2026 Debutantes’ Ball
The Atlanta Fil-Am Debutantes’ Ball is coming back for 2026! If you or someone you know is interested in participating in this year’s Debutantes’ Ball, please fill out the interest form below. Please fill it out with the participant’s name and best contact email and phone number (can be for parent).
If you have any questions, please email us at filamofgreateratlanta@gmail.com and someone will get back to you within 48 hours.
History of Fil-Am’s Debutantes’ Ball
It was in 1994, a good twenty years since Fil-Am was formed, that the idea of recognizing our young accomplished Filipino-American ladies and presenting them to the growing Filipino-American society in Greater Atlanta came to mind. In 1994, Fil-Am President Gloria Sabiniano and Didi O’Connor initiated what came to be a special occasion, the Fil-Am Debutantes’ ball, an “Atlanta Fil-Am tradition.”
After 24 years, Fil-Am has hosted 8 Debutantes’ Balls and a total of 69 Debutantes. These Debutantes met and bonded with other girls like them who had dreams to fulfill. Since then, all have moved on with their lives bringing with them fond memories of that wonderful moment in their young lives. Some have married and have wonderful lives with their young families, and some have gone on to discover their purpose in this world. Wherever they are now, one thing holds true: they will always treasure those months of hard work and bonding that led to their big night, the Debutantes’ Ball.
Fil-Am Debutantes Over the Years
1994 Debutantes (Fil-Am President: Gloria Sabiniano): Michelle Janice Atuan, Donna Marie Caranto, Ann Kristine Del Rosario, Karen Agnes De Mesa, Janet Tactay Minano, Corinne Lee Rollolazo, Hester Kay Sabiniano, Genevieve Medina Vidanes, Dawn Crawmer Villanueva, Abigail Anne Zapata
1997 Debutantes (Fil-Am President: Nenette Guerrero): Kathleen May Theresa Canlas, Joahanne Zita Cayanan, Rachel Jessica De Gracia, Nichole Danyiel Elliott, Maria Christina Hagler, Lady Christiane Jaramillo, Joyce Minano, Nitcelle Bedro Namgeanfar, Christina Vinluan, Danielle Helen Watson
2000 Debutantes (Fil-Am President: Linda Agustin): Lisa Aguilar, Wilma Alfelor, Maria Cristina Baccay, Maria Elleanor Baccay, Barbara Caranto,
Ashley Culverson, Irene De La Concha, Tiffany Elliott, Kim Librojo, Eileen Pascual, Pauline Fernandez Pellicer, Valerie Prosianos
2003 Debutantes (Fil-Am President: Nene Salgado): Jamie Joyce Alberto, Mia Burns, Cindy Ann Caranto, Christine De Los Reyes, Brittney Elliott,
Melissa Therese Estacio, Pria Margarita Faraon, Jihan Soraya Kamalvand, Jennifer Dawn Petty, Stacey May Sado, Lauren Nichole Soriano
2006 Debutantes (Fil-Am President: Jim Hiett): Tristin Amber Blackburn, Barbie Courtney Dye, Angelie De Gracia Ella, Jassey Kris Hilotin, Ariel Lee Johnson, Rochelle Castro Ocampo, Katrina McIntosh Zimmerman
2009 Debutantes (Fil-Am President: Marites Pellicer): Nicole Blanco, Monica Chokshi, Elizabeth Coe, Nicole Flores, Rissa Gacusan, Jennifer Hilotin, Kimberly O’Brien
2013 Debutantes (Fil-Am President: Elsie Vidanes): Loren Ofel Cielo, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Davis, Nicole Victoria De Los Reyes, Pia Marie Manacop, Mailin Estrella Simmons
2017 Debutantes (Fil-Am President: Lilia Hagler): Michelle Teresa Dulog, Sheena Dee Erickson, Alexis Makayla Langham, Kylene Meredith Mackey, Shereen Jordan Ragheb, Nellie Kristine Turner