Friday, October 19, 2007 Cebu’s Grand Debutantes’ Ball at Marco Polo Plaza
THE Marco Polo Plaza, in cooperation with the Fashion Council of Cebu, will present eight young bachelorettes in the first Cebu’s Grand Debutantes’ Ball at the hotel’s Grand Ballroom on Saturday, Oct. 20.
What is envisioned to be an important social event that will become an annual tradition, the group of young ladies will be presented to society in their formal ball gowns exclusively designed by the renowned Fashion Council of Cebu (FCC) members including Albert Arriba, Junjun Escario, Arcy Gayatin, Philip Rodriguez, Felix Yu, and Minnie Yuviengco.
This charity event also will benefit the various causes supported by the FCC.
FCC designers have handpicked the debutantes who will have the prestigious opportunity to celebrate this milestone event in their lives with their family and friends in a fabulous ballroom setting with the least hassles. The hotel will handle all arrangements for the participating debutantes which will include an elegant dinner, decor, flowers, cake, wine for toasting, production of the program with a fashion parade and cotillon, entertainment including dinner music from the Peace Philharmonic Orchestra String Quartet and all-night party music from the Interact Band and the special participation of Gian Magdangal of Philippine Idol fame.
The beautiful circle of lovely ladies includes: Vanetee Alvarez, a first year Business Administration student of the Center for International Education Global Colleges; Donna Paige Lim, a Respiratory Therapy major at the Cebu Doctors’ University; Erika Ong, a freshman at the University of San Carlos, taking up Fine Arts major in Interior Design; twins Jasmin Ellen Sarmiento, a Management student in the Ateneo de Manila University majoring in Computer Technology, and Jennifer Elaine Sarmiento, a Business Administration major at the Center for International Education Global Colleges; Maria Isabella “Issa” Selma, a Fashion Design major a the De La Salle – College of St. Benilde; and Monica Villarica, taking up International Studies with a major in European Studies at the De La Salle University.
Co-sponsors of the event are: Cebu Pacific Airways, Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Bridal Basics, Flower Passion Gallery, Le Fleur Garden Cebu, and Ralph’s Wines and Spirits.
