"I felt like a princess," says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown which she specially commissioned from Nigeria.
"I wanted my dress to stop people in their tracks."
The 18-year-old from Florida, who has Haitian and Dominican roots, wore a black garment made from a sequined and beaded, lace fabric, which is commonly used in traditional Yoruba designs for events where people want to wear matching clothes.
"I didn't just want a dress," Brianna tells the BBC.
"I wanted a story I could wear - something that said: 'This is who I am, and this is where my roots run.'"
