At the 96th Cinderella Ball on May 28, event chairs Kelly Waldman and Courtney Elizabeth Benson each touched a magic wand to illuminate a pumpkin – which transformed the Allegheny Country Club in Sewickley into a fairytale scene. On a warm spring evening, debutantes dressed in white gowns who wore
The daughters and dads dance will have to wait.
The 95th annual Cinderella Ball has been moved because of the pandemic.
Traditionally held in January at the historic Omni William Penn Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh, the committee decided to host it on June 26 at the Allegheny Country Club in Sewickley, said Christina Rath, publicity chair and member of the Cinderella Ball women’s committee.
The Cinderella Ball, Pittsburgh society’s debutante ball, is the oldest continual charity gala in Pittsburgh and second-oldest debutante ball in the United States.
At the event, the young women are presented to society on the arms of their fathers in age-old traditional cotillion style. The event usually draws more than 300 guests.