Conejo debutantes presented to public

IRIS SMOOT Acorn Newspapers FINAL PREP—Above, National Charity League Conejo Valley Chapter debutantes Piper Nunez, left, and Kelli Robertson touch up their hair a few minutes before the beginning of the annual debutante ball on Nov. 29 at the Four Seasons Westlake Village. Left, Brooke Montgomery talks excitedly with fellow debutantes, from left, Katie Boryk, Courtney Lewis and Meghann Farrell, while other girls get ready for the ball. The local debutantes follow in a centuries-old tradition where young women, usually wearing all white gowns, are formally introduced to society. England, Ireland and Australia also have variations on the deb ball.