The Glam Paris Debuts Of Chunky Pandey's Daughter Ananya And Jaipur Princess

If you've ever dreamt of attending balls in gorgeous princess gowns and being escorted by a charming young man - or maybe even a prince - you might be a teeny bit jealous reading this. Three young women - the teenaged daughter of a Bollywood actor, a princess from the royal house of Jaipur, and the daughter of a Hollywood star - lived this dream in Paris over the weekend. Le Bal des Débutantes, or Le Bal as it is shortened to, is an annual society event where 25 young women from elite families around the world make their official public debuts at a glamorous ball in the French capital. The funds raised go to charity.

This year, actor Chunky Pandey's daughter Ananya, 19, former Princess Gauravi Kumari of Jaipur and actress Reese Witherspoon's daughter Ava were among the select 25. Gauravi's brother Padmanabh Singh, the young Maharaja of Jaipur, was Ava's escort. Ananya's cousin Ahaan was also at Le Bal, escorting Princess Alice of Belgium. If all this sounds impossibly glamorous, check out the pictures.

Ahaana, who was accompanied by her parents, wore blue-black gown by Jean Paul Gaultier.

 

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Here is Ananya at the waltz rehearsal for the ball, in a black tulle 'firefly' dress by Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla. Doesn't the dress remind you a little of the black swan?

 

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For the after party, Ananya was seen in a heavily sequined Monisha Jaising dress with matching stilettos and she looks like a dream in it, right?!

 

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Former princess Gauravi was seen in a custom made saree gown by Tarun Tahiliani. Here she is with her brother Padmanabh.

 

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Seen dancing is Padmanabh Singh and Ava Phillippe, daughter of Hollywood stars Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, in a custom-made Giambattista Valli gown.

 

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Ahaan Panday was all smiles with Princess Alice of Belgium. How cute do they look?

 

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And seen here are Ananya's parents - Chunky and Bhavana, both in Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, looking as proud as Punch.

 

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Isha Ambani, daughter of Nita and Mukesh Ambani, has debuted at Le Bal previously as has Lalit Modi's niece Jayati. Shweta Bachchan Nanda's daughter Navya Naveli reportedly cancelled her debut two years ago after the terror attacks in Paris.