On 28 May 1966, Hélène Rochas hosted the glittering Monte-Carlo Centenary Ball at the Monte-Carlo Opera in Monaco to commemorate a century since the founding of the city. Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Princess Grace (wearing Empress Josephine's Coronation Tiara) were among the 19th-century-dressed guests, as was Begum Aga Khan, the wife of Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III.
The Ball's hostess, Hélène Rochas, a socialite born in Montauban-de-Picardie, was the wife and muse of Marcel Rochas, a grand couturier and businessman, and took over the presidency of the Rochas perfume house after his death in 1955, alongside her partner Albert Gosset.
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Jacques Chazot dancing with Princess Grace of Monaco |
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Hélène Rochas, in a turquoise dress with black lace and a diamond set |
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Curd Jurgens and his wife arriving at the Bal du Centenaire at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo |
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Elizabeth-Ann Taubert de Massy, Princess Grace of Monaco and Princess Antoinette of Monaco |
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Guests in the Monaco Opera
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Jacqueline Delubac, French actress, at the Ball
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Begum Aga Khan, wearing a gown by costumier André Levasseur and a diamond tiara |
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Gunter Sachs and his fiancée Heidi Balzer in Russian princes' costumes |
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Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress, in a La Castiglione costume
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Odile Rodin arriving at the Ball, greeted by Hélène Rochas
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Marie Laforêt, French actress, dressed as the Lady of the Camellias |
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