball, and this year Ella Wadia’s presence among real princesses, billionaires, Hollywood celebrities and emerging talents caught everyone’s attention.
Ella Wadia’s presence at the ball immediately became the center of attention due to her family lineage, she is related to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah through his only daughter Dina Wadia, who married Neville Wadia of the renowned Parsi Wadia industrial family, a marriage that historically affected her relationship with her father.
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Dina and Neville’s son, Nasli Wadia, is a prominent figure in the Indian business world and the chairman of the Wadia Group, whose two sons are Jahangir Wadia and Nas Wadia, and Ella Wadia, the daughter of Jahangir Wadia and fashion designer Celina Wadia.
Formerly known as the Curlin Ball, the Le Ball has been held since 1958 and has become a glamorous gathering place for society’s fashion icons. The event is held at the end of Thanksgiving, with women strutting around in expensive couture gowns, usually worth $50,000 to $1 million, and making TikTok videos on balconies overlooking the Eiffel Tower.
The ball has also been attended in the past by Margaret Qualley, Lily Collins, Lori Harvey, Ava Phillippe, Scout and Tallulah Willis.
According to Ophelie Renoir, the mastermind event planner of Le Ball, the ball is not intended to present young women for marriage, but rather a celebration that focuses on girls, their style, friendships, and a night of fairy tales.
Countess Lara Cosima Hinkle von Donnersmark said in 2023 that Le Ball is the Met Gala for young people.
This year, Ella Wadia joined a select group, including Carolina Lansing, Isabelle D’Orleans, Lady Armenta Spencer-Churchill, Jillian Chan, Eulalia de’Orléans-Bourbon, Almodinea Daly de’Orléans, Ruby Kemper, Alice Wang, Eugenia of Hohenzollern, Bronwen Vance, Eliza Lindroth and others.
Each designed their own custom gown in collaboration with a couture house, in any color but black or white, the event’s only strict fashion rule.
Ophélie Renoir, like every edition, drew on a diverse selection of international debutantes, emphasizing fashion sense, individuality and academic ability.