Prospective debutantes may request an application and more information on the contact page of our website during their junior year of high school or sooner. The Cinderella Ball is open to young women of all races, nationalities, and schools.

Invitations will be sent to participants by late Spring of their junior year of high school for presentation at the Cinderella Ball the following summer after their senior year.  In order to participate in Cinderella Ball, the debutante must complete the Leadership Forum for Young Women program which includes a minimum of 30 hours of volunteer service, primarily during the summer before her senior year. The debutante who has the most volunteer hours will receive a financial scholarship award on the night of the Ball. Throughout the year, there are also additional group volunteer opportunities with other Pittsburgh-based charities and other activities to help the young women get to know their fellow participants and build their leadership skills and confidence.

In preparation for the evening of the Ball, debutantes are taught the perfect formal curtsy and the Father/Daughter Waltz, both beautiful moments in the formal presentation during the evening of the ball.

THE NIGHT OF THE BALL
The Ball itself is the culmination and celebration of a year volunteering at a Pittsburgh-based non-profit, a beneficiary chosen by the Cinderella Women’s Committee (CWC). Cinderella Ball seeks to encourage a lifetime of philanthropy and service to our community. Since 1924, on the evening of the Ball, each debutante is presented by her father or other significant male family member to society. 

We are proud of our 99 year tradition as Pittsurgh’s oldest charitable event and one of the longest-running debutante balls in America. We look forward to welcoming a new class of debutantes each year to follow in the footsteps of the hundreds of philanthropic and successful past debutantes.