![]() The success of the dress ultimately ended up being something unexpected: wax paper. ![]() She spent a lot of time cutting and placing the tape in certain positions to have it fit perfectly. Torres had to find a way to make it look tightly fitted. The biggest challenge during the construction of the dress was its top. "It was really challenging to work with tape because it's not like fabric, it doesn't bend as easily." "It was a lot of trial and error because I never made a dress out of tape or a dress, in fact," Torres said. She had never done anything like this before and had to do it quickly, she said. Torres told USA TODAY she drew ideas from social media, including on Pinterest, to try and incorporate other ideas into her design. She wanted to show that being in the 21st century "doesn’t stop us from dressing up from any time period." The profile states that Torres was in awe of the extravagant gowns of the time. More Stuck at Prom news: Mississippi teen creates prom dress out of duct tape for chance to win scholarship contest Torres drew inspiration from art, social mediaĪccording to Torres's profile page on the contest website, the design for the dress came from French art that she saw at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. ![]() Ultimately, Torres had a week to complete the dress, but got it in before the June 7 deadline. I didn't have time to think things over, I had to just keep on working every day." "I discovered it during quarantine, so I knew I wanted to join it and I decided to do it like my senior year," Torres said. Torres said she began making her dress late into the submission period, but always knew that she wanted to enter the contest. If Torres wins the competition, the money will be put towards funding her education at California State University, Fullerton, she said. "Right now, I've been having a lot of support from my family, reminding people to vote or just being overall supportive." Torres said as the voting period wraps up, she's doing her best to remind people to stay engaged and vote. July 12 is the last day of community voting, where people across the country are able to vote for one of the 10 finalists to win. The contest began on March 29 and the submission period ended on June 7.
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