The six Ladies of the Court for the 78th annual Cotton Ball are announced today.

The debutante ball will be July 28 at 7 p.m. at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

The Ladies of the Court are:

• Mary Ashleigh Boles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Read Boles;

• Taylor Rhodes Dickinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter Dickinson;

• Emily Ann Eischeid, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Robert Eischeid;

• Avery Elizabeth Pettway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Walden Pettway;

• Katherine Malone Powell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Preston Powell;

• Mary Angela Stagmaier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Reif Stagmaier.