--- title: Beyonce Met Gala Dress: High School Girl Recreates For Prom description: India Ross, a St. Louis high school student was the talk of the internet when she recreated Beyoncé's Givenchy Met Gala dress for prom. canonical: https://time.com/4343337/beyonce-met-gala-dress-high-school-prom/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-20T17:34:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:36.013Z og:title: This High School Girl Recreated Beyoncé's Met Gala Dress for Prom og:description: Flawless. og:url: https://time.com/4343337/beyonce-met-gala-dress-high-school-prom/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcdad544c961116c/6988941e196cf42d3503bae3/beyonce-met-gala-prom-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala - Alternative Views og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This High School Girl Recreated Beyoncé's Met Gala Dress for Prom twitter:description: Flawless. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcdad544c961116c/6988941e196cf42d3503bae3/beyonce-met-gala-prom-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A High School Girl Recreated Beyoncé's Met Gala Dress for Her Prom > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 20, 2016 5:34 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - MAY 04: Beyonce attends the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NY - MAY 04: Beyonce attends the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)Mike Coppola—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 20, 2016 5:34 PM UTC There’s only one way to describe [Beyoncé](http://time.com/70716/beyonce-2014-time-100/) fan India Ross’ prom dress: flawless. The 18-year-old St. Louis, Missouri high school student created a DIY version of the [_Lemonade_](http://time.com/4305890/beyonce-lemonade-album-review/)singer’s [sheer and jewel-encrusted Givenchy gown](http://time.com/3846771/beyonce-sheer-dress-met-gala/) for the 2015 Met Gala and it basically won the Internet. Ross told [_Cosmopolitan_](http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/interviews/a58588/highschool-girl-recreated-beyonces-met-gala-gown-for-prom/)that she wanted to make a dress that would help her channel Queen Bey. “When I gave my designer my money I said, ‘Can you make me feel like I’m Beyoncé?'” Ross said. “And that’s what she did.” To create her viral sensation of a dress, Ross and a local designer, Toi Hall, worked together to recreate the gown using materials from stores like Walmart and Michael’s; she later completed the look with the same high ponytail that Bey rocked on the Met Gala red carpet. 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