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unusual facts about Debutante


Debutante Island

It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and was named "Debutante" in 1952 by John H. Roscoe because the island is just beginning to "come out" from under its ice cover.


1983 Formula One season

Debutante Venezuelan ex-Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion Johnny Cecotto was joined by Roberto Guerrero, a refugee from the defunct Ensign outfit.

Cornelius Vanderbilt II

Fourth and youngest son was Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (1880–1925), the father of Cathleen Vanderbilt (from his first marriage to society debutante Cathleen Neilson) and socialite & fashion designer Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (from his second marriage to Gloria Morgan).

Detective Naani

It is directed by debutante Romilla Mukherjee and stars Ava Mukherjee with Zain Khan, Amit Verma and Shweta Gulati.

Elvia Allman

She made her debut on The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope on September 27, 1938, as man-chasing Cobina, a parody of society debutante Cobina Wright, Jr. She portrayed the role in motion pictures and even spoofed it in the Merrie Melodies cartoon Goofy Groceries.

Graham Eccles

Graham Eccles scored a try on his début for Leeds', as did fellow débutante Phil Cookson, against Bradford Northern on Saturday 19 April 1969.

Great Lakes Myth Society

In early 2011, Chevrolet used excerpts from their songs "Midwest Main Street" and "Debutante" on its Detroit metropolitan area commercials.

Joan Wyndham

Wyndham's mother, Iris Bennett, was an ex-débutante, and her father, Guy Richard Charles ("Dick") Wyndham (1896–1948), son of Guy Percy Wyndham, was an aristocrat whose ancestors included Lord Edward FitzGerald, the 18th-century Irish revolutionary.

Oh My Pyo

The film stars Binnu Dhillon, Babbal Rai, Jaswinder Bhalla, Bhanushree Mehra, Nirmal Rishi and debutante Dakshita Kumaria.

Renato Cioni

Earlier that same year he had appeared as Pinkerton, in a television production of Madama Butterfly, opposite another debutante, Anna Moffo.

The National Debutante Cotillion and Thanksgiving Ball

The ball is the subject of the 1989 documentary film Coming Out, in his review of which the New York Times critic Vincent Canby stated that it has "little to do with the kind of old-fashioned 'coming out' rituals and debutante 'seasons' that once so fascinated the social outsiders Scott Fitzgerald wrote about" and that "the escorts for the ball are ... bussed in from nearby military camps and from West Point with the promise of a free meal".

Ushan Manohara

Manohara, who made his debut for Sinhalese Sports Club Under-23s during 2009, made his List A debut during the Premier Limited Overs Tournament competition of 2009-10, debuting against Colombo Cricket Club, taking a single wicket, that of fellow debutante Dilesh Gunaratne, for a second-ball duck.

Viennese Opera Ball in New York

The Debutante procession is typically led by either the reigning Miss USA or the reigning Miss Universe.


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