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For a girl, her father is her first love. On Sunday, that bond was evident as dads and male role models reached out for the hand of the young women they’ve embraced their entire lives at the 97th annual Cinderella Ball — fittingly on Father’s Day. Sixteen debutantes were presented
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.