Prom Spot - Prom Dresses: Embarrassing Prom Dress Stories Revealed

Perfect dress? Check. Great hair? Check. Nothing can go wrong on this magical night, right? Think again. From ripped dresses to embarrassing stains, our PromSpotters spilled their most humiliating prom dress disasters -- just be glad it didn't happen to you.

Rip-Roaring Fun
"As we were getting out of our limo, a gust of wind blew up my tulle ball gown. When my date closed the door, my dress got caught in it. I didn't realize what had happened and started walking forward when I heard a huge rip. Luckily, the tulle tore in a way that I could hide it between the folds of the dress." --Ellie, Plymouth High School, Plymouth, WI

Spreading Sparkles
"I found the most beautiful dress for prom -- long, black, and covered in glitter. The only problem: By the end of the night, my date and I were covered in sparkles from my dress. It took two showers to get them out of my hair, and then I still would find one here or there for a few weeks after prom." --Niki, Lake Mary High School, Lake Mary, FL

Food Fight
"During the dance, I was moving through the room to get onto the dance floor and sing with the rest of the girls to Leona Lewis' 'Bleeding Love,' when I got bumped into a waiter carrying a food tray. I ended up with food all down my dress. Lucky for me, it was salad, so I just ran into the bathroom and wiped myself off." --April, Academy of Saint Elizabeth, Montville, NJ

Sucked In
"My friend got her dress caught in the side of an escalator. It was crazy -- the escalator was pulling her back with it. One of us hit the emergency stop button, and we were able to pull her free, but the fabric was covered in black oil and soot. We spent over an hour in the bathroom trying to get it clean." --Tiffany, Frenship High School, Wolfforth, TX

The Hole Truth
"I found the perfect dress, and I knew I had to have it -- no matter the cost. I saved up and shelled out the $400 to buy it. The day of prom, I put on my dress and it was perfect! I went to go meet everyone at the limo when one of my friends realized there was a hole right on my butt. My date's mom tried to fix it, but the hole kept reopening all night. I've never been so embarrassed in my life!" --Maria, Webster Schroeder High School, Webster, NY

Spot On
"My stomach was aching a little while I was getting ready for prom, so I took some medicine. When I finally was ready, I came out and everyone was smiling. They told me to turn around so they could see the back of the dress when I heard a gasp. I'd gotten my period, and the back of my dress was stained." --Kiara, Southern High School, Durham, NC

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