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Sarah Bourne and Brett Bastin hope their prom outfits made out of duct tape will win them some scholarship money.

Couple Get Decked Out In Duct Tape For Prom

Outfits Made, Worn As Part Of Nationwide Scholarship Contest

POSTED: 10:07 am CDT June 9, 2006
UPDATED: 10:31 am CDT June 9, 2006

WILLIAMSBURG, Ohio -- Why did the teens go to prom in duct tape?

Money, of course.

Sarah Bourne said her boyfriend, Brett Bastin, talked her into taking part in a nationwide contest on DuckTapeClub.com, reported WLWT-TV in Cincinnati.

Their outfits cost only $70 and could land the pair some college-scholarship cash.

"I thought this would be a fun way to get it -- if we win," Bastin said.

The couple entered the Most Likely To Stop Traffic category; their threads were neon-colored, and they paid special attention to details, such as a wrist corsage.

Bourne said they stole the spotlight at the Williamsburg senior prom.

"We came out and everyone was like, 'Oh my God,'" Bourne said. "We had pictures taken all night long."

Bourne and Bastin are handing out fliers with their picture on it as a way to promote the online vote, which runs June 16 to 25.

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