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"  Chiffon, taffeta, organza, tulle\u2014what would a high school prom dress be without these formidable fabrics, aside from much less amusing to reminisce over? Luckily, many of us have a record of our formalwear offenses in the form of a photo. If you&amp;#039;re one of them, send a digital copy to uglypromdress@gmail.com from May 6, 2011, at 12:00 p.m. ET to June 6, 2011, at 12:00 p.m. ET for the chance to win a digital camera. Note: If you only have a print, the easiest way to convert it is to scan it and send to your computer or take a picture of it with a digital camera (directions on how to do that are below). May the owner of the most repugnant gown win!   Prize Details:    The winner of the WomansDay.com Ugly Prom Dress Photo Contest will receive an HP PW460t digital camera in lavender from Hewlett-Packard. ARV: $134.99. Visit HPDirect.com for more information on the camera as well as other HP products.   Prize Description:   HP PW460t is a slim, lightweight digital camera with a 3-inch LCD touch screen that allows users to take and view photos with the simple swipe of a finger; 25 scene modes, which ensure the best shot is captured in every environment; and 12 megapixels and 4x optical zoom for crisp and clean photos. Prize package accessories include a wrist strap, USB cable, Li-Ion battery and charger.   Photo Parameters:   Please submit photos that are at least 3 MB in size. (Note: Most digital cameras, when set on their highest setting, take 3 MB- to 7 MB-size photos.)   How to Take a Picture of a Picture Using a Digital Camera:   Making sure your digital camera&amp;#039;s flash is disabled, prop your original print on a flat surface near\u2014but not directly in\u2014natural light. (If your photo is bent or warped in any way, flatten it overnight with a weighted object.) Make sure your camera is on &amp;quot;program&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;manual&amp;quot; mode, then frame the picture within the lens so that the original photograph fills the screen without cutting off any of the edges. Hold your breath and tuck your arms in tightly to your side to help keep still and prevent blurriness, and snap the shot. You can also use a tripod to prevent the camera from moving while taking a photo with the flash off. If your picture appears fuzzy or unclear, you may need to readjust your light source.   Official Rules:   1. To enter, contestants must email their photo(s) as an attachment(s) to uglypromdress@gmail.com.   2. Entries must be digital files and will only be accepted via email.   3. Contest is open to both amateurs and pros. To be eligible to enter, you must be 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees of Sponsor, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc., publisher of Woman&amp;#039;s Day magazine and WomansDay.com, and their immediate families are not eligible to enter or win.   4. Contestants must send their photo(s) between May 6, 2011, at noon E.T., and June 6, 2011, at noon E.T.   5. Winner will be chosen by the WomansDay.com editorial staff on or before June 17, 2011.   6. Winner may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility, grant of rights, and a publicity and liability release within 30 days of notification, or an alternate winner will be selected.   7. By entering and/or accepting a prize, contestants release and agree to hold harmless Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. and its directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind, including death, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize or participation in this contest.   8. By entering this contest, you represent that your photographs are original and of your own creation, that publication and Web posting of the material will not violate the rights of any kind of any third party, and that you have provided all necessary permissions and releases.   9. By entering this contest, you agree to allow Sponsor to use your name, city and state, voice and images in connection with publication and Web posting of your entry and for promotional purposes (except where prohibited), without review, notification or approval.   10. By entering this contest, you agree to abide by the rules of this contest and to accept the judges&amp;#039; decisions as final. Submission of an entry and/or acceptance of a prize grants Sponsor, and third parties authorized by Sponsor, the exclusive, perpetual right to publish, use, edit, adapt, modify, excerpt and/or copy the entry for any and all purposes in any and all media currently in existence or hereafter developed without further compensation to you, which includes, but is not limited to, the right to publish the entry in Woman&amp;#039;s Day magazine and on WomansDay.com and to use your entry as we see fit in exhibitions and promotions of Woman&amp;#039;s Day magazine.   11. Income and other taxes (if any) on the value of the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. A form 1099 will be filed with the IRS.   12. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the posting process, the operation of WomansDay.com, or who is otherwise in violation of the rules. Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Contest if it is not capable of completion as planned due to, for example, infection by a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort. In no event will Sponsor be responsible for any damages or losses arising out of access to and use of the website or the downloading from and/or printing of material downloaded from said site. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete or misdirected entries.   13. The name of the winner will appear on WomansDay.com on or before June 17, 2011. The winner&amp;#039;s name will also be available upon request after June 17, 2011. Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Sponsor: WomansDay.com Ugly Prom Dress Photo Contest; 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Floor; New York, NY 10020. Residents of VT may omit postage. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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