Ella Wadia, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's great-granddaughter, makes debut at Le Bal in strapless Elie Saab gown

Founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah's great-grand daughter Ella Wadia was one of the Le Bal des Debutantes 2025. Wadia looked gorgeous in a strapless dress from Elie Saab. Her gown featured intricate embellishments.

Wadia is the daughter of Jehangir Wadia, MD of Bombay Dyeing, Go First, and Bombay Realty, and Celina Wadia, a fashion designer. Wadia happened to be one of the most talked about participants, because of the family she comes from.

So, Jinnah's daughter Dina had married Neville Wadia and their son Nusli Wadia became the chairman of Wadia group. Now, Nusli's son Jehangir happens to be the father of Ella Wadia. The latter is one of the stylish descendants of the Wadia family and she very proudly represented India this year at the high-profile event.

Other contestants

The other debutantes who participated in the event included Carolina Lansing, Isabelle d'Orleans, Lady Araminta Spencer-Churchill, Jillian Chan, Eulalia de Orleans-Borbon, Almudena Dailly de Orleans, Isabelle von Perfall, Ruby Kemper, Carolina Lansing, Alice Wang, Sarah Bae, Eugenia of Hohenzollern, Bronwyn Vance, Reagan Sacks, Josephine Haas, Eliza Lindroth, Alexandra Moxey, and Eirini Zarifi.

Also read: Prada's safety pin with a modest brooch is priced at Rs 69,000; Will you buy?

About Le Bal des Debutantes

Le Bal des Debutantes is popularly known as le Bal. It's an annual fashion event held in Paris, France. Previously, the debutante ball was called the Crillon Ball and it dates back to July 10, 1958. The debutantes who participate in the event are from influential family backgrounds and belong to political, aristocratic, business and entertainment families from all over the world.

Last year, Rysa Panday, daughter of Chunky Panday and sister of Ananya Panday, had made her debut at Le Bal. Interestingly, she too had worn an Elie Saab gown.

Take a look at Rysa's pictures from last year:

Like every year, this year too, the high-profile event is supporting two causes. A: The Association of Cardiology Research from Fetus to Adult that aims to improve the quality of care given to children with heart defects at Necker-Enfants Malades B: The Maria Fareri Children's hospital in New York's Hudson Valley.

Also read: World's heaviest gold dress is priced at a whopping Rs 9.65 crore; Details inside