Poinsettia Ball History
The Poinsettia Debutante Ball was established in 1968 at the proposal of Mrs. John W. Gustafson. The Birmingham Ballet board of trustees gave its enthusiastic approval. In 1981, The Alabama Ballet was established as an outgrowth of the Birmingham Civic Ballet, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Ballet and Ballet Alabama. Gustafson and Mrs. Louis A. Prosch Jr. served as the first ball chairmen. All proceeds from the ball support the Alabama Ballet.
Miss Ayden Christie Anderson
Miss Emily Elizabeth Avis
Miss Blakely Berryhill
Miss Sarah Margaret Bodiford
Miss Cailin Emma Campbell
Miss Riley Marie Early
Miss Merritt Elizabeth Flynn
Miss Ella McKee Harper
Miss Victoria Vandegrift Holmes
Miss Lily Ann Johnston
Miss Emma Catherine Kerby
Miss Mary Alexandra Maluff
Miss Katherine Adriana Morros
Miss Eleanor Russ Petrey
Miss Anna Spencer Lawley
Miss Mary Lansley Schick
Miss Sara Frances Steadman
Miss Anna Catherine Tanner
Miss Ashby Clark Thomas
Miss Mary Claire vonEschenbach
Miss Sela Adison White
Miss Riley Elizabeth Williamson
Miss Addison Elaine Wint
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Miss Mary Paten Bean
Miss Julia Kate Bochnak
Miss Meredith Jane Bochnak
Miss Ridley Tate Box
Miss Lauren Paige Christian
Miss Berkley Elizabeth Dobbins
Miss Elizabeth Pearl Ennis
Miss Carlin Olivia Gregory
Miss Ava Elisabeth McCleary
Miss Ashley Mae McJunkin
Miss Kennedy Claire Moreland
Miss Mary Kenyon Nall
Miss Emerson Faye Passman
Miss Elizabeth Cecilia Peters
Miss Emma Jane Rhett
Miss Elizabeth Lacey Rohner
Miss Madalyn Pate Saia
Miss Riley Elizabeth Shadrick
Miss Caroline Reese Tyndall