The Bal Crillon des Debutantes
Sokhna N’Dour attended the annual Crillon Ball in Paris where daughters of heavy hitters from the worlds of politics, entertainment, art and fashion come together to be "presented" as women to the world.

Age: 16

Hometown: Dakar, Senegal

Bloodline: Father is Senegalese pop singer Youssou N’Dour (who was described by Rolling Stone in 2004 as “perhaps the most famous singer alive” in Africa).

Education: Dakar French High School, where she’s studying economics.

Wearing: Franck Sorbier

Escort: Papou Ndiaye, friend of her older brother, Biran.

Role model: N’Dour flew to Sorbier’s Paris showroom with her father and brother in tow to select her dress. While there, she realized that her aunt had been a model for the designer years earlier.