Tina Tan, 17, daughter of Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan, appears bored as she gets her hair done in preparation for the Singapore Debutante Ball. The ball is an annual coming out party for the city's wealthy elite families.

Tina Tan and Alyssa Tay have their make-up applied in a dressing room at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia in preparation for the Singapore Debutante Ball.

Tina Tan checks her dress one last time before she heads toward the Singapore Debutante Ball at the Ritz Carlton Millenia Grand Ballroom.

Tina Tan and fellow debutantes appear confused about their gloves as they await the start of the Singapore Debutante Ball.

Tina Tan (right) and Michelle Kwek waltz across the dance floor with their partners at the Singapore Debutante Ball at the Ritz Carlton Millenia Grand Ballroom.

Tina Tan and her partner Lance Lo, 20, waltz across the dance floor one final time at the Singapore Debutante Ball at the Ritz Carlton Millenia Grand Ballroom.