PHOTOS: They are the most beautiful girls at Lake Balaton

Alíz Dévényi (19) was crowned the most beautiful girl at Lake Balaton, winning the 198th Anna Ball Saturday night. The first lady of the ball was 18-year-old Laura Szilassy. The second lady-in-waiting became Anna Csenke (17).

According to Blikk, Alíz graduated this year, likes the ball’s atmosphere, and later wants to work as a photographer. Laura is 18 years old and has been studying in a Budapest high school for four years and does professional dancing. The second maid, Anna Csenke, is studying at a London high, aspires to become a doctor, and competes at tennis matches.

The winner: Alíz Dévényi. Photo: MTI

First maid Laura Szilassy. Photo: MTI

The second maid, Anna Csenke. Photo: MTI

The winner of the ball received a golden apple and a modernised Victoria-patterned Herendi porcelain vase. Meanwhile, the first and second ladies of the court were promoted with a Rothschild- and Apponyi-patterned vase.

Photo: MTI

Photo: MTI

The Anna Ball is an ancient Hungarian tradition. The first ball was organised in 1825 in Balatonfüred, and the venue has not changed ever since. Interestingly, the young Anna Krisztina Horváth, the host’s daughter, met her future husband, Ernő Kiss, at the first Anna Ball in 1825. Kiss was later a general and martyr of the 1848-1849 Hungarian revolution and fight for independence, executed in Arad on 6 October 1849.

The contestants wore a necklace decorated with a Herendi porcelain heart. Photo: MTI