Ballet Women’s Committee and the Poinsettia Men’s Club was held at Vestavia Country Club. Members welcomed their guests to the 42nd annual Poinsettia Debutante Ball, which is held each year on the Tuesday following Christmas. All proceeds from the ball go to support the Alabama Ballet .

The ball took place in a seasonal setting of poinsettias and winter greenery as each white-gowned girl was escorted by her father to be presented to Ballet Women’s Committee president Nancy Kennedy. Once the presentation was complete, a father-daughter waltz began an evening of dancing.

The debutantes were presented at the benefactors’ dinner, sponsored by the Poinsettia Men’s Club, by their fathers or grandfathers. Among those attending the dinner were Judy and Rick Abbott, Sally and Jay Young, Melinda and Ron Helveston, Liz and Doug Guest, Ruby and John Cade, Lea Anne and Foster Yielding and Mr. and Mrs. Brad Osborn.

Mrs. Young served as ball chairman. Among the committee members assisting her with planning were Mrs. Guest, Judy Campbell, Vicki Kirkpatrick,  Joy Deupree, Liz Warren, Denise Oliver, Beth McCord, Tammy Towns and Stacy Kingren.

Debutantes presented at the Poinsettia Ball were: Mary Angelo, Sarah Boyd, Cameron Caradine, Kathryn Davis, Elizabeth Donahue, Virginia Duffee, Alex Fey, Tatum Henley, Melissa Howell, Laura Kapp, Allie Looney, Amanda Moreland, Katie Moses, Katherine O’Neal, Paige Phelps, Ellen Savage, Morgan Sellers, Caitlin Shiflett, Jill Spratlin, Rebekah Steelman, Betsy Stewart, Nicole Thomason, Caley Margaret Walden, Kinzey Elizabeth Walden, Lindsay Clair Westlake and Catherine Wright.