Teen Perfectly Re-Creates Coming to America Dress for Prom

Back in April, Vanessa Bell Calloway re-created her iconic wedding dress from Coming to America, and at age 59, she proved that her black didnโ€™t crack. Now thereโ€™s one teenager who decided to pay homage to Calloway and the movie and ditched the puffy taffeta for a prom dress fit for a queen. Suggested Reading…

Back in April, Vanessa Bell Calloway re-created her iconic wedding dress from Coming to America, and at age 59, she proved that her black didnโ€™t crack. Now thereโ€™s one teenager who decided to pay homage to Calloway and the movie and ditched the puffy taffeta for a prom dress fit for a queen.

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Jawana Young, of Benton Harbor, Mich., re-created Callowayโ€™s look, and even had her date dress as Prince Akeem, for the prom. And yes, she had someone carrying her train as well.

Videos of the results were uploaded by Jawanaโ€™s proud mom, Diane Young, and just like she said in one caption, her daughter โ€œdid that.โ€

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