LOOK Couple Wins Scholarship for Wearing Duct Tape to Prom

-Online voting names winners of 2007 Duck® brand duct tape Stuck at Prom® Scholarship Contest-

AVON, Ohio (July 9, 2007) – Every student wants to stand out at his or her high school prom with a dress or tuxedo that is unique and authentic. High school students Adrienne Beiler, Salisbury, Pa., and Zac Cupler, Grantsville, Md., stuck out – literally – on their prom night, sporting homemade duds made of duct tape. And after the public voted them their favorite duct tape duo, they scored a $6,000 college scholarship.
Beiler, 15, and Cupler, 18, were named the winners of the seventh annual Duck® brand duct tape Stuck at Prom® Scholarship Contest, and each received a $3,000 scholarship. Salisbury-Elk Lick High School, Salisbury, Pa., was also awarded $3,000 for hosting the prom.
The duct tape duo beat out more than 180 couples from 43 states and three Canadian provinces
with their sticky creations to win the first place title. Beiler was convinced to participate in the contest by her home economics teachers, who suggested Beiler could use her love of sewing to fashion the ensembles. “We worked on the dress and tuxedo for about a year and used around 40 rolls of duct tape,” said Beiler. “We came up with a design we thought would be pretty off-the-wall and just ran with it.”
The couple used brown, pink, orange, green and yellow duct tape to create the flowery Southern belle dress and traditional suit. Weighing in at 25 pounds, Beiler’s three-piece dress included a hoop skirt with multiple layers of colored duct tape and textured flowers. Cupler’s brown suit and hot pink shirt complemented his date’s ensemble. Both were accessorized to complete the look of the outfits – Cupler sported a hat and cane, while Beiler carried a duct taped parasol and handbag.
When they arrived at the prom, the reactions were those of excitement and curiosity. “Everyone loved our outfits and thought they were amazing,” said Beiler. “They couldn’t believe the outfits were really made with duct tape,” added Cupler.

The second place couple, Ellen Jarl and Jake Loviska, Kalamazoo, Mich., each received a $2,000
scholarship and $2,000 for their high school, Hackett Catholic Central High School. Third place couple Zoe Watson of Durham, N.C., and Gregory Tunstall of Bahama, N.C., each won a $1,000 scholarship and $1,000 for their high school, Durham School of the Arts.
A panel of judges narrowed the contestants down to 10 finalist couples. Entries were judged on a
number of criteria, including workmanship, originality, use of colors, accessories and quantity of duct tape used. The public then voted for their favorite ensembles during a two-week online voting period, with each finalist couple promoting themselves, using everything from flyers to parades to the Web, to earn votes. Approximately 51,000 votes were submitted for all finalists, determining Beiler and Cupler as the winning couple.
“This year’s contest was different in that we left it up to the public to decide who won, which made the contest that much more fun and surprising,” said Michelle Heffner, digital communications manager for Henkel Corporation. “All of the outfits this year were amazing and the couples came up with some truly unique ways to earn votes. It was a close race and exciting to see who was in the lead every day.”
To view all of the 2007 Duck® brand duct tape Stuck at Prom® Scholarship Contest entries, as well as rules and other information, visit www.stuckatprom.com.
Duck® brand duct tape is available nationally at mass merchandise, hardware and craft retailers. Duck® brand duct tape is available in 20 colors and patterns, including aqua, camouflage, fluorescent green, pink, orange and yellow, standard silver, and an assortment of other traditional colors such as red, yellow, black and blue. More information on where to buy Duck® brand duct tape is listed at www.ducktapeclub.com.
The Duck brand offers an array of tapes, packaging supplies and home products that provide
simple, imaginative and helpful solutions for a variety of tasks around the home, school and office. Visit www.duckproducts.com for additional product information.
Duck brand products are developed and marketed by Henkel Corporation, a part of Henkel, a
worldwide leader in adhesives and a European leader in laundry/home care and personal care products. Henkel’s North American consumer adhesive brands include Duck®, Loctite®, LePage® (for Canada only), PL®, Pro-Series®, Polyseamseal®, Pritt® and Painter’s Mate Green® brands. With more than 50,000 employees worldwide, Henkel generated combined sales of 12.740 billion euros in 2006. For additional information, please visit www.henkel.us.

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