The Veiled Prophet Ball is a debutante ball held each December in St. Louis, Missouri. It is held by the Veiled Prophet Organization, an all-male club founded in 1878 by prominent St. Louisans, including a former Confederate officer. Each year, one member is chosen to serve as the "Veiled Prophet of Khorassan," to preside over the Veiled Prophet Ball and its roughly 2,000 attendees. There have also been suggestions that the Veiled Prophet is the richest man in St. Louis of a given year, or the man that donates the most money to the organization that year. The event's focus is on the 50-plus debutantes who are walked down the aisle by notable St. Louis businessmen, usually a friend of their father's, to bow before the Veiled Prophet. Five are chosen by the Veiled Prophet to be the Special M