78: Young women introduced in this special annual section who will make their debut this season, which runs through Carnival 2023.
7: Organizations represented by the debutantes. They are The Bachelors Club, Le Debut des Jeune Filles de la Nouvelle Orleans, the Debutante Club, the Mid-Winter Cotillion, the Original Illinois Club, the Pickwick Club and the Young Men Illinois Club.
31: Number of high schools attended or attending.
9: Number of states and the District of Columbia where the students attended or attend high school, plus one international student and one who attended virtual school.
16: Students from the Academy of the Sacred Heart, the largest number of students.
14: From Metairie Park Country Day School.
12: From Isidore Newman High School.
28: Colleges and universities have members of the coterie amongst their student body.
18: Number of states and two additional countries where the students attend college, including Louisiana, Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., England and Scotland.
14: Debs attend LSU in Baton Rouge.
5: Attend the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
4: Attend the College of Charleston in South Carolina.
3: Debs attend each of the following schools — Tulane University, Texas Christian University, University of Mississippi and University of Virginia.
5: The number of states with members of the coterie attending three different colleges and universities, including Louisiana (LSU, Tulane, Loyola), California (UCLA, Santa Clara, USC), Tennessee (Rhodes, Sewanee, Vanderbilt), Texas (St. Edward’s, Texas Christian, UT) and Virginia (UVA, Washington and Lee, William & Mary).
4,959: Miles between New Orleans and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, the farthest a debutante is located. University of Brighton, England, is next at 4,621 miles.
21: Number of organizations the young ladies have been presented at or participated in, including the sub-deb krewe of Squires, Les Pierrettes, Apollo and Harlequins. Other Carnival organizations include Caliphs of Cairo, Children’s’ Carnival Club, Dorians, Grand Ball of Osiris, High Priests of Mithras, Les Femmes d’Orleans, Mystery’s Ball of the Roses, Original Illinois Club, Prophets of Persia and the Young Men Illinois Club. Also, Alpha Kappa Alpha Pearls of Pride and Promise Cotillion, Greater New Orleans Floral Trail, Les Jeunes Aime de la Symphonie of Baton Rouge, the Mayflower Cotillion, the President’s Ball of the Bienville Club, Spring Fiesta and the Society for the War of 1812 Grand Military Victory Ball.
7: Young women who have worn the crown at eight balls, including Children’s Carnival Club (3), Squires, Les Pierrettes, Apollo, Harlequins and Spring Fiesta, with more to come in the 2023 Carnival season.
