Ruby Kemperthe daughter of Ross And Linda Kemper (who is the heir to the owner of MGM Studios Kirk Kerkorian), recently made her debut in the company and she left Us every week how this glamorous evening went.
Kemper, 20, who was shown at the ultra-exclusive and extravagant Bal des Debutantes on Saturday, November 29, said We that she has dreamed of this day since her older sister, Tessdebuted 10 years ago.
“I remember my sister did it when I was 10. And every time I saw the ball, every year, I dreamed of what my night would be like,” Kemper said. “It’s also a very important event for me because we support children’s hospitals and ARCFA, which deals with children’s health and cardiology research. I just think that giving back is very important to me and when I got this invitation, I knew that it was also for a good cause. So, not only is it for a good cause, but it’s also very exciting for me and for my family, and it’s just a new way to meet new people and new people. girls who look like you, from all over the world.”
Kemper said We that even though she came from a well-known family, she felt no pressure from them to participate, rather she wanted to do it for herself.
“No one in my family pressured me. It was even more so for me, which is so amazing,” Kemper said. “My family is so proud of me and I’m so lucky to have such an incredible support system. It’s important to me to keep my name up to the standard that it is, so I want to represent my family as well. I feel like it’s so special and so important to me and to the people who watch me, and there’s a standard that I feel like I want to achieve.”
The Cornell University student said We as Le Bal, born in 1958 and relaunched by Ophelia Renouard in 1992, it was less The Bridgerton Chronicles-esque that people might think.
“I think what’s cool now is you’re kind of introducing yourself to the world and showing that this is who I am, this is who my family is, and we’ve accomplished so much, and it’s a celebration that’s so amazing,” Kemper said. “It’s not necessarily right for you to get married, which is no longer, you know, the world we live in. It’s just for girls.”
Kemper was featured with 18 other girls from various well-known families, such as Angela Bassett And Courtney B. Vancethe daughter of, Bronwynspanish royal Princess Eulalia of Orléans-Borbon And Lady Araminta Spencer-Churchilla relative of Winston Churchill and cousin of Princess Diane.
“Behind the scenes it’s all about the shine, the jewelry, the makeup, the hair, you all get ready together,” Kemper said. “In this space you realize that we are all ourselves, like the perfect image, the perfection that you see online.”
“It was so easy with them. Even though you’ve never met them, and they have such a different background than you, and they come from all over the world, you immediately feel [have] there’s so much to say and connect,” Kemper continued.
Kemper wore a custom Chrome Hearts dress that she collaborated on with the founders Richard And Laurie Rigid and their daughter Frankie.
“I never hesitated to choose Chrome Hearts, even though it was a little unexpected for this type of event,” Kemper said. We. “I had a vision of what I wanted, which was sleek and lacy. Their iconic Chrome Hearts symbol all over the dress. But I didn’t want it to be that way in your face. That’s not who I am. And it would be black and, you know, a little dirtier look. I feel like I’m a little lighter than that. I told them exactly what I wanted, and Frankie sent me a sketch, and I fell in love with it.”
Angela Bassett is surprised that her daughter, Bronwyn Vance, is interested in the 2025 Debutante Ball. During an interview with Hello! Magazine, published on Saturday (November 29), Bassett, 67, admitted Bronwyn’s involvement “seemed a bit unexpected at first”. “I don’t think it’s a normal phenomenon to be examined and invited to a […]
“I went to the factory in Los Angeles and she showed me a piece of fabric and I said I loved it. So she took a little piece of fabric to sketch and I immediately fell in love with it. And then it started being made. There was basically no change. She truly brought my dream dress and what I wanted to life, and she’s so talented in that way, and it was amazing,” Kemper continued.
Her outfit was completed with Christian Louboutin heels and a 40-carat paraiba tourmaline necklace from V Muse, who was one of the event’s sponsors. Kemper opened up to We on how the founder of V Muse, Alex Fanspecially brought out the stunning necklace to go with her dress.
“[Alex] I presented it and I put it on and it was the most amazing, beautiful, incredible piece of jewelry I have ever worn,” Kemper said. [is] the largest in the world. It’s over 40 carats. And [Alex] is just so wonderful and so kind. And I knew instantly that I fell in love with it and that it would pair perfectly with my dress.
Kemper was escorted by Gabriel Gledhilla British skier currently training for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
“He was amazing, such a gentleman,” she said We.
During the festivities, the debs enter with their riders, then they are formally introduced by a speaker who reads a biography about them. They walk around the room while they have their photos taken, then head to a back room to take more photos, chat with each other, and have their “own little party,” while their families eat dinner. They then have a waltz later that evening with their fathers. Kemper said that later that night, she and many other girls took off their shoes and hit the dance floor.
“I took [off] my Louboutins [and] I had them in hand. I was just having a really good time when we were all dancing,” Kemper said. We. “It was so much fun. If you look at the photos, it’s like pure, genuine smiles everywhere.”
