India, Sept. 30 -- The spotlight is officially on 20-year-old Syra Kanwar. An undergraduate at the Barnard College Economics and Mathematics - and heiress to the Apollo Tyres fortune - is preparing to make her grand entrance as the only Indian debutante selected for this year's Le Bal des Debutantes in Paris in November. Also read | Ananya Panday calls sister Rysa real-life princess as she dazzles in stunning gowns for Le Bal debut. Pics

In a September 29 interview with Hello! India, the young heiress and her mother, Simran Kanwar, opened up about the thrilling whirlwind of dress fittings, dance rehearsals, and international high-society traditions leading up to the world-famous gala.

Inside the Kanwars' lavish mansion in Mayfair, Londo...