The first Anna-ball was held on July 26, 1825 in Balatonfüred, a town near the Lake Balaton by Fülöp János Szentgyörgyi-Horváth for his daughter Anna-Krisztina. The ball is always held on a Saturday in July which is the nearest to the name day of Anna (26 July).It was here that Anna met her husband, Ernő Kiss (later one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Arad who were executed in 1849 as the leaders of the revolution and war of independence against the Austro-Hungarian Empire).

In the 1800s it was the most aristocratic ball, and was visited by many artists and politicians, too. After World War I the ball lost its importance, but it was still held until World War II. After the war Hungary became a communist country where aristocratic balls were discouraged, but despite this the Anna ball was held again. The first one after the war was held on July 31, 1954.

Since the 1950s the title Belle of the Anna ball has been given to the most beautiful girl visiting the ball. The winner gets a Victorian style vase from the world-famous porcelain Manufacture of Herend and the Apple of Eris.

This year the beauty of queen and the two runner-ups waa more lustrous than ever, because their prize was an amazing piece of CAPRICE Pearl Collection.

At the traditional chaise tour that opens the ball, citizens of Balatonfüred and guests of the city and the ball could have admired the excellent beauty of Korinna Kocsis, her Balaton-wave-look dress and the CAPRICE Lotus ring that's topaze and blue sapphire stones were perfectly matching the beauty's dress.

Congratulations to the Belle of 186th Anna Ball, Ms Nikolett Frei and the two runner-ups, Ms Fanni Csida and Ms Zsófi Szabó!