Grace Vaughn and Chidinma Onwuliri are a couple of high school students who are each the proud recipients of $10,000 in college scholarships!
Each earned the money through a contest held by Duck Brand, yes the packaging and tape company.
They entered a contest called "Stuck at Prom," and were tasked with creating a full-on prom outfit made entirely of duct tape! Two cash prizes were awarded, one for the best dress and the other for the best tux.
Vaughn, a 17-year-old from Trinity, Florida tackled the dress, of which she spent roughly 143 hours creating and designing.
Grace's mother Krissy told Fox Digital, "The way she designed and created her duct tape dress from start to finish was shocking to us. We watched her work on it for about three months during her free hours from school and track practice — but still could not believe the end result when she came out wearing it."
Vaughn hopes to attend the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Savannah, Georgia, to study fashion design next fall.
Onwuliri is from Mississauga, Ontario, and she spent 30 hours and 12 duct tape rolls to make her pink tux.
She grew up with an older brother, and describes herself as a natural tomboy, so she wanted to showcase both her masculinity and her femininity with this design.
Onwuliri said, "I couldn't leave my spontaneous tomboy side out of my piece, so I decided to make a suit instead of a dress."
"I am truly happy for the opportunity to present this piece to the world as well as the message I wish to share through it," she added.
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