Who won the duct tape prom dress 2021?
Larissa Leon
Sunnyside student wins $10,000 scholarship for colorful duct tape prom dress. Larissa Leon, a Sunnyside student who created a colorful Folklorico flower gown out of duct tape, won the top prize in a $10,000 national scholarship contest.
What does the Stuck at prom Scholarship require?
Description: The Stuck at Prom Scholarship Program is available to high school students with creativity. Applicants must create and wear an outfit completely made of Duck brand duct tape to a school prom. Applicants must be 14 years of age or older and a resident of the United States or Canada to enter.
What is a duct tape contest?
The Stuck at Prom scholarship competition is open to all high school students in the U.S. and six Canadian provinces, not just high school seniors. The entry deadline is in early June. Full rules are available on the StuckatProm.com website.
How much is the Stuck at Prom Scholarship?
Each year, the annual Duck® brand Stuck at Prom® scholarship contest entices creative young minds across the U.S. and Canada with the hopes of taking home bragging rights and a combined $20,000 in grand prize money.
Who won Stuck at Prom?
2021 Stuck at Prom® Grand Prize Dress Winner: Larissa Leon Leon spent 163 hours designing her dress with 47 rolls of Duck® brand duct tape.
Is it duct tape or duct tape?
Duct tape is a noun that has also come into use as a verb, related words are duct tapes, duct taped and duct taping. Duck tape is a name brand of duct tape. The company history states that this tape was originally manufactured as a waterproof tape for the American military in WWII.
What is a Duck Tape scholarship?
The Duct Tape Scholarship is one of the wacky scholarships for college, offered by Duck Tape brand duct tape. Use duct tape to create prom outfits and accessories and enter a photograph to the online contest to win your duck tape scholarship!
What kind of prom dress is duct tape?
As part of the Duck Brand prom dress scholarship contest, Leon used 47 rolls of duct tape to create a colorful folklorico flower gown, inspired by her Mexican culture. Folklorico dancing stems from both Indigenous and Spanish practices and traditionally features wide-skirt dresses with bright colored ribbons and lace. Thank you for reading!
What’s the prize for making a dress out of duct tape?
It’s called the Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest, put on by Duck Brand duct tape. High schoolers across North America are given the chance to win US$10,000 by making a tuxedo or dress entirely out of duct tape. “It’s not like your average scholarship where you have to write essays, so I thought it would be super fun,” says Erika Avellaneda.
How old do you have to be to wear duck to prom?
Remember to take a high resolution pic of the big moment! Fill out the entry form where you’ll upload at least one pic of yourself in your Duck® prom wear and fill in more details. Don’t forget to get your parent’s permission if you’re under 18 years old or the photography release.
How much money do you win with Duck Tape?
Four Tux Category Runners Up will each win a $500 Cash Scholarship and Duck Brand Prize Pack worth $100. When is Duck Tape not tape? When it’s a dress.