This Bullied Teen Made Her Own Prom Dress — and Now She's a Red Carpet Designer

Kyemah repurposed her signature print on Naturi Naughton's bold, mermaid-style dress for the BET Awards.

"[Naughton] explained to me that she wanted to connect with her African roots as well. I explained to her that my prom dress was my first design ever and that her design would be my second. … She wanted to shed light on young people from her community [East Orange, New Jersey] and that she did. I enlisted a local seamstress by the name of Markell Mockabee, who brought my design to life," McEntyre explained to BuzzFeed.