SOLOMON, Kan. (June 24, 2012)—Brooke Wallace of Solomon, Kan., has earned a spot as a finalist in a national design competition with a prom dress made entirely from duct tape.

Wallace says she spent more than 200 hours fashioning the western-style prom dress for herself and a suit for her date from 42 rolls of duct tape, also creating a purse and earrings for herself and a bolo tie, lariat, gun and holster for her date, all from duct tape.

Wallace told The Salina Journal the effort wasn't just for kicks because she and her date, Mark Aylward, could each win $5,000 scholarships and their school could get $5,000 too.

The winners of the contest sponsored by Duck Tape will be chosen through online voting that runs through July 11.