On Saturday, December 29, 2012, forty three women of distinction from the United States and abroad will make their bow to society at the 58th International Debutante Ball and Dinner Dance. These debutantes will represent England, France, Scotland, The Netherlands and thirteen American states. This very colorful and patriotic event will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue, New York, NY.
The tradition of The International Debutante Ball began in 1954 by Beatrice Dinsmore Joyce, and since 1983, her niece, Margaret Hedberg, has continued on as The General Chairman. In addition, The International Debutante Ball Foundation has donated to many charities, but primarily it donates to The Soldiers, Sailors, Maines, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club of New York City.
The Soldiers’s and Sailors’s Club was originally founded in 1919, by Mrs. Cornelia Barnes Rogers and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. along with General John J. Pershing. The mission of the club is to promote the general welfare of the men and women of The Armed Forces of the United States, its Allies, and their respective families. This is all done by maintaining and offering club-type facilities along with lodging accommodations at a very subsidized rate.
Article contributed by Sora Vernikoff
Jessica Tiare Bowen lives in the juicy Big Apple with her adorable pink-nosed chihuahua, Gillman. He’s the inspiration for her first published children’s book, “Park Avenue Pound Puppy.” The book is the combined result of her two greatest passions: pooches and penning stories.
Her passions include art, urban hikes through Manhattan, drinking coffee with 3 creams and 6 sugars, making extremely detailed itineraries and traveling to far away places, singing along to Broadway shows, Netflix movie nights, discovering incredible treasures at Goodwill and thrift stores, and listening to stories from little people under 7 and big people over 70.
She started her career as New York City Teaching Fellow, teaching elementary school and theater arts at a special education school in the South Bronx for 6 years. She is now a Special Education School Improvement Specialist working in public schools throughout New York City. She is the Editor-In-Chief of the online New York City travel magazine, Used York City. The magazine focuses on finding the best of New York…as used by New Yorkers. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and an ASPCA Ambassador.
