MANILA, Philippines?P95,000-P178,000: Price range of debut packages (for 100 persons) in selected hotels in Metro Manila.

8: Number of debutante balls staged by the Johann Strauss Society of the Philippines since 2000.

11: Total number of debutantes presented at this year?s JSSP Opera Ball and Presentation of Debutantes

1958: Year the last debutantes were presented to Queen Elizabeth II in London. The tradition of presenting young girls to the king or queen in a formal ceremony spanned more than 200 years.

1,400: Number of debutantes in the last batch presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1958.

1748: Year the tradition of presenting young women to society started in the United States.

1954: Year the first International Debutante Ball was held in New York

$12,000: Price of a table at the International Debutante Ball held in New York in 2006.

50+: Number of debutantes presented during the 52nd International Debutante Ball in New York in 2006.

1949: Year the first Vienna Philharmonic Ball was held. The event doubles as a debutante ball for at least 17 young women from the best Viennese families.

24: Number of European girls presented at Le Bal des Debutantes, where they make their international debut. The ball is held at the Hotel de Crillon in Paris.

Compiled by Kate Pedroso, Inquirer Research

Sources: Bayview Park Hotel website, Heritage Hotel Manila website, Pearl Manila Hotel website, Forbes.com, Inquirer Archives, Historic Royal Palaces website, New York Times